the censersאֵת מַחְתּוֹתof theseהָאֵלֶּהsinnersהַחַטָּאִיםat the cost of their lives.בְּנַפְשֹׁתָםAnd let them makeוְעָשׂוּthemאֹתָםinto hammeredרִקֻּעֵיplatesפַחִיםas a coveringצִפּוּיfor the altar,לַמִּזְבֵּחַforכִּיthey presented themהִקְרִיבֻםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand they became holy;וַיִּקְדָּשׁוּand they shall beוְיִהְיוּa signלְאוֹתto the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Numbers 16:38
Study it in the app“the censers of these sinners at the cost of their lives. And let them make them into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they presented them before YHWH, and they became holy; and they shall be a sign to the sons of Israel.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:38, word by word
- the censersמַחְתּוֹתmachtot
firepan
A pan for coals or incense.
Where else “machtot” appears- sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim
sinner
Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.
Where else “chataim” appears- at the cost of their livesנַפְשֹׁתָnafshota
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshota” appears- And let them makeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- into hammeredרִקֻּעֵיrikue
hammered plate
A plate of hammered metal. It is found only in Numbers 16:38.
Where else “rikue” appears- platesפַחִיםfachim
thin sheet
A thin metal leaf.
Where else “fachim” appears- as a coveringצִפּוּיtsipuy
overlay
Metal overlay.
Where else “tsipuy” appears- for the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- they presented themהִקְרִיבֻhikrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikrivu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- and they became holyיִּקְדָּשׁוּyikdashu
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “yikdashu” appears- and they shall beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- a signאוֹתot
sign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “ot” appears- to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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
The context
37“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers from among the burning, and scatter the fire far away, for they have become holy,
38 · This verse (above)
39So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that those who were burned had presented, and they hammered them into a covering for the altar,