Numbers 9:17

Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
Numbers 9:17
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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)

וּלְפִ֞י הֵעָלֹ֤ת הֶֽעָנָן֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאֹ֔הֶל וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן יִסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבִמְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכָּן־שָׁם֙ הֶֽעָנָ֔ן שָׁ֥ם יַחֲנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וּלְפִ֞יu.le.Fi“and to [the] mouth of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “according” · Strong's H6310K
  2. הֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.Lot“[the] taking up of”
    Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
  3. הֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.Nan“the cloud”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  4. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from over”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. הָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.hel“the tent”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  6. וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ve.'A.cha.rei-“and after”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  7. כֵ֔ןKhen“thus”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  8. יִסְע֖וּyis.'U“they set out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָסַע · “to set out” · Strong's H5265
  9. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  10. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  11. וּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.Kom“and in [the] place”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  12. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“<of> where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. יִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-“it settled down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  14. שָׁם֙sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  15. הֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.Nan“the cloud”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  16. שָׁ֥םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  17. יַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.Nu“they encamped”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
  18. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  19. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.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)