Numbers

Numbers 27:12–17

12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim rangea and see the land that I have given the Israelites. 13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; 14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribahb in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.

15So Moses appealed to the LORD, 16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

Footnotes

  • a 27:12 LXX Go up Mount Nebo beyond the Jordan
  • b 27:14 Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7.

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Numbers 27:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Go upעֲלֵ֛ה‘ă·lêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
mountainהַ֥רharNoun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of the Abarim rangeהָעֲבָרִ֖יםhā·‘ă·ḇā·rîmArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5682 'Abarîm
and seeוּרְאֵה֙ū·rə·’êhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7200 see
the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

Numbers 27:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After you have seen itוְרָאִ֣יתָהwə·rā·’î·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
youאָ֑תָּה’āt·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
too willגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֥wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
your peopleעַמֶּ֖יךָ‘am·me·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃’ā·ḥî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן’a·hă·rōnNoun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
wasנֶאֱסַ֖ףne·’ĕ·sap̄Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove

Numbers 27:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
forכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
when the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הhā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
contendedבִּמְרִיבַת֙bim·rî·ḇaṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH4808 strife, contention
in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־bə·miḏ·bar-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
of Zinצִ֗ןṣinNoun - proper - feminine singularH6790 Tsin
both of you rebelledמְרִיתֶ֨םmə·rî·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
against My commandפִּ֜יpîNoun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
to show My holinessלְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִיlə·haq·dî·šê·nîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH6942 be set apart, consecrated
in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶ֑םlə·‘ê·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH5869 eye
regarding the watersבַמַּ֖יִםḇam·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
Thoseהֵ֛םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
were the watersמֵֽי־mê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
of Meribahמְרִיבַ֥תmə·rî·ḇaṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH4809 Meribah
in Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁqā·ḏêšNoun - proper - feminine singularH6946 apartness, sacredness
in the Wildernessמִדְבַּר־miḏ·bar-Noun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
of Zinצִֽן׃פṣinNoun - proper - feminine singularH6790 Tsin

Numbers 27:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
appealedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Numbers 27:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תhā·rū·ḥōṯArticle; Noun - common pluralH7307 breath, wind, spirit
of allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
fleshבָּשָׂ֑רbā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
appointיִפְקֹ֣דyip̄·qōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
a manאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃hā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation

Numbers 27:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
will go outיֵצֵ֣אyê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
and come inיָבֹא֙yā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlip̄·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֤רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
will lead them outיוֹצִיאֵ֖םyō·w·ṣî·’êmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
and bring them inיְבִיאֵ֑םyə·ḇî·’êmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
so that the congregationעֲדַ֣ת‘ă·ḏaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
beתִהְיֶה֙ṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןkaṣ·ṣōnPreposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
withoutאֵין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
a shepherdרֹעֶֽה׃rō·‘ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7462 pasture, tend, graze

Cross-references

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Numbers 27:12 Numbers 33:47–48 · Deuteronomy 34:1–4 · Deuteronomy 3:23–27

Numbers 27:13 Numbers 31:2 · Deuteronomy 10:6 · Numbers 20:24–28

Numbers 27:14 Deuteronomy 1:37 · Numbers 20:8–13 · Deuteronomy 32:51–52 · Exodus 17:7 · Psalm 106:32–33 · Numbers 20:24 · Numbers 20:1

Numbers 27:16 Numbers 16:22 · Hebrews 12:9 · Jeremiah 3:15 · Deuteronomy 31:14 · Ezekiel 37:24 · 1 Samuel 12:13 · John 10:11 · Ezekiel 34:23 · 1 Peter 5:2–4 · Acts 20:28 · Matthew 9:38 · Jeremiah 23:4–5

Numbers 27:17 Ezekiel 34:5 · 1 Kings 22:17 · Mark 6:34 · Zechariah 10:2 · Deuteronomy 31:2 · Matthew 9:36 · 2 Chronicles 1:10 · 1 Samuel 8:20 · 1 Kings 3:7 · 1 Samuel 18:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.