becauseכַּאֲשֶׁרyou rebelled againstמְרִיתֶםmy commandפִּיin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Zin,צִןin the strifeבִּמְרִיבַתof the community,הָעֵדָהinstead of sanctifying meלְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִיat the watersבַמַּיִםbefore their eyes.”לְעֵינֵיהֶםTheseהֵםare the watersמֵיof Meribahמְרִיבַתof Kadeshקָדֵשׁin the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Zin.צִן
Numbers 27:14
Study it in the app“because you rebelled against my command in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the community, instead of sanctifying me at the waters before their eyes.” These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 27:14, word by word
- you rebelled againstמְרִיתֶםmeritem
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “meritem” appears- my commandפִּpi
command
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appears- in 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 strifeמְרִיבַתmerivat
quarrel
A dispute or quarrel between people.
Where else “merivat” appears- of the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- instead of sanctifying meהַקְדִּישֵׁhakdishe
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “hakdishe” appears- at the watersמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- before their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of Meribahמְרִיבַתmerivat
Meribah
Meribah, "quarrel": the name of two places where Israel quarreled over water, one at Rephidim (Exodus 17:7) and one at Kadesh (Numbers 20:13).
Where else “merivat” appears- of Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears
The context
13When you have seen it, you too shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
14 · This verse (above)
15Moses spoke to YHWH, saying,