Numbers

Numbers 14:15–16

¹⁵If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ¹⁶‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

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Numbers 14:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If You kill	וְהֵמַתָּ֛ה	wə·hê·mat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H4191 die
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֥ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
as one	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	כְּאִ֣ישׁ	kə·’îš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have heard	שָׁמְע֥וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
of Your fame	שִׁמְעֲךָ֖	šim·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8088 sound
will say	וְאָֽמְרוּ֙	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say

Numbers 14:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was unable	יְכֹ֣לֶת	yə·ḵō·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to bring	לְהָבִיא֙	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He swore to give	נִשְׁבַּ֣ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
He has slaughtered them	וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם	way·yiš·ḥā·ṭêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

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Numbers 14:15 Judges 6:16

Numbers 14:16 Deuteronomy 9:28 · Joshua 7:7 · Joshua 7:9 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.