Numbers
Numbers 14:12
12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them — and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will strike them | אַכֶּ֥נּוּ | ’ak·ken·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| with a plague | בַדֶּ֖בֶר | ḇad·de·ḇer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| and destroy them | וְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּ | wə·’ō·w·ri·šen·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and I will make | וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ | wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| you | אֹֽתְךָ֔ | ’ō·ṯə·ḵā | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into a nation | לְגוֹי־ | lə·ḡō·w- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| greater | גָּד֥וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and mightier | וְעָצ֖וּם | wə·‘ā·ṣūm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6099 mighty, numerous |
| than they are | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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Exodus 32:10 · Numbers 16:46–49 · Numbers 25:9 · 2 Samuel 24:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.