Numbers 10:31 Go deeper
← Numbers 10 · ← verse 30 · verse 32 →
And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 1
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 2
נָ֖אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 3
תַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.Zoyou leave
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 4
אֹתָ֑נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> us
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 10:31 word 5
כִּ֣י\׀kifor
Lemma: כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) · Strong's: H3588C
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for as that: since
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 38:26, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588C; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 6
עַל\־'al-since
Lemma: [כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) · Strong's: H5921B
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: as
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 38:26, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921B; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 7
כֵּ֣ןken<thus>
Lemma: [כִּי עַל] כֵּן ([ki al] ken) · Strong's: H3651B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: as
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 38:26, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651B; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 8
יָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.tayou know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 9
חֲנֹתֵ֙נוּ֙cha.no.Te.nuencamping we
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 10
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 11
וְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 12
לְעֵינָֽיִם\׃le.'ei.Na.yim<into> eyes
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Numbers 10:31 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| leave us | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| Moses said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| since | → | כִּי [עַל כֵּן] H3588C for as that: since |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] H5921B as |
| . . . | → | [כִּי עַל] כֵּן H3651B as |
| you know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| where we should camp | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| and you can serve | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as our | → | |
| eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page