Numbers

Numbers 31:23

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
can withstand	יָבֹ֣א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the fire	בָאֵ֗שׁ	ḇā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
must be put	תַּעֲבִ֤ירוּ	ta·‘ă·ḇî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the fire	בָאֵשׁ֙	ḇā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and it will be clean	וְטָהֵ֔ר	wə·ṭā·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
But	אַ֕ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
it must still be purified	יִתְחַטָּ֑א	yiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭā	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
with the water	בְּמֵ֥י	bə·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of purification	נִדָּ֖ה	nid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity
And everything	וְכֹ֨ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withstand	יָבֹ֛א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the fire	בָּאֵ֖שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
must pass	תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ	ta·‘ă·ḇî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the water	בַמָּֽיִם׃	ḇam·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.