Numbers

Numbers 31:22–24

22Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— 23everything that can withstand the fire— must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water. 24On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

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Numbers 31:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Onlyאַ֥ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
the goldהַזָּהָ֖בhaz·zā·hāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
silverהַכָּ֑סֶףhak·kā·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙han·nə·ḥō·šeṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
ironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לhab·bar·zelArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1270 iron
tinהַבְּדִ֖ילhab·bə·ḏîlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH913 alloy, tin, dross
and leadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃hā·‘ō·p̄ā·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5777 lead

Numbers 31:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
everythingכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
can withstandיָבֹ֣אyā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the fireבָאֵ֗שׁḇā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
must be putתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta·‘ă·ḇî·rūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the fireבָאֵשׁ֙ḇā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
and it will be cleanוְטָהֵ֔רwə·ṭā·hêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure
Butאַ֕ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
it must still be purifiedיִתְחַטָּ֑אyiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭāVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2398 miss
with the waterבְּמֵ֥יbə·mêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
of purificationנִדָּ֖הnid·dāhNoun - feminine singularH5079 impurity
And everythingוְכֹ֨לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
cannotלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
withstandיָבֹ֛אyā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁbā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
must passתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta·‘ă·ḇî·rūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the waterבַמָּֽיִם׃ḇam·mā·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine

Numbers 31:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יhaš·šə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7637 seventh
dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
you are to washוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םwə·ḵib·bas·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3526 (tread), wash
your clothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbiḡ·ḏê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH899 treachery
and you will be cleanוּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םū·ṭə·har·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH2891 be clean, pure
After thatוְאַחַ֖רwə·’a·ḥarConjunctive waw; AdverbH310 behind
you may enterתָּבֹ֥אוּtā·ḇō·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃פham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp

Cross-references

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Numbers 31:23 Numbers 19:9 · Numbers 19:17 · 1 Corinthians 3:13 · Isaiah 43:2 · Matthew 3:11

Numbers 31:24 Leviticus 11:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.