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And Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןsaidיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Oh,בִּיmy lord,אֲדֹנִיpleaseנָאdo notאַלlayתָשֵׁתon usעָלֵינוּthe sinחַטָּאתin whichאֲשֶׁרwe have acted foolishlyנוֹאַלְנוּand in whichוַאֲשֶׁרwe have sinned.חָטָאנוּ
Numbers 12:11
Study it in the app“And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, please do not lay on us the sin in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 12:11, word by word
- And Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- “Ohבִּיbi
please, my lord
Please, pardon me: a formula for addressing a superior respectfully.
Where else “bi” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- layתָשֵׁתtashet
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “tashet” appears- the sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- we have acted foolishlyנוֹאַלְנוּnoalnu
act foolishly
Act foolishly, without good sense.
Where else “noalnu” appears- we have sinnedחָטָאנוּchatanu
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatanu” appears
The context
10And the cloud withdrew from over the tent, and look, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and look, she was leprous.
11 · This verse (above)
12Please do not let her be like the dead one who, when he comes out of the womb of his mother, has half his flesh eaten away.”