Numbers 20:7

“YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,”

Numbers 20:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 20:7, word by word

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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spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to 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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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

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The context

6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces; and the glory of YHWH appeared to them.

7 · This verse (above)

8“Take the staff, and assemble the community, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the crag before their eyes so that it will give its water. And you shall bring out water for them from the crag and give drink to the community and to their livestock.”

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