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And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. (KJV)
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וְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.Nuand they will put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 1
עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavover it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 4:6 word 2
כְּסוּי֙ke.Suia covering of
Lemma: כָּסוּי (ka.suy) · Strong's: H3681
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: covering
Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3681; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 3
ע֣וֹרorskin of
Lemma: עוֹר (or) · Strong's: H5785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: skin
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:16, Exodus 22:27, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5785; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 4
תַּ֔חַשׁTa.chashdolphin
Lemma: תַּ֫חַשׁ (ta.chash) · Strong's: H8476
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: leather
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8476; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 5
וּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.Suand they will spread out
Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to spread
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 6
בֶֽגֶד\־ve.ged-a covering of
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 7
כְּלִ֛ילke.Lilan entirety of
Lemma: כָּלִיל (ka.lil) · Strong's: H3632
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: entire
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22, Leviticus 6:22, Leviticus 6:23, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 33:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3632; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 8
תְּכֵ֖לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 9
מִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahfrom to above <towards>
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 10
וְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.Muand they will put in
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 11
בַּדָּֽיו\׃ba.Davpoles its
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: alone: pole
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT Numbers 4:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They are to place | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| this a covering | → | כָּסוּי H3681 covering |
| of fine leather | → | תַּ֫חַשׁ H8476 leather |
| spread | → | פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread |
| a solid | → | כָּלִיל H3632 entire |
| blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| cloth | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| over it | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| and insert | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| its poles | → | בַּד H0905G alone: pole |
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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