In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.Numbers 14:34
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּמִסְפַּ֨ר הַיָּמִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־תַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ֮ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יוֹם֒ י֣וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֞ה י֣וֹם לַשָּׁנָ֗ה תִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־עֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃
- בְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.Par“by [the] number of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִסְפָּר · “number” · Strong's H4557
- הַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.Mim“the days”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- תַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.Tem“you spied out”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from תּוּר · “to spy” · Strong's H8446
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.Retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
- יוֹם֒yOm“day[s]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- י֣וֹםYom“a day”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- לַשָּׁנָ֞הla.sha.Nah“for the year”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- י֣וֹםYom“a day”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- לַשָּׁנָ֗הla.sha.Nah“for the year”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- תִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'U“you will bear”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “guilt” · Strong's H5375J
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.Khem“iniquities your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
- אַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
- שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nah“year[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.Tem“and you will know”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃te.nu.'a.Ti“opposition my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תְּנוּאָה · “opposition” · Strong's H8569
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)