Numbers
Numbers 16:26
26And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he warned | וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| the congregation | הָעֵדָ֜ה | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
| Move away | ס֣וּרוּ | sū·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| now | נָ֡א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| from | מֵעַל֩ | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the tents | אָהֳלֵ֨י | ’ā·ho·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H168 tent |
| of these | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| wicked | הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ | hā·rə·šā·‘îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| Do not | וְאַֽל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| touch | תִּגְּע֖וּ | tig·gə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| anything | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that belongs | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| to them | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| or | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| you will be swept away | תִּסָּפ֖וּ | tis·sā·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
| because of all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their sins | חַטֹּאתָֽם׃ | ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 52:11 · Revelation 18:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Acts 8:20 · Acts 13:51 · Genesis 19:12–15 · Deuteronomy 13:17 · 1 Timothy 5:22 · Numbers 16:21–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.