Numbers

Numbers 5:17

¹⁷Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
is to take	וְלָקַ֧ח	wə·lā·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
holy	קְדֹשִׁ֖ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6918 sacred, holy
water	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
in a clay	חָ֑רֶשׂ	ḥā·reś	Noun - masculine singular	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
jar	בִּכְלִי־	biḵ·lî-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
and put	וְנָתַ֥ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
some of	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the dust	הֶֽעָפָ֗ר	he·‘ā·p̄ār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
from the tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן	ham·miš·kān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
floor	בְּקַרְקַ֣ע	bə·qar·qa‘	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7172 floor
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the water	הַמָּֽיִם׃	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.