Numbers
Numbers 27:17
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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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.