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And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הֵןwe expire,גָּוַעְנוּwe perish,אָבַדְנוּall of usכֻּלָּנוּperish!אָבָדְנוּ
Numbers 17:12
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel said to Moses, saying, “Look, we expire, we perish, all of us perish!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 17:12, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” 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- we expireגָּוַעְנוּgavanu
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, expire, die.
Where else “gavanu” appears- we perishאָבַדְנוּavadnu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avadnu” appears
The context
11And Moses did so; as YHWH had commanded him, so he did.
12 · This verse (above)
13Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the dwelling of YHWH, will die. Are we to come to an end and expire?”