Numbers
Numbers 11:31
31Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground,b for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
Footnotes
- b 11:31 Or up to two cubits deep; that is, approximately 3 feet or 91.4 centimeters
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now a wind | וְר֜וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| sent by | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came up | נָסַ֣ע׀ | nā·sa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| drove in | וַיָּ֣גָז | way·yā·ḡāz | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1468 pass over, away |
| quail | שַׂלְוִים֮ | śal·wîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7958 quail |
| from | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the sea | הַיָּם֒ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and brought them | וַיִּטֹּ֨שׁ | way·yiṭ·ṭōš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| about two cubits | וּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִם | ū·ḵə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - fd | H520 ell, cubit |
| above | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the surface | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the ground | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for a day’s | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| journey | כְּדֶ֧רֶךְ | kə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| in every direction | כֹּ֗ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| around | סְבִיב֖וֹת | sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 16:13 · Psalm 105:40 · Psalm 78:26–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.