Numbers
Numbers 16:7
7and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and tomorrow | מָחָ֔ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| you are to place | וּתְנ֣וּ | ū·ṯə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| fire | אֵ֡שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and incense | קְטֹ֜רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| in them | בָהֵ֣ן׀ | ḇā·hên | Preposition-b; Pronoun - third person feminine plural | |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Then the man | הָאִ֛ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| chooses | יִבְחַ֥ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| will be | וְהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the one | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| who is holy | הַקָּד֑וֹשׁ | haq·qā·ḏō·wōš | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| It is you sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Levi | לֵוִֽי׃ | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| who have taken too much | רַב־ | raḇ- | Adverb | H7227 much, many, great |
| upon yourselves | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.