Numbers
Numbers 31:13–14
13And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army — the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds — who were returning from the battle.
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Numbers 31:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Moses | מֹשֶׁ֨ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Eleazar | וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר | wə·’el·‘ā·zār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H499 Elazar |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the leaders | נְשִׂיאֵ֥י | nə·śî·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5387 one lifted up |
| of the congregation | הָעֵדָ֖ה | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
| went | וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ | way·yê·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to meet them | לִקְרָאתָ֑ם | liq·rā·ṯām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7122 encounter, befall |
| outside | מִח֖וּץ | mi·ḥūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2351 the outside |
| the camp | לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | lam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
Numbers 31:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| was angry | וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף | way·yiq·ṣōp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7107 be wroth |
| with | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the officers | פְּקוּדֵ֣י | pə·qū·ḏê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| of the army | הֶחָ֑יִל | he·ḥā·yil | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| the commanders | שָׂרֵ֤י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of thousands | הָאֲלָפִים֙ | hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm | Article; Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| and commanders | וְשָׂרֵ֣י | wə·śā·rê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of hundreds | הַמֵּא֔וֹת | ham·mê·’ō·wṯ | Article; Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| who were returning | הַבָּאִ֖ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from | מִצְּבָ֥א | miṣ·ṣə·ḇā | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the battle | הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.