Numbers
Numbers 31:48–49
48Then the officers who were over the units of the army — the commanders of thousands and of hundreds — approached Moses 49and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
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Numbers 31:48
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the officers | הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים | hap·pə·qu·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were over the units | לְאַלְפֵ֣י | lə·’al·p̄ê | Preposition-l; Number - masculine plural construct | H505 thousand |
| of the army | הַצָּבָ֑א | haṣ·ṣā·ḇā | Article; Noun - common singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the commanders | שָׂרֵ֥י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of thousands | הָאֲלָפִ֖ים | hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm | Article; Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| and of hundreds | הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ | ham·mê·’ō·wṯ | Article; Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| approached | וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ | way·yiq·rə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Numbers 31:49
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and said | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Your servants | עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| have counted | נָֽשְׂא֗וּ | nā·śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the soldiers | הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| under our command | בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ | bə·yā·ḏê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H3027 hand |
| and not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | אִֽישׁ׃ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of us | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| is missing | נִפְקַ֥ד | nip̄·qaḏ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
Cross-references
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Numbers 31:49 John 18:9 · 1 Samuel 30:18–19 · Psalm 72:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.