Exodus
Exodus 32:28
28The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.