“Takeקַחthe staff,אֶת הַמַּטֶּהand assembleוְהַקְהֵלthe community,אֶת הָעֵדָהyouאַתָּהandוְAaronאַהֲרֹןyour brother,אָחִיךָand speakוְדִבַּרְתֶּםtoאֶלthe cragהַסֶּלַעbefore their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶםso that it will giveוְנָתַןits water.מֵימָיוAnd you shall bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָwaterמַיִםfor themלָהֶםfromמִןthe cragהַסֶּלַעand give drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָto the communityאֶת הָעֵדָהandוְto their livestock.”אֶת בְּעִירָם
Numbers 20:8
Study it in the app““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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 20:8, word by word
- “Takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- the staffמַּטֶּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- and assembleהַקְהֵלhakhel
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “hakhel” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and speakדִבַּרְתֶּםdibartem
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibartem” appears- the cragסֶּלַעsela
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appears- before their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- so that it will giveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- its waterמֵימָיmemay
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “memay” appears- And you shall bring outהוֹצֵאתָhotseta
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotseta” appears- and give drinkהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hishkita” appears- to their livestockבְּעִירָbeira
animals, livestock
Beasts of burden, livestock.
Where else “beira” appears
The context
7YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
8 · This verse (above)
9So Moses took the staff from before YHWH, as he had commanded him.