Numbers

Numbers 25:12–13

¹²Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace. ¹³It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

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Numbers 25:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Declare	אֱמֹ֑ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
therefore	לָכֵ֖ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
that	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am granting	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֖י	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
of peace	שָׁלֽוֹם׃	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Numbers 25:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It will be	וְהָ֤יְתָה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a covenant	בְּרִ֖ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of permanent	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
priesthood	כְּהֻנַּ֣ת	kə·hun·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3550 priesthood
for him	לּוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and his descendants	וּלְזַרְע֣וֹ	ū·lə·zar·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
because	תַּ֗חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
he was zealous	קִנֵּא֙	qin·nê	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
for his God	לֵֽאלֹהָ֔יו	lê·lō·hāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
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 Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

Cross-references

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Numbers 25:12 Malachi 2:4–5 · Malachi 3:1 · Isaiah 54:10 · Numbers 13:29

Numbers 25:13 Hebrews 2:17 · Psalm 106:31 · Jeremiah 33:22 · 1 Chronicles 6:4–15 · Jeremiah 33:18 · Romans 10:2–4 · 1 Peter 2:5 · Exodus 40:15 · 1 Kings 19:10 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Revelation 1:6 · 1 John 2:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.