Numbers 21:18 Go deeper

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The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: (KJV)

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בְּאֵ֞רbe.'Era well

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

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

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 1

חֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.ha[which] they dug it

Lemma: חָפַר (cha.phar) · Strong's: H2658

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to search

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:19, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2658; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 2

שָׂרִ֗יםsa.Rim[the] leaders

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 3

כָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.ha[which] they dug it

Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3738B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to pierce

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 26:25, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 21:33, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 40:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3738B; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 4

נְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.Vei[the] noble [people] of

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9, Psalms 83:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 5

הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 6

בִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.Kekwith a ruler's staff

Lemma: חָקַק (cha.qaq) · Strong's: H2710

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to decree

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 5:9, Judges 5:14, Job 19:23, Psalms 60:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2710; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 7

בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.Tamwith staffs their

Lemma: מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת (mish.e.net) · Strong's: H4938B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: staff

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 21:19, Judges 6:21, 2 Kings 4:29, 2 Kings 4:31, 2 Kings 18:21, Psalms 23:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4938B; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 8

וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.Barand from [the] wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 9

מַתָּנָֽה\׃ma.ta.NahMattanah

Lemma: מַתָּנָה (mat.ta.nah) · Strong's: H4980

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Mattanah

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4980; TAHOT Numbers 21:18 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

The princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
dug	→	חָפַר H2658 to search
the well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
the nobles	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble
of the people	→	עַם H5971A people
hollowed it out	→	כָּרָה H3738B to pierce
with their scepters	→	חָקַק H2710 to decree
and with their staffs	→	מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת H4938B staff
From the wilderness [the Israelites went on]	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
to Mattanah	→	מַתָּנָה H4980 Mattanah

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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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