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IfאִםYHWHיְהוָהdelightsחָפֵץin us,בָּנוּhe will bringוְהֵבִיאusאֹתָנוּintoאֶלthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץand give itוּנְתָנָהּto us,לָנוּa landאֶרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרflowsהִוא זָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey.וּדְבָשׁ
Numbers 14:8
Study it in the app“If YHWH delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 14:8, word by word
- 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- delightsחָפֵץchafets
delight in
To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.
Where else “chafets” appears- he will bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and give itנְתָנָnetana
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “netana” appears- flowsזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears
The context
7and said to all the community of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land that we passed through to explore it is a good land, very, very good.
8 · This verse (above)
9Only do not rebel against YHWH; and you, do not fear the people of the land, for they are our bread. Their shade has turned away from over them, and YHWH is with us; do not fear them.”