And I will come downוְיָרַדְתִּיand speakוְדִבַּרְתִּיwith youעִמְּךָthere,שָׁםand I will takeוְאָצַלְתִּיsome of the spiritמִן הָרוּחַthatאֲשֶׁרis on youעָלֶיךָand put itוְשַׂמְתִּיon them;עֲלֵיהֶםand they shall carryוְנָשְׂאוּthe burdenבְּמַשָּׂאof the peopleהָעָםwith you,אִתְּךָand you shall notוְלֹאcarry itתִשָּׂאyourselfאַתָּהalone.לְבַדֶּךָ
Numbers 11:17
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:17, word by word
- And I will come downיָרַדְתִּיyaradti
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yaradti” appears- and speakדִבַּרְתִּיdibarti
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarti” appears- and I will takeאָצַלְתִּיatsalti
take some
Draw off a part of something to give to others.
Where else “atsalti” appears- some of the spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- and put itשַׂמְתִּיsamti
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samti” appears- and they shall carryנָשְׂאוּnasu
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasu” appears- the burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
burden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- aloneבַדֶּvade
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vade” appears
Translation note
“The spirit that is on you” can be understood as the spirit of YHWH that equipped Moses (compare 11:29).
The context
16And 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18And say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of YHWH, saying, “Who will give us to eat meat? For it was good for us in Egypt.” So YHWH will give you meat, and you shall eat.