Numbers

Numbers 25:16–18

¹⁶And the LORD said to Moses, ¹⁷“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead. ¹⁸For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”

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Numbers 25:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Numbers 25:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Attack	צָר֖וֹר	ṣā·rō·wr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
the Midianites	הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים	ham·miḏ·yā·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H4084 Midianite
and strike them dead	וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם	wə·hik·kî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5221 smite

Numbers 25:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵם֙	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
assailed	צֹרְרִ֥ים	ṣō·rə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
you	לָכֶ֔ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
deceitfully	בְּנִכְלֵיהֶ֛ם	bə·niḵ·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5231 wiliness, craft, knavery
when	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they seduced	נִכְּל֥וּ	nik·kə·lū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H5230 be crafty, deceitful, knavish
you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the matter	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of Peor	פְּע֑וֹר	pə·‘ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6465 Peör
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
their sister	אֲחֹתָ֔ם	’ă·ḥō·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H269 sister
Cozbi	כָּזְבִּ֨י	kā·zə·bî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3579 Cozbi
the daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of the Midianite	מִדְיָן֙	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
leader	נְשִׂ֤יא	nə·śî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5387 one lifted up
who was killed	הַמֻּכָּ֥ה	ham·muk·kāh	Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine singular	H5221 smite
on the day	בְיוֹם־	ḇə·yō·wm-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
the plague	הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה	ham·mag·gê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
came	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
because of	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
Peor	פְּעֽוֹר׃	pə·‘ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6465 Peör

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Numbers 25:18 Revelation 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.