Numbers
Numbers 16:20–21
20And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 21“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
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 16:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
Numbers 16:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separate yourselves | הִבָּ֣דְל֔וּ | hib·bā·ḏə·lū | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H914 be divided, separate |
| from | מִתּ֖וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| congregation | הָעֵדָ֣ה | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
| so that I may consume | וַאַכַלֶּ֥ה | wa·ʾa·ḵal·lɛh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| them | אֹתָ֖ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in an instant | כְּרָֽגַע׃ | kə·rā·ḡa‘ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H7281 a moment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 16:21 Numbers 16:45 · Exodus 32:10 · Revelation 18:4 · Exodus 33:5 · Psalm 73:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.