Numbers

Numbers 16:46–50

⁴⁶Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”

⁴⁷So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. ⁴⁸He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ⁴⁹But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.

⁵⁰Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, since the plague had been halted.

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Numbers 16:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֗ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Take	קַ֣ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
your censer	הַ֠מַּחְתָּה	ham·maḥ·tāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish
place	וְתֶן־	wə·ṯen-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
fire	אֵ֜שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
from	עָלֶ֨יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
in it	מֵעַ֤ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
and add incense	קְטֹ֔רֶת	qə·ṭō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
Go	וְהוֹלֵ֧ךְ	wə·hō·w·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
quickly	מְהֵרָ֛ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the congregation	הָעֵדָ֖ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
and make atonement	וְכַפֵּ֣ר	wə·ḵap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for them	עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wrath	הַקֶּ֛צֶף	haq·qe·ṣep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7110 wrath
has come	יָצָ֥א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
out from	מִלִּפְנֵ֥י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the plague	הַנָּֽגֶף׃	han·nā·ḡep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5063 blow, striking
has begun	הֵחֵ֥ל	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce

Numbers 16:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֜ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had ordered	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and ran	וַיָּ֙רָץ֙	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the midst	תּ֣וֹך	tōḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the assembly	הַקָּהָ֔ל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
And seeing that the plague	הַנֶּ֖גֶף	han·ne·ḡep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5063 blow, striking
had begun	הֵחֵ֥ל	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
among the people	בָּעָ֑ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he offered the incense	הַקְּטֹ֔רֶת	haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
and made atonement	וַיְכַפֵּ֖ר	way·ḵap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

Numbers 16:48

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
between	בֵּֽין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the living	הַֽחַיִּ֑ים	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and the dead	הַמֵּתִ֖ים	ham·mê·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
and the plague	הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃	ham·mag·gê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
was halted	וַתֵּעָצַ֖ר	wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

Numbers 16:49

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But those who died	הַמֵּתִים֙	ham·mê·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
from the plague	בַּמַּגֵּפָ֔ה	bam·mag·gê·p̄āh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
numbered 14,700	אַרְבָּעָ֥ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
in addition to	מִלְּבַ֥ד	mil·lə·ḇaḏ	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H905 separation
those who had died	הַמֵּתִ֖ים	ham·mê·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
account	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of Korah	קֹֽרַח׃	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach

Numbers 16:50

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
returned	וַיָּ֤שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the entrance	פֶּ֖תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to the Tent	אֹ֣הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֑ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
since the plague	וְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה	wə·ham·mag·gê·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
had been halted	נֶעֱצָֽרָה׃פ	ne·‘ĕ·ṣā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

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Numbers 16:46 Numbers 8:19 · Leviticus 10:6 · 1 Chronicles 27:24 · Numbers 11:33 · Psalm 106:29 · Revelation 8:3–5 · Isaiah 6:6–7 · Numbers 18:5 · Hebrews 9:25–26 · Leviticus 9:24–10:1 · Psalm 141:2

Numbers 16:48 2 Samuel 24:25 · Psalm 106:30 · Numbers 25:8–11

Numbers 16:49 Numbers 16:32–35 · Numbers 25:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.