Numbers
Numbers 25:13
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.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.