Numbers
Numbers 16:30
30But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| brings about | יִבְרָ֣א | yiḇ·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1254 shape, create |
| something unprecedented | בְּרִיאָ֞ה | bə·rî·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H1278 a creation, thing created |
| and the earth | הָאֲדָמָ֤ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| opens | וּפָצְתָ֨ה | ū·p̄ā·ṣə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H6475 part, open |
| its mouth | פִּ֙יהָ֙ | pî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and swallows | וּבָלְעָ֤ה | ū·ḇā·lə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| them | אֹתָם֙ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| belongs to them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| so that they go down | וְיָרְד֥וּ | wə·yā·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| alive | חַיִּ֖ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| into Sheol | שְׁאֹ֑לָה | šə·’ō·lāh | Noun - common singular; third person feminine singular | H7585 underworld |
| then you will know | וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם | wî·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| these | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| have treated | נִֽאֲצ֛וּ | ni·’ă·ṣū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H5006 contemn, spurn |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Psalm 55:15 · Numbers 16:33 · Job 31:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.