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And those who foundוַ הַמֹּצְאִיםhimאֹתוֹgatheringמְקֹשֵׁשׁwoodעֵצִיםbroughtיַּקְרִיבוּhimאֹתוֹtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְtoאֶלAaronאַהֲרֹןandוְtoאֶלallכָּלthe community.הָעֵדָה
Numbers 15:33
Study it in the app“And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and to Aaron and to all the community.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 15:33, word by word
- And those who foundמֹּצְאִיםmotsim
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “motsim” appears- gatheringמְקֹשֵׁשׁmekoshesh
gather
Gather from the ground (straw, wood).
Where else “mekoshesh” appears- woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- broughtיַּקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- 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- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears
The context
32While the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath.
33 · This verse (above)
34And they put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him.