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Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. (KJV)
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אָבִינוּ֮'a.vi.Nufather our
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 1
מֵ֣תmethe died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 27:3 word 2
בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ba.mid.Barin 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 27:3 word 3
וְה֨וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 4
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 5
הָיָ֜הha.Yahhe was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 27:3 word 6
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin among
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 7
הָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.Dahthe company
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 27:3 word 8
הַנּוֹעָדִ֛יםha.no.'a.Dimwhich gathered
Lemma: יָעַד (ya.ad) · Strong's: H3259
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: to appoint
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3259; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 27:3 word 10
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 27:3 word 11
בַּעֲדַת\־ba.'a.dat-in [the] company of
Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 27:3 word 12
קֹ֑רַחKo.rachKorah
Lemma: קֹ֫רַח (qo.rach) · Strong's: H7141I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Korah
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 6:21, Exodus 6:24, Numbers 16:1, Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:6, Numbers 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7141I; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 13
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 14
בְחֶטְא֣וֹve.chet.'Oin own sin his
Lemma: חֵטְא (chet) · Strong's: H2399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sin
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:9, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 24:15, Numbers 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2399; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 15
מֵ֔תMethe died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 27:3 word 16
וּבָנִ֖יםu.va.Nimand sons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 17
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 27:3 word 18
הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 27:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Our father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| but he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| among | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| the followers | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| of Korah | → | קֹ֫רַח H7141I Korah |
| who gathered together | → | יָעַד H3259 to appoint |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| Instead | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| because of his own sin | → | חֵטְא H2399 sin |
| and he had | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
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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