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And they rose upוַיָּקֻמוּbeforeלִפְנֵיMoses,מֹשֶׁהwithוַmenאֲנָשִׁיםfromמִthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלtwo hundredוּמָאתָיִםand fifty,חֲמִשִּׁיםchiefsנְשִׂיאֵיof the community,עֵדָהcalledקְרִאֵיto the meeting,מוֹעֵדmenאַנְשֵׁיof renown.שֵׁם
Numbers 16:2
Study it in the app“And they rose up before Moses, with men from the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, chiefs of the community, called to the meeting, men of renown.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:2, word by word
- And they rose upיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- two hundredמָאתָיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיnesie
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesie” appears- of the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- calledקְרִאֵיkerie
called, summoned
Called, summoned; a person chosen for the assembly.
Where else “kerie” appears- to the meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- of renownשֵׁםshem
renown
Fame, good name.
Where else “shem” appears
The context
1Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, took men, with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben.
2 · This verse (above)
3And they assembled against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “Enough of you! For all the community, all of them, are holy, and YHWH is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of YHWH?”