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And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 16:42 word 1
בְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.Helwhen assembled
Lemma: קָהַל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6950
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to gather
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 32:1, Exodus 35:1, Leviticus 8:3, Leviticus 8:4, Numbers 1:18, Numbers 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6950; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 2
הָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.Dahthe congregation
Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: congregation
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 3
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 16:42 word 4
מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMoses
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 16:42 word 5
וְעַֽל\־ve.'al-and 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 16:42 word 6
אַהֲרֹ֔ן'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 16:42 word 7
וַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.Nuand they turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 8
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 16:42 word 9
אֹ֣הֶל'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 16:42 word 10
מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'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 16:42 word 11
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 12
כִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huit covered it
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 13
הֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.Nanthe cloud
Lemma: עָנָן (a.nan) · Strong's: H6051
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6051; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 14
וַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'and it appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 15
כְּב֥וֹדke.Vod[the] glory of
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Numbers 16:42 word 16
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 16:42 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| when the congregation | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| gathered | → | קָהַל H6950 to gather |
| against them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| turned | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| of Meeting | → | מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| and suddenly the cloud | → | עָנָן H6051 cloud |
| covered it | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| and the glory | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
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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