Numbers

Numbers 5:2–3

2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease,a anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. 3You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”

Footnotes

  • a 5:2 Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy, were used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.

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Numbers 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Commandצַ֚וṣawVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
to send awayוִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙wî·šal·lə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7971 send
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
anyoneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
with a skin diseaseצָר֖וּעַṣā·rū·a‘Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
anyoneוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who has a bodily dischargeזָ֑בzāḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2100 flow, gush
and anyoneוְכֹ֖לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
who is defiledטָמֵ֥אṭā·mêAdjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
by a dead bodyלָנָֽפֶשׁ׃lā·nā·p̄ešPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Numbers 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You must send awayתְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּtə·šal·lê·ḥūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7971 send
maleמִזָּכָ֤רmiz·zā·ḵārPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH2145 male
andעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
female alikeנְקֵבָה֙nə·qê·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH5347 female
send themתְּשַׁלְּח֑וּםtə·šal·lə·ḥūmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH7971 send
outsideמִח֥וּץmi·ḥūṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2351 the outside
the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הlam·ma·ḥă·nehPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
so they will notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
defileיְטַמְּאוּ֙yə·ṭam·mə·’ūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2930 be or become unclean
their campמַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔םma·ḥă·nê·hemNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4264 encampment, camp
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
dwellשֹׁכֵ֥ןšō·ḵênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃bə·ṯō·w·ḵāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH8432 midst

Cross-references

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Numbers 5:2 Leviticus 21:1 · Leviticus 13:46 · Numbers 12:14 · Numbers 9:6–10 · Numbers 31:19

Numbers 5:3 Deuteronomy 23:14 · Leviticus 26:11–12 · Numbers 35:34 · Psalm 68:18 · Revelation 21:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.