Numbers 15:38 Go deeper
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: (KJV)
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דַּבֵּ֞רda.Berspeak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 1
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 Numbers 15:38 word 2
בְּנֵ֤יbe.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 15:38 word 3
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.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 15:38 word 4
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
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 15:38 word 5
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 Numbers 15:38 word 6
וְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.Suand they will make
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 7
צִיצִ֛תtzi.Tzittassel[s]
Lemma: צִיצִת (tsi.tsit) · Strong's: H6734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tassel
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 15:39, Ezekiel 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6734; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 8
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 9
כַּנְפֵ֥יkan.Fei[the] corners of
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 10
בִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.Hemclothes their
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 11
לְדֹרֹתָ֑םle.do.ro.Tamto generations their
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 12
וְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.Na.te.Nuand they will put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 13
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 14
צִיצִ֥תtzi.Tzit[the] tassel[s] of
Lemma: צִיצִת (tsi.tsit) · Strong's: H6734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tassel
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 15:39, Ezekiel 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6734; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 15
הַכָּנָ֖ףha.ka.Nafthe corner
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 16
פְּתִ֥ילpe.Tila cord of
Lemma: פָּתִיל (pa.til) · Strong's: H6616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cord
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 28:28, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:3, Exodus 39:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6616; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 17
תְּכֵֽלֶת\׃te.Khe.letviolet stuff
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Numbers 15:38 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and tell them | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| throughout the generations to come | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| they are to make | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| for themselves | → | |
| tassels | → | צִיצִת H6734 tassel |
| for | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the corners | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| of their garments | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| with | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| a blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| cord | → | פָּתִיל H6616 cord |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| each tassel | → | צִיצִת H6734 tassel |
| . . . | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
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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