Numbers 20:8

““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.””

Numbers 20:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 20:8, word by word

“Takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the staffמַּטֶּהmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

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and assembleהַקְהֵלhakhel

assemble

Assemble people, call them together; gather.

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the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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and speakדִבַּרְתֶּםdibartem

speak

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

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the cragסֶּלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

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before their eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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so that it will giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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its waterמֵימָיmemay

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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And you shall bring outהוֹצֵאתָhotseta

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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and give drinkהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

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to their livestockבְּעִירָbeira

animals, livestock

Beasts of burden, livestock.

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The context

7YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

8 · This verse (above)

9So Moses took the staff from before YHWH, as he had commanded him.

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