Numbers 11:16

“And YHWH said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and their supervisors; and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.”

Numbers 11:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 11:16, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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“Gatherאֶסְפָesfa

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

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seventyשִׁבְעִיםshivim

seventy

Seventy.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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of the eldersזִּקְנֵיzikne

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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you knowיָדַעְתָּyadata

know

To know something, realize.

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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and their supervisorsשֹׁטְרָיshotray

supervisor

Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).

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and bringלָקַחְתָּlakachta

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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to the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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and let them take their standהִתְיַצְּבוּhityatsvu

take one's stand

Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.

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The context

15And if you deal thus with me, kill me, please, kill me outright, if I have found favor in your eyes, and let me not see my misery.”

16 · This verse (above)

17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them; and they shall carry the burden of the people with you, and you shall not carry it yourself alone.

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