Numbers 16:48 Go deeper

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. (KJV)

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וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stood

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 16:48 word 1

בֵּֽין\־bein-between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

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 16:48 word 2

הַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.Timthe dead

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 16:48 word 3

וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand 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 16:48 word 4

הַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.Yimthe living

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Numbers 16:48 word 5

וַתֵּעָצַ֖רva.te.'a.Tzarand it was restrained

Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to restrain

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 20:18, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 32:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT Numbers 16:48 word 6

הַמַּגֵּפָֽה\׃ha.ma.ge.Fahthe plague

Lemma: מַגֵּפָה (mag.ge.phah) · Strong's: H4046

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: plague

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 9:14, Numbers 14:37, Numbers 16:49, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Numbers 25:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4046; TAHOT Numbers 16:48 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He stood	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the living	→	חַי H2416A alive
and the dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
and the plague	→	מַגֵּפָה H4046 plague
was halted	→	עָצַר H6113 to restrain

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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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