Numbers 15:32 Go deeper

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And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. (KJV)

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וַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yuand they were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 15:32 word 1

בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 2

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 3

בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.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 15:32 word 4

וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 5

אִ֛ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 6

מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁme.ko.Sheshgathering

Lemma: קָשַׁשׁ (qa.shash) · Strong's: H7197A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to gather

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:12, Numbers 15:33, 1 Kings 17:10, 1 Kings 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7197A; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 7

עֵצִ֖ים'e.Tzimwood<s>

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: tree: stick

Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Numbers 15:33, Numbers 35:18, Joshua 2:6, 1 Kings 17:10, 1 Kings 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086I; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 8

בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 9

הַשַּׁבָּֽת\׃ha.sha.Batthe sabbath

Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: Sabbath

Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Numbers 15:32 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

While the Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
in the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
was found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
gathering	→	קָשַׁשׁ H7197A to gather
wood	→	עֵץ H6086I tree: stick
on the Sabbath	→	שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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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