Numbers
Numbers 31:21
21Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Eleazar | אֶלְעָזָ֤ר | ’el·‘ā·zār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H499 Elazar |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the soldiers | אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| who had gone | הַבָּאִ֖ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| This | זֹ֚את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is the statute | חֻקַּ֣ת | ḥuq·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| of the law | הַתּוֹרָ֔ה | hat·tō·w·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has commanded | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Moses | מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.