Numbers 16:17

“And take, each man, his censer and put incense on them, and present before YHWH, each man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and you and Aaron, each his censer.””

Numbers 16:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 16:17, word by word

And takeקְחוּkechu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “kechu” appears
each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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his censerמַחְתָּתmachtat

firepan

A pan for coals or incense.

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and putנְתַתֶּםnetatem

put

To place something somewhere.

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incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret

incense

Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.

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and presentהִקְרַבְתֶּםhikravtem

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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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two hundredמָאתַיִםmatayim

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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The context

16And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your community, be before YHWH, you and they and Aaron, tomorrow.

17 · This verse (above)

18So they took, each man, his censer and put fire on them and laid incense on them, and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.

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