Numbers
Numbers 9:17
17Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whenever | וּלְפִ֞י | ū·lə·p̄î | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| the cloud | הֶֽעָנָן֙ | he·‘ā·nān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| was lifted | הֵעָלֹ֤ת | hê·‘ā·lōṯ | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from above | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the Tent | הָאֹ֔הֶל | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| would set out | יִסְע֖וּ | yis·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| and wherever | וּבִמְק֗וֹם | ū·ḇim·qō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the cloud | הֶֽעָנָ֔ן | he·‘ā·nān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| settled | יִשְׁכָּן־ | yiš·kān- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| would camp | יַחֲנ֖וּ | ya·ḥă·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 40:36–38 · Numbers 10:33–34 · Psalm 32:8 · Psalm 73:24 · John 10:9 · John 10:3–5 · Numbers 10:11–12 · Exodus 33:14–15 · Isaiah 49:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.