Numbers
Numbers 27:22–23
22Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, 23and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
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Numbers 27:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| did | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded him | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| He took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| had him stand | וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙ | way·ya·‘ă·mi·ḏê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Eleazar | אֶלְעָזָ֣ר | ’el·‘ā·zār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H499 Elazar |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| congregation | הָעֵדָֽה׃ | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
Numbers 27:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and laid | וַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְ | way·yis·mōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5564 lean, lay, rest, support |
| his hands | יָדָ֛יו | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| on him | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and commissioned him | וַיְצַוֵּ֑הוּ | way·ṣaw·wê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had instructed | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| through | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Moses | מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Cross-references
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Numbers 27:23 Deuteronomy 3:28 · Numbers 27:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.