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Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed. (KJV)
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אֱמֹ֨ר'e.Morspeak
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
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 16:37 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 16:37 word 2
אֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarEleazar
Lemma: אֶלְעָזָר (el.a.zar) · Strong's: H0499G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eleazar
Used 63 times. Also: Exodus 6:23, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:12, Leviticus 10:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0499G; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 3
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 4
אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaron
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 16:37 word 5
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 6
וְיָרֵ֤םve.ya.Remso may he take up
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 16:37 word 8
הַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.Totthe censers
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 16:37 word 9
מִבֵּ֣יןmi.Beinfrom between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 10
הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.Fahthe burning
Lemma: שְׂרֵפָה (se.re.phah) · Strong's: H8316
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Leviticus 10:6, Numbers 19:6, Numbers 19:17, Deuteronomy 29:23, 2 Chronicles 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8316; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 11
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
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 16:37 word 12
הָאֵ֖שׁha.'Eshthe fire
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 16:37 word 13
זְרֵה\־ze.reh-scatter
Lemma: זָרָה (za.rah) · Strong's: H2219
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 26:33, Ruth 3:2, 1 Kings 14:15, Job 18:15, Psalms 44:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2219; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 14
הָ֑לְאָהHal.'ahbeyond
Lemma: הָֽ֫לְאָה (ha.le.ah) · Strong's: H1973
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: further
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Genesis 35:21, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 15:23, Numbers 32:19, 1 Samuel 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1973; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 15
כִּ֖יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 16
קָדֵֽשׁוּ\׃ka.De.shuthey are holy
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to consecrate: consecate
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Numbers 16:37 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Tell | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Eleazar | → | אֶלְעָזָר H0499G Eleazar |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| to remove | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| the censers | → | מַחְתָּה H4289 censer |
| from | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| the flames | → | שְׂרֵפָה H8316 fire |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to scatter | → | זָרָה H2219 to scatter |
| the coals | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| far away | → | הָֽ֫לְאָה H1973 further |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [the censers] are holy | → | קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate |
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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