Numbers 5:4

So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
Numbers 5:4
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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)

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

  1. וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-“and they did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  2. כֵן֙khen“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  3. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. וַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּvay.sha.le.Chu“and they sent away”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  6. אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. מִח֖וּץmi.Chutz“from [the] outside”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  9. לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.Neh“of the camp”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
  10. כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  11. דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Ber“he had spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  12. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  15. כֵּ֥ןken“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  16. עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Su“they did”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  17. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  18. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)