Numbers
Numbers 27:3
3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our father | אָבִינוּ֮ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| died | מֵ֣ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| but he | וְה֨וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was | הָיָ֜ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the followers | הָעֵדָ֗ה | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
| of Korah | קֹ֑רַח | qō·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7141 Korach |
| who gathered together | הַנּוֹעָדִ֛ים | han·nō·w·‘ā·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3259 appoint |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Instead | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he died | מֵ֔ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| because of his own sin | בְחֶטְא֣וֹ | ḇə·ḥeṭ·’ōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2399 sin |
| and he had | הָ֥יוּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sons | וּבָנִ֖ים | ū·ḇā·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.