God & Savior

Numbers 11:16

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
Numbers 11:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶסְפָה־לִּ֞י שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִישׁ֮ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי־הֵ֛ם זִקְנֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ אֹתָם֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ שָׁ֖ם עִמָּֽךְ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  5. אֶסְפָה־'es.fah-“gather !”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  6. לִּ֞יli“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  7. שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'Im“seventy”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבְעִים · “seventy” · Strong's H7657
  8. אִישׁ֮'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  9. מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.Nei“from [the] elders of”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  10. יִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  11. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. יָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.ta“you know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  13. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. הֵ֛םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  15. זִקְנֵ֥יzik.Nei“[are] [the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  16. הָעָ֖םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  17. וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יוve.sho.te.Rav“and officials its”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֹׁטֵר · “official” · Strong's H7860
  18. וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.Ta“and you will take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “bring” · Strong's H3947J
  19. אֹתָם֙'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  21. אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel“[the] tent of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  22. מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'Ed“meeting”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹעֵד · “meeting” · Strong's H4150I
  23. וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּve.hit.ya.tze.Vu“and they will present themselves”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H3320
  24. שָׁ֖םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  25. עִמָּֽךְ׃'i.Makh“with you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)