Numbers
Numbers 16:34
34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At their cries | לְקֹלָ֑ם | lə·qō·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6963 sound, voice |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| around them | סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem | Adverb; third person masculine plural | H5439 circuit, round about |
| fled | נָ֣סוּ | nā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| saying | אָֽמְר֔וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| The earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| may | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| swallow us too | תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ | tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common plural | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.