Exodus
Exodus 30:12
12“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you take a census | תִשָּׂ֞א | ṯiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל | yiś·rå̄·ʾēl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to number them | לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒ | lip̄·qu·ḏê·hem | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| must pay | וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּ | wə·nā·ṯə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| a ransom | כֹּ֧פֶר | kō·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3724 the price of a life, ransom |
| for his life | נַפְשׁ֛וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| when he is counted | בִּפְקֹ֣ד | bip̄·qōḏ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Then no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| plague | נֶ֖גֶף | ne·ḡep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5063 blow, striking |
| will come | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| upon them | בָהֶ֛ם | ḇā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| when they are numbered | בִּפְקֹ֥ד | bip̄·qōḏ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
Cross-references
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Numbers 31:50 · Exodus 38:25–26 · 1 Peter 1:18–19 · 1 Chronicles 27:24 · Matthew 20:28 · Psalm 49:7 · 2 Chronicles 24:6 · 1 Chronicles 21:14 · Numbers 1:2–5 · Job 36:18 · 1 Timothy 2:6 · 1 Chronicles 21:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.