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And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water. (KJV)
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וְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.Matzand he will take a handful
Lemma: קָמַץ (qa.mats) · Strong's: H7061
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7061; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 1
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.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 5:26 word 2
מִן\־min-of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 3
הַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.Chahthe grain offering
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: offering
Used 176 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 40:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503G; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 4
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 5:26 word 5
אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.Tahmemorial offering its
Lemma: אַזְכָּרָה (az.ka.rah) · Strong's: H0234
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: memorial
Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 5:12, Leviticus 6:15, Leviticus 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0234; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 6
וְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.Tirand he will make [it] smoke
Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to offer: burn
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6999A; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 7
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towards
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 8
וְאַחַ֛רve.'a.Charand after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
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 5:26 word 9
יַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.Kehhe will make drink
Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to water: drink
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 10
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 5:26 word 11
הָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.Shahthe woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Numbers 5:26 word 12
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 5:26 word 13
הַמָּֽיִם\׃ha.Ma.yimthe waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 5:26 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| is to take a handful | → | קָמַץ H7061 to grasp |
| of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the grain offering | → | מִנְחָה H4503G offering |
| as a memorial portion | → | אַזְכָּרָה H0234 memorial |
| and burn | → | קָטַר H6999A to offer: burn |
| it on the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| after that | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| he is to have the woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| drink | → | שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
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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