Mouthפֶּהto mouthאֶל פֶּהI speakאֲדַבֶּרwith him,בּוֹplainly,וּמַרְאֶהand notוְלֹאin riddles;בְחִידֹתand he gazes onיַבִּיטthe formוּתְמֻנַתof YHWH.יְהוָהWhyוּמַדּוּעַwere you notלֹאafraidיְרֵאתֶםto speakלְדַבֵּרagainst my servant,בְּעַבְדִּיagainst Moses?”בְמֹשֶׁה
Numbers 12:8
Study it in the app“Mouth to mouth I speak with him, plainly, and not in riddles; and he gazes on the form of YHWH. Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 12:8, word by word
- Mouthפֶּהpe
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pe” appears- I speakאֲדַבֶּרadaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adaber” appears- plainlyמַרְאֶהmare
sight
What is seen; how something appears before the eyes.
Where else “mare” appears- in riddlesחִידֹתchidot
riddle
Riddle: an obscure saying that must be worked out; a puzzle.
Where else “chidot” appears- and he gazes onיַבִּיטyabit
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “yabit” appears- the formתְמֻנַתtemunat
form, likeness
Form, the visible shape of something.
Where else “temunat” appears- of 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- Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- afraidיְרֵאתֶםyeretem
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yeretem” appears- against my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- against 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
The context
7Not so my servant Moses; in all my house he is faithful.
8 · This verse (above)
9And the anger of YHWH burned against them, and he departed.