Numbers
Numbers 25:18
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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| 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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