Numbers 16:18 Go deeper
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And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.Chuand they took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 16:18 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 16:18 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 16:18 word 3
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 16:18 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 16:18 word 5
אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 6
וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 7
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'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 16:18 word 8
קְטֹ֑רֶתke.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 16:18 word 9
וַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 10
פֶּ֛תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 11
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 12
מוֹעֵ֖דmo.'Edmeeting
Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: meeting
Used 152 times. Also: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4150I; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 13
וּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.Shehand Moses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 16:18 word 14
וְאַהֲרֹֽן\׃ve.'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 16:18 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So each man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| his censer | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
| put | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| and incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
| in it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| with Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| at the entrance | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
| to the Tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| of Meeting | → | מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting |
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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