Numbers 25:1 Go deeper

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand it remained

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 1

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 25:1 word 2

בַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.Timin <the> Shittim

Lemma: שִׁטִּים (shit.tim) · Strong's: H7851G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shittim

Used 4 times. Also: Joshua 2:1, Joshua 3:1, Micah 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7851G; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 3

וַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.cheland it began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 4

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 25:1 word 5

לִזְנ֖וֹתliz.Notto commit fornication

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 6

אֶל\־'el-into

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 7

בְּנ֥וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

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

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 8

מוֹאָֽב\׃mo.'AvMoab

Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Moab

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Numbers 25:1 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

While Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
was staying	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in Shittim	→	שִׁטִּים H7851G Shittim
the men	→	עַם H5971A people
began	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
to indulge in sexual immorality	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
with	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of Moab	→	מוֹאָב H4124G Moab

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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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