God & Savior

Numbers 5:17

Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
Numbers 5:17
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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)

וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מַ֥יִם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים בִּכְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ וּמִן־הֶֽעָפָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יִקַּ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְנָתַ֥ן אֶל־הַמָּֽיִם׃

  1. וְלָקַ֧חve.la.Kach“and he will take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  2. הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. מַ֥יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  4. קְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.Shim“holy”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
  5. בִּכְלִי־bikh.li-“in a vessel of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
  6. חָ֑רֶשׂCha.res“earthenware”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶשׂ · “earthenware” · Strong's H2789
  7. וּמִן־u.min-“and some of”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  8. הֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.Far“the dust”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  9. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. בְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'“on [the] floor of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קַרְקַע · “floor” · Strong's H7172
  12. הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.Kan“the tabernacle”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁכָּן · “tabernacle” · Strong's H4908
  13. יִקַּ֥חyi.Kach“he will take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  14. הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  15. וְנָתַ֥ןve.na.Tan“and he will put [it]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  16. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  17. הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yim“the water”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)