Numbers

Numbers 27:16–17

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.”

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Numbers 27:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of the spirits	הָרוּחֹ֖ת	hā·rū·ḥōṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
flesh	בָּשָׂ֑ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
appoint	יִפְקֹ֣ד	yip̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
a man	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the congregation	הָעֵדָֽה׃	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation

Numbers 27:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will go out	יֵצֵ֣א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
and come in	יָבֹא֙	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and who	וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will lead them out	יוֹצִיאֵ֖ם	yō·w·ṣî·’êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
and bring them in	יְבִיאֵ֑ם	yə·ḇî·’êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
so that the congregation	עֲדַ֣ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be	תִהְיֶה֙	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like sheep	כַּצֹּ֕אן	kaṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
without	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a shepherd	רֹעֶֽה׃	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze

Cross-references

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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.