Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Numbers 12:8
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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)

פֶּ֣ה אֶל־פֶּ֞ה אֲדַבֶּר־בּ֗וֹ וּמַרְאֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א בְחִידֹ֔ת וּתְמֻנַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה יַבִּ֑יט וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ לֹ֣א יְרֵאתֶ֔ם לְדַבֵּ֖ר בְּעַבְדִּ֥י בְמֹשֶֽׁה׃

  1. פֶּ֣הpeh“mouth”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. פֶּ֞הpeh“mouth”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  4. אֲדַבֶּר־'a.da.ber-“I speak”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  5. בּ֗וֹbo“with <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  6. וּמַרְאֶה֙u.mar.'Eh“and a vision”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  7. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. בְחִידֹ֔תve.chi.Dot“by riddles”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חִידָה · “riddle” · Strong's H2420
  9. וּתְמֻנַ֥תu.te.mu.Nat“and [the] form of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תְּמוּנָה · “likeness” · Strong's H8544
  10. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. יַבִּ֑יטya.Bit“he sees”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָבַט · “to look” · Strong's H5027
  12. וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙u.ma.Du.a'“and why?”
    Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  13. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. יְרֵאתֶ֔םye.re.Tem“were you afraid”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  15. לְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.Ber“to speak”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  16. בְּעַבְדִּ֥יbe.'av.Di“against servant my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  17. בְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ve.mo.Sheh“against Moses”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)