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Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD . (KJV)
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הֵ֣ןhenthere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 1
הֵ֜נָּהHe.nahthey
Lemma: הֵנָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2007
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Plural (HPp3fp)
Meaning: they(fem.)
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 33:6, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2007; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 2
הָי֨וּha.Yuthey were
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 31:16 word 3
לִבְנֵ֤יliv.Neito [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 31:16 word 4
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.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 31:16 word 5
בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 6
בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmBalaam
Lemma: בִּלְעָם (bil.am) · Strong's: H1109A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Balaam
Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1109A; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 7
לִמְסָר\־lim.sor-to offer
Lemma: מָסַר (ma.sar) · Strong's: H4560
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to commit
Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 31:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4560; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 8
מַ֥עַלMa.'alunfaithfulness
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4604
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unfaithfulness
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4604; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 9
בַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehin Yahweh
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 31:16 word 10
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 31:16 word 11
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] matter of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 12
פְּע֑וֹרpe.'orPeor
Lemma: פְּעוֹר (pe.or) · Strong's: H6465
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Peor
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 23:28, Numbers 25:18, Joshua 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6465; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 13
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 31:16 word 14
הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.Fahthe plague
Lemma: מַגֵּפָה (mag.ge.phah) · Strong's: H4046
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plague
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 9:14, Numbers 14:37, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:49, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4046; TAHOT Numbers 31:16 word 15
בַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.Datamong [the] congregation 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 31:16 word 16
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 31:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Look | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| these women | → | הֵנָּה H2007 they(fem.) |
| caused | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| through the counsel | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| to turn | → | מָסַר H4560 to commit |
| unfaithfully | → | מַ֫עַל H4604 unfaithfulness |
| against the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Peor | → | פְּעוֹר H6465 Peor |
| so that the plague | → | מַגֵּפָה H4046 plague |
| struck | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the congregation | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| of 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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