God & Savior

Numbers 14:16

‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Numbers 14:16
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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)

מִבִּלְתִּ֞י יְכֹ֣לֶת יְהוָ֗ה לְהָבִיא֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֣ע לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

  1. מִבִּלְתִּ֞יmi.bil.Ti“<from> because not”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בִּלְתִּי · “lest” · Strong's H1115
  2. יְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.let“was able”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  3. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. לְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'“to bring”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. הָעָ֣םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  7. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  8. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. נִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'“he swore”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  12. לָהֶ֑םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.Tem“and he has slaughtered them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁחַט · “to slaughter” · Strong's H7819A
  14. בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)