Numbers

Numbers 33:52–55

⁵²you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.

⁵³You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. ⁵⁴And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

⁵⁵But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.

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Numbers 33:52

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you must drive out	וְה֨וֹרַשְׁתֶּ֜ם	wə·hō·w·raš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֤י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
destroy	וְאִ֨בַּדְתֶּ֔ם	wə·’ib·baḏ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6 perish
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their carved images	מַשְׂכִּיֹּתָ֑ם	maś·kî·yō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4906 show-piece, figure, imagination
and cast	מַסֵּֽכֹתָם֙	mas·sê·ḵō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4541 molten metal, or image
idols	צַלְמֵ֤י	ṣal·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6754 image
and	וְאֵ֥ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
demolish	תַּשְׁמִֽידוּ׃	taš·mî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their high places	בָּמֹתָ֖ם	bā·mō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1116 high place

Numbers 33:53

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to take possession of	וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם	wə·hō·w·raš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and settle	וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־	wî·šaḇ·tem-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in it	בָּ֑הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have given	נָתַ֥תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to possess	לָרֶ֥שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

Numbers 33:54

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you are to divide	וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם֩	wə·hiṯ·na·ḥal·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
the land	הָאָ֨רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
by lot	בְּגוֹרָ֜ל	bə·ḡō·w·rāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
according to your clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם	lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4940 clan
Give a larger	תַּרְבּ֤וּ	tar·bū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
inheritance	נַחֲלָתוֹ֙	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
to a larger clan	לָרַ֞ב	lā·raḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
and a smaller	תַּמְעִ֣יט	tam·‘îṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4591 be or become small, diminished, few
inheritance	נַחֲלָת֔וֹ	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
to a smaller one	וְלַמְעַט֙	wə·lam·‘aṭ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
Whatever	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
falls	יֵ֨צֵא	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to each one	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
by lot	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	hag·gō·w·rāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
will be	יִהְיֶ֑ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
You will receive an inheritance	תִּתְנֶחָֽלוּ׃	tiṯ·ne·ḥā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
according to the tribes	לְמַטּ֥וֹת	lə·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father

Numbers 33:55

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you do not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drive out	תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ	ṯō·w·rî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָרֶץ֮	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
those	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you allow to remain	תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ	tō·w·ṯî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
will become	וְהָיָה֙	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
barbs	לְשִׂכִּים֙	lə·śik·kîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H7899 thorn
in your eyes	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
and thorns	וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם	wə·liṣ·nî·nim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6796 thorn, prick
in your sides	בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם	bə·ṣid·dê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6654 side
they will harass	וְצָרֲר֣וּ	wə·ṣā·ră·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
you in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֕רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
where	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
settle	יֹשְׁבִ֥ים	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell