Numbers
Numbers 36:3
3But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if they marry | וְ֠הָיוּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| any of the men | לְאֶחָ֞ד | lə·’e·ḥāḏ | Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| from the | שִׁבְטֵ֥י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| their inheritance | נַחֲלָתָן֙ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯān | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| will be withdrawn | וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה | wə·niḡ·rə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw |
| from the portion | מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת | min·na·ḥă·laṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| of our fathers | אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| and added | וְנוֹסַ֕ף | wə·nō·w·sap̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| to | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the tribe | הַמַּטֶּ֔ה | ham·maṭ·ṭeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| into which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they marry | תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה | tih·ye·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| So our | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| allotted | וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל | ū·mig·gō·ral | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1486 lot |
| inheritance | נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| would be taken away | יִגָּרֵֽעַ׃ | yig·gā·rê·a‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.