Numbers

Numbers 16:37–39

³⁷“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy. ³⁸As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”

³⁹So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

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Numbers 16:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell	אֱמֹ֨ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֜ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֣ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
to remove	וְיָרֵ֤ם	wə·yā·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
the censers	הַמַּחְתֹּת֙	ham·maḥ·tōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish
from	מִבֵּ֣ין	mib·bên	Preposition-m	H996 interval, space between
the flames	הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה	haś·śə·rê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8316 burning
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
to scatter	זְרֵה־	zə·rêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
the coals	הָאֵ֖שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
far away	הָ֑לְאָה	hā·lə·’āh	Adverb	H1973 out there, onwards, further
because	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
are holy	קָדֵֽשׁוּ׃	qā·ḏê·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated

Numbers 16:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for the censers	מַחְתּוֹת֩	maḥ·tō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish
of those	הָאֵ֜לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
who sinned	הַֽחַטָּאִ֨ים	ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2400 sinful
at the cost of their own lives	בְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗ם	bə·nap̄·šō·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
hammer them into	רִקֻּעֵ֤י	riq·qu·‘ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7555 expansion
sheets	פַחִים֙	p̄a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6341 bird-trap
to overlay	צִפּ֣וּי	ṣip·pui	Noun - masculine singular	H6826 plating
the altar	לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ	lam·miz·bê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
these were presented	הִקְרִיבֻ֥ם	hiq·rî·ḇum	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
before	לִפְנֵֽי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and so have become holy	וַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּ	way·yiq·dā·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
They will serve as	וְיִֽהְי֥וּ	wə·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sign	לְא֖וֹת	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
to the Israelites	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

Numbers 16:39

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֣ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
took	וַיִּקַּ֞ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the bronze	הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת	han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
censers	מַחְתּ֣וֹת	maḥ·tō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish
brought	הִקְרִ֖יבוּ	hiq·rî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7126 come near, approach
by those who had been burned up	הַשְּׂרֻפִ֑ים	haś·śə·ru·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H8313 burn
and he had them hammered out	וַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּם	way·raq·qə·‘ūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H7554 beat, stamp, beat out, spread out
to overlay	צִפּ֥וּי	ṣip·pui	Noun - masculine singular	H6826 plating
the altar	לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	lam·miz·bê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar

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