And they assembledוַיִּקָּהֲלוּagainstעַלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְagainstעַלAaronאַהֲרֹןand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Enoughרַבof you!לָכֶםForכִּיallכָלthe community,הָעֵדָהall of them,כֻּלָּםare holy,קְדֹשִׁיםandוּYHWHיְהוָהis among them.בְתוֹכָםWhy thenוּמַדּוּעַdo you exalt yourselvesתִּתְנַשְּׂאוּaboveעַלthe assemblyקְהַלof YHWH?”יְהוָה
Numbers 16:3
Study it in the app“And 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?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:3, word by word
- And they assembledיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yikahalu” 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- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “Enoughרַבrav
enough
A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.
Where else “rav” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- are holyקְדֹשִׁיםkedoshim
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kedoshim” 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- is among themתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- Why thenמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- do you exalt yourselvesתִּתְנַשְּׂאוּtitnasu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “titnasu” appears- the assemblyקְהַלkehal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehal” appears
The context
2And 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.
3 · This verse (above)
4When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.