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And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. (KJV)
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וּקְח֣וּ\׀u.ke.Chuand take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach one
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 2
מַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.Tocenser his
Lemma: מַחְתָּה (mach.tah) · Strong's: H4289
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: censer
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 25:38, Exodus 27:3, Exodus 37:23, Exodus 38:3, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4289; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 3
וּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.Temand you will put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
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 16:17 word 4
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 16:17 word 5
קְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retincense
Lemma: קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) · Strong's: H7004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: incense
Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7004; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 6
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.Temand you will bring near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhq2mp)
Meaning: to present: bring
Used 168 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:8, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 40:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126H; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 7
לִפְנֵ֤יlif.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 Numbers 16:17 word 8
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 Numbers 16:17 word 9
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach one
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 10
מַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.Tocenser his
Lemma: מַחְתָּה (mach.tah) · Strong's: H4289
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: censer
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 25:38, Exodus 27:3, Exodus 37:23, Exodus 38:3, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4289; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 11
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shimfifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 12
וּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimand two hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Acfda (Acfda)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 13
מַחְתֹּ֑תmach.Totcensers
Lemma: מַחְתָּה (mach.tah) · Strong's: H4289
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: censer
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 25:38, Exodus 27:3, Exodus 37:23, Exodus 38:3, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4289; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 14
וְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 15
וְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.Ronand Aaron
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 Numbers 16:17 word 16
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach one
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 17
מַחְתָּתֽוֹ\׃mach.ta.Tocenser his
Lemma: מַחְתָּה (mach.tah) · Strong's: H4289
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: censer
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 25:38, Exodus 27:3, Exodus 37:23, Exodus 38:3, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4289; TAHOT Numbers 16:17 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Each man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| is to take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| his censer | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
| place | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
| in it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and present | → | קָרַב H7126H to present: bring |
| [it] | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| 250 | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| censers | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| and Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| are to present your censers as well | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
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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