Numbers
Numbers 17:10
10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Put | הָשֵׁ֞ב | hā·šêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹן֙ | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| staff | מַטֵּ֤ה | maṭ·ṭêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| in front of | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Testimony | הָעֵד֔וּת | hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5715 testimony |
| to be kept | לְמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת | lə·miš·me·reṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4931 guard, watch |
| as a sign | לְא֖וֹת | lə·’ō·wṯ | Preposition; Noun - common singular | H226 sign |
| for the rebellious | לִבְנֵי־ | liḇ·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| so that you may put an end | וּתְכַ֧ל | ū·ṯə·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| to their grumbling | תְּלוּנֹּתָ֛ם | tə·lūn·nō·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8519 murmuring |
| against Me | מֵעָלַ֖י | mê·‘ā·lay | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| lest | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they die | יָמֻֽתוּ׃ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 9:4 · Ephesians 5:6 · Isaiah 1:2 · Psalm 57:4 · 1 Samuel 2:12 · Exodus 16:32 · Deuteronomy 9:24 · Numbers 16:40 · Deuteronomy 31:19–26 · Numbers 16:38 · 1 Samuel 30:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.