Numbers

Numbers 11:28–29

²⁸Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

²⁹But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”

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Numbers 11:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
son	בִּן־	bin-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nun	נ֗וּן	nūn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5126 Nun, Non
the attendant	מְשָׁרֵ֥ת	mə·šā·rêṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8334 minister, serve
to Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
since youth	מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו	mib·bə·ḥu·rāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H979 youth
spoke up	וַיַּ֜עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
and said	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
stop them	כְּלָאֵֽם׃	kə·lā·’êm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold

Numbers 11:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Are you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
jealous	הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א	ham·qan·nê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
on my	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition
account	וּמִ֨י	ū·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4310 who?
I wish that	יִתֵּ֜ן	yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H5414 give, put, set
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the LORD’s	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
people	עַ֤ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
were prophets	נְבִיאִ֔ים	nə·ḇî·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
would place	יִתֵּ֧ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
His Spirit	רוּח֖וֹ	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
on them	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:28 Luke 9:49–50 · Mark 9:38–40 · John 3:26 · Joshua 1:1

Numbers 11:29 1 Corinthians 14:5 · Matthew 9:37–38 · Luke 10:2 · James 4:5 · James 5:9 · Philippians 1:15–18 · James 3:14–15 · Philippians 2:3 · 1 Corinthians 3:21 · 1 Peter 2:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.