Numbers
Numbers 11:21
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.’
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.