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And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. (KJV)
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וְנָסְעוּ֙ve.na.se.'Uand they set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 1
הַקְּהָתִ֔יםha.ke.ha.Timthe Kohathites
Lemma: קְהָתִי (qo.ha.ti) · Strong's: H6956
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Kohathite
Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 3:27, Numbers 3:30, Numbers 4:18, Numbers 4:34, Numbers 4:37, Numbers 26:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6956; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 2
נֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers of
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 3
הַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.Dashthe sanctuary
Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 4
וְהֵקִ֥ימוּve.he.Ki.muand people set up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 6
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 7
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 8
בֹּאָֽם\׃\ \סbo.'Amcame they
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 10:21 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the Kohathites | → | קְהָתִי H6956 Kohathite |
| set out | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| transporting | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| the holy objects | → | מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary |
| the tabernacle | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
| was to be set up | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| before | → | עַד H5704 till |
| their arrival | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
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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