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And they fellוַיִּפְּלוּonעַלtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“El,אֵלElohimאֱלֹהֵיof the spiritsהָרוּחֹתof allלְכָלflesh,בָּשָׂרshall oneאֶחָדmanהָאִישׁsinיֶחֱטָאandוְwill you be angryתִּקְצֹףwithעַלallכָּלthe community?”הָעֵדָה
Numbers 16:22
Study it in the app“And they fell on their faces and said, “El, Elohim of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin and will you be angry with all the community?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:22, word by word
- And they fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yiplu” appears- their facesפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of the spiritsרוּחֹתruchot
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruchot” appears- fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- shall oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- sinיֶחֱטָאyecheta
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “yecheta” appears- will you be angryתִּקְצֹףtiktsof
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “tiktsof” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears
Translation note
“Elohim of the spirits of all flesh” can be understood as the God who gives life to every living being and knows each one (compare 27:16).
The context
21“Separate yourselves from the midst of this community, and I will consume them in an instant.”
22 · This verse (above)
23YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,