Numbers 26:61 Go deeper
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And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD . (KJV)
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וַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motand he died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 26:61 word 1
נָדָ֖בna.DavNadab
Lemma: נָדָב (na.dav) · Strong's: H5070G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nadab
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 6:23, Exodus 24:1, Exodus 24:9, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5070G; TAHOT Numbers 26:61 word 2
וַאֲבִיה֑וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'and Abihu
Lemma: אֲבִיהוּא (a.vi.hu) · Strong's: H0030
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abihu
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 6:23, Exodus 24:1, Exodus 24:9, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0030; TAHOT Numbers 26:61 word 3
בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥םbe.hak.ri.Vamwhen brought near they
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to present: bring
Used 168 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:8, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 40:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126H; TAHOT Numbers 26:61 word 4
אֵשׁ\־'esh-fire
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 26:61 word 5
זָרָ֖הza.Rahstrange
Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: be a stranger
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Numbers 26:61 word 6
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.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 26:61 word 7
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 26:61 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but Nadab | → | נָדָב H5070G Nadab |
| and Abihu | → | אֲבִיהוּא H0030 Abihu |
| died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| when they offered | → | קָרַב H7126H to present: bring |
| unauthorized | → | זוּר H2114A be a stranger |
| fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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