Numbers
Numbers 16:39
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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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.