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And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also . (KJV)
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וַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remand he raised
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 20:11 word 1
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.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 20:11 word 2
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 20:11 word 3
יָד֗וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 4
וַיַּ֧ךְvai.Yakhand he struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 5
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 20:11 word 6
הַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'the rock
Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: crag
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20, Judges 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 7
בְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huwith rod 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 20:11 word 8
פַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimtwo times
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 9
וַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'Uand they came out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 10
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwaters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 11
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
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 20:11 word 12
וַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetand it drank
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 13
הָעֵדָ֖הha.'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 20:11 word 14
וּבְעִירָֽם\׃\ \סu.ve.'i.Ramand livestock their
Lemma: בְּעִיר (be.ir) · Strong's: H1165
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cattle
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 45:17, Numbers 20:4, Numbers 20:8, Psalms 78:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1165; TAHOT Numbers 20:11 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| raised | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| his hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| and struck | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| the rock | → | סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag |
| twice | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| with his staff | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| so that a great amount of | → | רַב H7227A many |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| gushed out | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
| and the congregation | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| and their livestock | → | בְּעִיר H1165 cattle |
| were able to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
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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