And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe wholeכָּלcommunity,הָעֵדָהcameיָּבֹאוּinto the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Zinצִןin the firstבַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,חֹדֶשׁand the peopleוַ הָעָםstayedיֵּשֶׁבin Kadesh;בְּקָדֵשׁand Miriamוַ מִרְיָםdiedתָּמָתthereשָׁםand was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵרthere.שָׁם
Numbers 20:1
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel, the whole community, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 20:1, word by word
- And 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- communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- into the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- of Zinצִןtsin
Zin
Zin, a wilderness south of Canaan, where Kadesh lies. It is not the same as the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:1).
Where else “tsin” appears- in the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- and the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears- and Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam
Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Where else “miryam” appears- diedתָּמָתtamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamat” appears- and was buriedתִּקָּבֵרtikaver
bury
Bury.
Where else “tikaver” appears
Translation note
The verse does not give the year. It can be understood that almost forty years have passed between chapter 19 and this one: Aaron dies shortly afterward (20:28), and 33:38 places his death in the fortieth year.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And there was no water for the community; and they assembled against Moses and against Aaron.