Numbers
Numbers 16:38
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 2:6 · Numbers 26:10 · Proverbs 20:2 · Ezekiel 14:8 · Numbers 17:10 · Habakkuk 2:10 · 1 Kings 2:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.