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So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהtookיִּקַּחthe staffאֶת הַמַּטֶּהfromמִלִּbeforeפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had commanded him.צִוָּהוּ
Numbers 20:9
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Numbers 20:9, word by word
- So 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- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the staffמַּטֶּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- he had commanded himצִוָּtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And Moses and Aaron assembled the assembly in front of the crag, and he said to them, “Hear, please, you rebels! Shall we bring out water for you from this crag?”