Numbers

Numbers 11:21–22

²¹But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ ²²If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”

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Numbers 11:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Moses	מֹשֶׁה֒	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
replied	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Here I am	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
among	בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
600,000	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
men	הָעָ֕ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
on foot	רַגְלִ֔י	raḡ·lî	Adjective - masculine singular	H7273 on foot
yet You	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
say	אָמַ֗רְתָּ	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will give	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
meat	בָּשָׂר֙	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and they will eat	וְאָכְל֖וּ	wə·’ā·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
for a month	חֹ֥דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month

Numbers 11:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֲצֹ֧אן	hă·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and herds	וּבָקָ֛ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
were slaughtered	יִשָּׁחֵ֥ט	yiš·šā·ḥêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7819 slaughter, beat
for them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
would they have enough	וּמָצָ֣א	ū·mā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
Or if	אִ֣ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the fish	דְּגֵ֥י	də·ḡê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
in the sea	הַיָּ֛ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
were caught	יֵאָסֵ֥ף	yê·’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
for them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
would they have enough	וּמָצָ֥א	ū·mā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:21 Exodus 12:37 · Numbers 1:46 · Genesis 12:2 · Exodus 38:26

Numbers 11:22 2 Kings 7:2 · Matthew 15:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.