Numbers 16:3

“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?””

Numbers 16:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 16:3, word by word

And they assembledיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu

assemble

Assemble people, call them together; gather.

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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).

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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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and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Enoughרַבrav

enough

A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.

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the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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are holyקְדֹשִׁיםkedoshim

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

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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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is among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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Why thenמַדּוּעַmadua

why?

Why? For what reason?

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do you exalt yourselvesתִּתְנַשְּׂאוּtitnasu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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the assemblyקְהַלkehal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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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.

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