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And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. (KJV)
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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 17:5 word 1
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 17:5 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom
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 17:5 word 3
אֶבְחַר\־'ev.char-I will choose
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
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 17:5 word 4
מַטֵּ֣הוּma.Te.hurod his
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 5
יִפְרָ֑חyif.Rachit will bud
Lemma: פָּרַח (pa.rach) · Strong's: H6524A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to sprout
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Leviticus 13:57, Numbers 17:8, Job 14:9, Psalms 72:7, Psalms 92:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6524A; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 6
וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יva.ha.shi.ko.Tiand I will put an end to
Lemma: שָׁכַךְ (sha.khakh) · Strong's: H7918
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to subside
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Esther 2:1, Esther 7:10, Jeremiah 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7918; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 7
מֵֽעָלַ֗יme.'a.Laifrom on <the> me
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 17:5 word 8
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 17:5 word 9
תְּלֻנּוֹת֙te.lu.nOt[the] grumblings of
Lemma: תְּלֻנָּה (te.lu.nah) · Strong's: H8519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: murmuring
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:9, Exodus 16:12, Numbers 14:27, Numbers 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8519; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 10
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people 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 17:5 word 11
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwhich
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 17:5 word 13
הֵ֥םhemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 14
מַלִּינִ֖םma.li.Nim[are] grumbling
Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: to grumble
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 15:24, Exodus 16:8, Exodus 17:3, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 14:27, Numbers 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3885B; TAHOT Numbers 17:5 word 15
עֲלֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Khemon you
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 17:5 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The staff | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| belonging to the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| I choose | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| will sprout | → | פָּרַח H6524A to sprout |
| and I will rid | → | שָׁכַךְ H7918 to subside |
| Myself | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| of the constant grumbling | → | תְּלֻנָּה H8519 murmuring |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| against you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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