Numbers
Numbers 12:6
6He said, “Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision;
I will speak to him in a dream.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He said | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Hear | שִׁמְעוּ־ | šim·‘ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| now | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| My words | דְבָרָ֑י | ḏə·ḇā·rāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| there is | יִֽהְיֶה֙ | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a prophet | נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם | nə·ḇî·’ă·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will reveal Myself | אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע | ’eṯ·wad·dā‘ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| to him | אֵלָ֣יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| in a vision | בַּמַּרְאָה֙ | bam·mar·’āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4759 vision |
| I will speak | אֲדַבֶּר־ | ’ă·ḏab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| to him | בּֽוֹ׃ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| in a dream | בַּחֲל֖וֹם | ba·ḥă·lō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 3:5 · Genesis 46:2 · Genesis 31:10–11 · Acts 22:17–18 · Luke 1:22 · Luke 1:11 · Daniel 10:8 · Ezekiel 1:1 · Job 4:13 · Genesis 20:7 · Matthew 1:20 · Psalm 89:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.