Numbers 11:17

“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.”

Numbers 11:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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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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.

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