Numbers
Numbers 32:9
9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For when | וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the Valley | נַ֣חַל | na·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| of Eshcol | אֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל | ’eš·kō·wl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H812 Eshcol |
| and saw | וַיִּרְאוּ֙ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they discouraged | וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ | way·yā·nî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5106 hinder, restrain, frustrate |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| from | לְבִלְתִּי־ | lə·ḇil·tî- | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| entering | בֹא֙ | ḇō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had given | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.