Numbers
Numbers 12:14
14But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| If her father | וְאָבִ֙יהָ֙ | wə·’ā·ḇî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| had but spit | יָרֹ֤ק | yā·rōq | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3417 spit |
| in her face | בְּפָנֶ֔יהָ | bə·p̄ā·ne·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6440 face, before |
| would she not | הֲלֹ֥א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have been in disgrace | תִכָּלֵ֖ם | ṯik·kā·lêm | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3637 be humiliated |
| for seven | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| Let her be confined | תִּסָּגֵ֞ר | tis·sā·ḡêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| outside | מִח֣וּץ | mi·ḥūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2351 the outside |
| the camp | לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה | lam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| for seven | שִׁבְעַ֤ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִים֙ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| after that | וְאַחַ֖ר | wə·’a·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H310 behind |
| she may be brought back in | תֵּאָסֵֽף׃ | tê·’ā·sêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H622 gather, remove |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 25:9 · Job 30:10 · Isaiah 50:6 · Numbers 5:2–3 · Leviticus 13:45–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.