Numbers
Numbers 11:29
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!”
Word by word
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| 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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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.