Exodus

Exodus 32:26–28

²⁶So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.”

And all the Levites gathered around him.

²⁷He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”

²⁸The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.

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Exodus 32:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at the entrance	בְּשַׁ֣עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
to the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
and said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Whoever	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is for the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
come to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
And all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Levites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
gathered	וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
around him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

Exodus 32:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Each of you men	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is to fasten	שִׂ֥ימוּ	śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
his sword	חַרְבּ֖וֹ	ḥar·bōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2719 sword
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his side	יְרֵכ֑וֹ	yə·rê·ḵōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base
go back and forth	עִבְר֨וּ	‘iḇ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the camp	בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה	bam·ma·ḥă·neh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
from gate	מִשַּׁ֤עַר	miš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
to gate	לָשַׁ֙עַר֙	lā·ša·‘ar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
and slay	וְהִרְג֧וּ	wə·hir·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
his brother	אָחִ֛יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
his friend	רֵעֵ֖הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and his neighbor	קְרֹבֽוֹ׃	qə·rō·ḇōw	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7138 near

Exodus 32:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Levites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
did	וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
as Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
commanded	כִּדְבַ֣ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
and that	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
about three	כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	kiš·lō·šeṯ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אַלְפֵ֖י	’al·p̄ê	Number - masculine plural construct	H505 thousand
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
fell dead	וַיִּפֹּ֤ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie

Cross-references

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Exodus 32:26 2 Kings 9:32 · Matthew 12:30 · 2 Samuel 20:11 · Joshua 5:13

Exodus 32:27 Numbers 25:5 · Luke 14:26 · Deuteronomy 33:8–9

Exodus 32:28 Deuteronomy 33:9

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