Numbers
Numbers 20:19
19“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We will stay | נַעֲלֶה֒ | na·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| on the main road | בַּֽמְסִלָּ֣ה | bam·sil·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4546 highway |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| replied | וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| and if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| we | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| or our herds | וּמִקְנַ֔י | ū·miq·nay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4735 cattle |
| drink | נִשְׁתֶּה֙ | niš·teh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H8354 drink |
| your water | מֵימֶ֤יךָ | mê·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| we will pay | וְנָתַתִּ֖י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| for it | מִכְרָ֑ם | miḵ·rām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4377 merchandise, value |
| There will be no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| problem | דָּבָ֖ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| only | רַ֥ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| let us pass through | אֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃ | ’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| on foot | בְּרַגְלַ֥י | bə·raḡ·lay | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H7272 foot |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 2:28 · Deuteronomy 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.