Numbers

Numbers 21:17–18

¹⁷Then Israel sang this song:

“Spring up, O well,

all of you sing to it!

¹⁸The princes dug the well;

the nobles of the people hollowed it out

with their scepters

and with their staffs.”

From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֚ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
sang	יָשִׁ֣יר	yā·šîr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7891 sing
this	הַזֹּ֑את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
song	הַשִּׁירָ֖ה	haš·šî·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7892 song
Spring up	עֲלִ֥י	‘ă·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
O well	בְאֵ֖ר	ḇə·’êr	Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
all of you sing	עֱנוּ־	‘ĕ·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
to it	לָֽהּ׃	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The princes	שָׂרִ֗ים	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
dug	חֲפָר֣וּהָ	ḥă·p̄ā·rū·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H2658 dig, search for
the well	בְּאֵ֞ר	bə·’êr	Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
the nobles	נְדִיבֵ֣י	nə·ḏî·ḇê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
of the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
hollowed it out	כָּר֙וּהָ֙	kā·rū·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H3738 dig
with their scepters	בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק	bim·ḥō·qêq	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree
and with their staffs	בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם	bə·miš·‘ă·nō·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4938 id.
From the wilderness	וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר	ū·mim·miḏ·bār	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
to Mattanah	מַתָּנָֽה׃	mat·tā·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4980 Mattanah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.