Numbers 14:40

“And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Here we are; we will go up to the place that YHWH said, for we have sinned.””

Numbers 14:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 14:40, word by word

And they rose earlyיַּשְׁכִּמוּyashkimu

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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of the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

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the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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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.

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we have sinnedחָטָאנוּchatanu

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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The context

39And Moses spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.

40 · This verse (above)

41But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of YHWH? That will not succeed.

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