Numbers
Numbers 16:17
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.”
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.
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.