Numbers
Numbers 16:12
12Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| summoned | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Dathan | לְדָתָ֥ן | lə·ḏā·ṯān | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1885 Dathan |
| and Abiram | וְלַאֲבִירָ֖ם | wə·la·’ă·ḇî·rām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H48 Abiram |
| the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Eliab | אֱלִיאָ֑ב | ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H446 Eliab |
| but they said | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| come | נַעֲלֶֽה׃ | na·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.