Numbers 5:23 Go deeper

And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: (KJV)

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וְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavand he will write

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 2

הָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.Lotthe curses

Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: oath

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:27, Deuteronomy 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 3

הָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 4

הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priest

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

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

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 5

בַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.feron the scroll

Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H

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

Meaning: scroll: book

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 21:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 6

וּמָחָ֖הu.ma.Chahand he will wipe [them] off

Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to wipe

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 7

אֶל\־'el-into

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 5:23 word 8

מֵ֥יmei[the] waters of

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 9

הַמָּרִֽים\׃ha.ma.Rim<the> bitter [things]

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:24, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Numbers 5:23 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

And the priest	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
shall write	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
curses	→	אָלָה H0423 oath
on a scroll	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book
and wash them off	→	מָחָה H4229A to wipe
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the bitter	→	מַר H4751 bitter
water	→	מַי H4325G water

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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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