Numbers
Numbers 26:54
54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | תַּרְבֶּה֙ | tar·beh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| the inheritance | נַחֲלָת֔וֹ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| for a large | לָרַ֗ב | lā·raḇ | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| and decrease | תַּמְעִ֖יט | tam·‘îṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4591 be or become small, diminished, few |
| it | נַחֲלָת֑וֹ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| for a small one | וְלַמְעַ֕ט | wə·lam·‘aṭ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| each | אִ֚ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is to receive | יֻתַּ֖ן | yut·tan | Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| its inheritance | נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| according to | לְפִ֣י | lə·p̄î | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| the number of those registered | פְקֻדָ֔יו | p̄ə·qu·ḏāw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.