Numbers 12:5

and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,
Numbers 12:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בְּעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וַיִּקְרָא֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּמִרְיָ֔ם וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.red“and he came down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. בְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.Mud“in a pillar of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  4. עָנָ֔ן'a.Nan“cloud”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  5. וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Mod“and he stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  6. פֶּ֣תַחPe.tach“[the] entrance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
  7. הָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.hel“the tent”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  8. וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  9. אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
  10. וּמִרְיָ֔םu.mir.Yam“and Miriam”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a woman · from מִרְיָם · “Miriam” · Strong's H4813G
  11. וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'U“and they went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  12. שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.Hem“both of them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)