Exodus

Exodus 32:27

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.’”

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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

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

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