Exodus 16:34 Go deeper
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As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. (KJV)
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 1
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 2
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 4
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 5
וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huand he deposited it
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 6
אַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonAaron
Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Aaron
Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 7
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 8
הָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.Dutthe testimony
Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: testimony
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 27:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 9
לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת\׃le.mish.Ma.retfor keeping
Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: charge
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Leviticus 8:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Exodus 16:34 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| placed it | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
| in front of | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| to be preserved | → | מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge |
| just as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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