Numbers
Numbers 14:37–38
37those men who had brought out the bad report about the land— were struck down by a plague before the LORD. 38Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
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Numbers 14:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| those men | הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who had brought out | מוֹצִאֵ֥י | mō·w·ṣi·’ê | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3318 go or come out |
| the bad | רָעָ֑ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| report | דִבַּת־ | ḏib·baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report |
| about the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| were struck down | וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙ | way·yā·mu·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| by a plague | בַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה | bam·mag·gê·p̄āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Numbers 14:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| those | הָהֵ֔ם | hā·hêm | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H376 man |
| who had gone | הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to spy out | לָת֥וּר | lā·ṯūr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8446 seek out, spy out, explore |
| the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| only Joshua | וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ | wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נ֔וּן | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
| and Caleb | וְכָלֵ֖ב | wə·ḵā·lêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3612 Caleb |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jephunneh | יְפֻנֶּ֑ה | yə·p̄un·neh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3312 Jephunneh |
| remained alive | חָיוּ֙ | ḥā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2421 live |
Cross-references
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Numbers 14:37 1 Corinthians 10:10 · Numbers 16:49 · Hebrews 3:17 · Numbers 14:12 · Numbers 25:9 · Jeremiah 28:16–17 · Jude 1:5 · Jeremiah 29:32
Numbers 14:38 Numbers 26:65 · Joshua 14:6–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.