Numbers
Numbers 11:17
17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will come down | וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י | wə·yā·raḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| and speak | וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י | wə·ḏib·bar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| with you | עִמְּךָ֮ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| there | שָׁם֒ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and I will take | וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י | wə·’ā·ṣal·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H680 lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold |
| some of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Spirit | הָר֛וּחַ | hā·rū·aḥ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| on you | עָלֶ֖יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and put | וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י | wə·śam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| on them | עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| They will help you bear | וְנָשְׂא֤וּ | wə·nā·śə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the burden | בְּמַשָּׂ֣א | bə·maś·śā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| of the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| so that you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| do not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have to bear it | תִשָּׂ֥א | ṯiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| by yourself | לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ | lə·ḇad·de·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H905 separation |
Cross-references
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Numbers 11:25 · 1 Samuel 10:6 · 2 Kings 2:9 · 2 Kings 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · 1 Corinthians 12:4–11 · Joel 2:28 · Isaiah 59:20–21 · Romans 8:9 · Exodus 19:20 · Exodus 18:22 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.