Numbers 35:3 Go deeper
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And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. (KJV)
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וְהָי֧וּve.ha.Yuand they will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 35:3 word 1
הֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.Rimthe cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 2
לָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetto dwell in
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 3
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.Hemand pasture lands their
Lemma: מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) · Strong's: H4054
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pasture
Used 111 times. Also: Leviticus 25:34, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:4, Numbers 35:5, Numbers 35:7, Joshua 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4054; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 4
יִהְי֤וּyih.Yuthey will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 35:3 word 5
לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.Tamfor cattle their
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 6
וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.Shamand for property their
Lemma: רְכוּשׁ (re.khush) · Strong's: H7399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: property
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 14:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7399; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 7
וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Kholand for every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 8
חַיָּתָֽם\׃chai.ya.Tamanimal their
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Numbers 35:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| for them | → | |
| to live in | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| and the pasturelands | → | מִגְרָשׁ H4054 pasture |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| for their herds | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| their flocks | → | רְכוּשׁ H7399 property |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| their other livestock | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
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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