Numbers 31:2 Go deeper

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נְקֹ֗םne.Komavenge

Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to avenge

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 1

נִקְמַת֙nik.Mat[the] vengeance of

Lemma: נְקָמָה (ne.qa.mah) · Strong's: H5360

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

Meaning: vengeance

Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 31:3, Judges 11:36, 2 Samuel 4:8, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 18:47, Psalms 79:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5360; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 2

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 31:2 word 3

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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 31:2 word 4

מֵאֵ֖תme.'Etfrom with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 5

הַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.Nimthe Midianites

Lemma: מִדְיָנִי (mid.ya.ni) · Strong's: H4084

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Midianite

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Numbers 10:29, Numbers 25:6, Numbers 25:14, Numbers 25:15, Numbers 25:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4084; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 6

אַחַ֖ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 7

תֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.Sefyou will be gathered

Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNi2ms)

Meaning: to gather

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 8

אֶל\־'el-to

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 31:2 word 9

עַמֶּֽיךָ\׃'a.Mei.khapeople<s> your

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971B

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

Meaning: kinsman

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971B; TAHOT Numbers 31:2 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Take vengeance	→	נָקַם H5358 to avenge
. . .	→	נְקָמָה H5360 vengeance
on	→	אֵת H0854 with
the Midianites	→	מִדְיָנִי H4084 Midianite
for the Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
After that	→	אַחַר H0310A after
you will be gathered	→	אָסַף H0622 to gather
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
your people	→	עַם H5971B kinsman

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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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