And Mosesלְמֹשֶׁהbecame veryמְאֹדangryוַיִּחַרand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָה“Do notאַלturnתֵּפֶןtoאֶלtheir offering.מִנְחָתָםNotלֹאoneאֶחָדdonkeyחֲמוֹרhave I takenנָשָׂאתִיfrom them,מֵהֶםandוְI have notלֹאharmedהֲרֵעֹתִיoneאֶת אַחַדof them.”מֵהֶם
Numbers 16:15
Study it in the app“And Moses became very angry and said to YHWH, “Do not turn to their offering. Not one donkey have I taken from them, and I have not harmed one of them.””
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Numbers 16:15, word by word
- And 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- became veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- angryיִּחַרyichar
be angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- turnתֵּפֶןtefen
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “tefen” appears- their offeringמִנְחָתָminchata
offering
An offering to God.
Where else “minchata” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- have I takenנָשָׂאתִיnasati
take
To get something; with "a wife", to marry.
Where else “nasati” appears- harmedהֲרֵעֹתִיhareoti
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “hareoti” appears
The context
14Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us an inheritance of field and vineyard. Will you gouge out the eyes of those men? We will not come up!”
15 · This verse (above)
16And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your community, be before YHWH, you and they and Aaron, tomorrow.