So they took,וַיִּקְחוּeach man,אִישׁhis censerמַחְתָּתוֹand putוַיִּתְּנוּfireאֵשׁon themעֲלֵיהֶםand laidוַיָּשִׂימוּincenseקְטֹרֶתon them,עֲלֵיהֶםand stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדwithוּMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְAaron.אַהֲרֹן
Numbers 16:18
Study it in the app“So 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:18, word by word
- So they tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his censerמַחְתָּתmachtat
firepan
A pan for coals or incense.
Where else “machtat” appears- and putיִּתְּנוּyitnu
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yitnu” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and laidיָּשִׂימוּyasimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appears- incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- and stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” 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 context
17And 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.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And Korah assembled all the community against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Then the glory of YHWH appeared to all the community.