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And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. (KJV)
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וּתְנ֣וּu.te.Nuand put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 16:7 word 1
אֵ֡שׁ'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 16:7 word 2
וְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.Muand set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 16:7 word 3
עֲלֵיהֶ֨ן'a.lei.Henon 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 16:7 word 4
קְטֹ֜רֶתke.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 16:7 word 5
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 16:7 word 6
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 16:7 word 7
מָחָ֔רma.Chartomorrow
Lemma: מָחָר (ma.char) · Strong's: H4279
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tomorrow
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Exodus 8:10, Exodus 8:23, Exodus 8:29, Exodus 9:5, Exodus 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4279; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 8
וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 16:7 word 9
הָאִ֛ישׁha.'Ishthe man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 10
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 11
יִבְחַ֥רyiv.Charhe will choose
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 12
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 16:7 word 13
ה֣וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 14
הַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.osh[will be] the holy [person]
Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918H
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: holy: saint
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:3, 2 Kings 4:9, Psalms 16:3, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 106:16, Daniel 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6918H; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 15
רַב\־rav-enough
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 16
בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiO descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 17
לֵוִֽי\׃le.ViLevi
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Levi
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Numbers 16:7 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and tomorrow | → | מָחָר H4279 tomorrow |
| you are to place | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| and incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
| in them | → | |
| in the presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| Then the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| chooses | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the one | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| who is holy | → | קָדוֹשׁ H6918H holy: saint |
| It is you sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Levi | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| who have taken too much | → | רַב H7227A many |
| upon yourselves | → |
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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