Numbers
Numbers 32:11–12
11‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— 12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun— because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
Word by word
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Numbers 32:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| follow Me | אַחֲרָֽי׃ | ’a·ḥă·rāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H310 behind |
| wholeheartedly | מִלְא֖וּ | mil·’ū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| not one | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| of the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| years of age | מִבֶּ֨ן | mib·ben | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| or older | וָמַ֔עְלָה | wā·ma‘·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| who came | הָעֹלִ֣ים | hā·‘ō·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| will see | יִרְא֨וּ | yir·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| the land | הָאֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I swore | נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי | niš·ba‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| to give Abraham | לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם | lə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| Isaac | לְיִצְחָ֖ק | lə·yiṣ·ḥāq | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| and Jacob | וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב | ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Numbers 32:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not one except | בִּלְתִּ֞י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
| Caleb | כָּלֵ֤ב | kā·lêḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3612 Caleb |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jephunneh | יְפֻנֶּה֙ | yə·p̄un·neh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3312 Jephunneh |
| the Kenizzite | הַקְּנִזִּ֔י | haq·qə·niz·zî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7074 Kenizzite |
| and Joshua | וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נ֑וּן | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they did follow | אַחֲרֵ֥י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| wholeheartedly | מִלְא֖וּ | mil·’ū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 32:11 Numbers 14:28–30 · Numbers 14:24 · Numbers 26:2 · Deuteronomy 1:35 · Joshua 14:8–9
Numbers 32:12 Deuteronomy 1:36 · Numbers 14:24 · Numbers 14:30 · Joshua 14:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.