Numbers
Numbers 16:16–18
16And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow— you and they and Aaron. 17Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD— 250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
18So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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 16:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Korah | קֹ֔רַח | qō·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7141 Korach |
| You | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your followers | עֲדָ֣תְךָ֔ | ‘ă·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5712 congregation |
| are to appear | הֱי֖וּ | hĕ·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| tomorrow | מָחָֽר׃ | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and they | וָהֵ֛ם | wā·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
Numbers 16:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is to take | וּקְח֣וּ׀ | ū·qə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| his censer | מַחְתָּת֗וֹ | maḥ·tā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish |
| place | וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם | ū·nə·ṯat·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| incense | קְטֹ֔רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| in it | עֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and present | וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞ם | wə·hiq·raḇ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| before | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| 250 | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| censers | מַחְתֹּ֑ת | maḥ·tōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish |
| You | וְאַתָּ֥ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| are to present your censers as well | מַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃ | maḥ·tā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish |
Numbers 16:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| took | וַיִּקְח֞וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| his censer | מַחְתָּת֗וֹ | maḥ·tā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish |
| put | וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ | way·yit·tə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| fire | אֵ֔שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and incense | קְטֹ֑רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| in it | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and stood | וַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּ | way·ya·‘am·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| with Moses | וּמֹשֶׁ֥ה | ū·mō·šeh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| at the entrance | פֶּ֛תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to the Tent | אֹ֥הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵ֖ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
Cross-references
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Numbers 16:16 1 Samuel 12:7 · 1 Samuel 12:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.