Numbers
Numbers 7:89
89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seatf on the ark of the Testimony.g Thus the LORD spoke to him.
Footnotes
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Moses | מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| entered | וּבְבֹ֨א | ū·ḇə·ḇō | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Tent | אֹ֣הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵד֮ | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| with | אִתּוֹ֒ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| he heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the voice | הַקּ֜וֹל | haq·qō·wl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| speaking | מִדַּבֵּ֣ר | mid·dab·bêr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to him | אֵלָ֗יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| from between | מִבֵּ֖ין | mib·bên | Preposition-m | H996 interval, space between |
| the two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| cherubim | הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים | hak·kə·ru·ḇîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3742 cherub |
| above | מֵעַ֤ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the mercy seat | הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙ | hak·kap·pō·reṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3727 propitiatory |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ark | אֲרֹ֣ן | ’ă·rōn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the Testimony | הָעֵדֻ֔ת | hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5715 testimony |
| Thus | וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to him | אֵלָֽיו׃פ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 4:16 · Psalm 99:1 · Exodus 33:9–11 · Psalm 80:1 · Exodus 25:18–22 · 1 Samuel 4:4 · Leviticus 1:1 · 1 Peter 1:12 · 1 Kings 6:23 · Numbers 1:1 · Numbers 12:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.