Numbers
Numbers 16:27
27So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they moved away | וַיֵּעָל֗וּ | way·yê·‘ā·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מֵעַ֧ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the dwellings | מִשְׁכַּן־ | miš·kan- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| of Korah | קֹ֛רֶח | qō·rɛḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7141 Korach |
| Dathan | דָּתָ֥ן | dā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1885 Dathan |
| and Abiram | וַאֲבִירָ֖ם | wa·’ă·ḇî·rām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H48 Abiram |
| Meanwhile | מִסָּבִ֑יב | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| Dathan | וְדָתָ֨ן | wə·ḏā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1885 Dathan |
| and Abiram | וַאֲבִירָ֜ם | wa·’ă·ḇî·rām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H48 Abiram |
| had come out | יָצְא֣וּ | yā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| and stood | נִצָּבִ֗ים | niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| at the entrances | פֶּ֚תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to their tents | אָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ā·ho·lê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H168 tent |
| with their wives | וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם | ū·nə·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and children | וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם | ū·ḇə·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and infants | וְטַפָּֽם׃ | wə·ṭap·pām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2945 children |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.