Numbers

Numbers 4:9

⁹They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They are to take	וְלָקְח֣וּ׀	wə·lā·qə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
a blue	תְּכֵ֗לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
cloth	בֶּ֣גֶד	be·ḡeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H899 treachery
and cover	וְכִסּ֞וּ	wə·ḵis·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3680 cover
the lampstand	מְנֹרַ֤ת	mə·nō·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4501 lampstand
used for light	הַמָּאוֹר֙	ham·mā·’ō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3974 luminary
together	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
with its lamps	נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ	nê·rō·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5216 lamp
wick trimmers	מַלְקָחֶ֖יהָ	mal·qā·ḥe·hā	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H4457 tweezers
and trays	מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָ	maḥ·tō·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish
as well as the jars	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of oil	שַׁמְנָ֔הּ	šam·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
with which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
to supply	יְשָׁרְתוּ־	yə·šā·rə·ṯū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8334 minister, serve
it	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Exodus 25:31–39

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