Numbers
Numbers 12:7–8
7But this is not so with My servant Moses;
he is faithful in all My house.a
8I speak with him face to face,
clearly and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the LORD.
Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Footnotes
- a 12:7 Cited in Hebrews 3:5|HEB 3:5
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.
Numbers 12:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| so | כֵ֖ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| with My servant | עַבְדִּ֣י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| he | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is faithful | נֶאֱמָ֥ן | ne·’ĕ·mān | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| My house | בֵּיתִ֖י | bê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
Numbers 12:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I speak | אֲדַבֶּר־ | ’ă·ḏab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| with him | בּ֗וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| face | פֶּ֣ה | peh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| face | פֶּ֞ה | peh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| clearly | וּמַרְאֶה֙ | ū·mar·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| in riddles | בְחִידֹ֔ת | ḇə·ḥî·ḏōṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question |
| he sees | יַבִּ֑יט | yab·bîṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5027 look |
| the form | וּתְמֻנַ֥ת | ū·ṯə·mu·naṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8544 likeness, form |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Why then | וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ | ū·mad·dū·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| were you unafraid | יְרֵאתֶ֔ם | yə·rê·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֖ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| against My servant | בְּעַבְדִּ֥י | bə·‘aḇ·dî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Moses | בְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ | ḇə·mō·šeh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Cross-references
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Numbers 12:7 Hebrews 3:2–6 · Joshua 1:1 · Psalm 105:26 · 1 Corinthians 4:2 · Matthew 11:11
Numbers 12:8 Deuteronomy 34:10 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Luke 10:16 · Exodus 33:11 · Exodus 24:10–11 · Exodus 33:23 · 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 · John 15:15 · John 14:7–10 · 2 Peter 2:10 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · John 15:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.