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But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.Nimand those [who] encamp

Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to camp

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 1

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.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 3:38 word 2

הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle

Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908

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

Meaning: tabernacle

Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 3

קֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.maheast -ward

Lemma: קֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924B

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

Meaning: east

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924B; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 4

לִפְנֵי֩lif.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 3:38 word 5

אֹֽהֶל\־'o.hel-[the] tent of

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 6

מוֹעֵ֨ד\׀mo.'Edmeeting

Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150I

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

Meaning: meeting

Used 152 times. Also: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4150I; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 7

מִזְרָ֜חָהmiz.Ra.chaheast -ward

Lemma: מִזְרָח (miz.rach) · Strong's: H4217H

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

Meaning: east

Used 73 times. Also: Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, Numbers 2:3, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 32:19, Numbers 34:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4217H; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 8

מֹשֶׁ֣ה\׀mo.Sheh[were] Moses

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 3:38 word 9

וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.Ronand Aaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 10

וּבָנָ֗יוu.va.Navand sons his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 3:38 word 11

שֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.Rimkeeping

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 12

מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty of

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 13

הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.Dashthe sanctuary

Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720

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

Meaning: sanctuary

Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 14

לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retto [the] duty of

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 15

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 16

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 3:38 word 17

וְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.Zarand the stranger

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 3:38 word 18

הַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.Rev<the> approaching

Lemma: קָרֵב (qa.rev) · Strong's: H7131

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: approaching

Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 1:51, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 17:13, Numbers 18:7, Deuteronomy 20:3, 1 Samuel 17:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7131; TAHOT Numbers 3:38 word 19

יוּמָֽת\׃yu.Mathe will be put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)

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 3:38 word 20

How the BSB renders it

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

Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
Aaron	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
and [Aaron’s sons]	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
were to camp	→	חָנָה H2583 to camp
to the east	→	קֵ֫דֶם H6924B east
of the tabernacle	→	מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle
toward the sunrise	→	מִזְרָח H4217H east
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the Tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
of Meeting	→	מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting
They were to perform	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
the duties	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
of the sanctuary	→	מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary
as a service	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
on behalf of the Israelites	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
but any outsider	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
who approached [the sanctuary]	→	קָרֵב H7131 approaching
was to be put to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die

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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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