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Mosesמֹשֶׁהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר
Numbers 27:15
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Numbers 27:15, word by word
- 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- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- to 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
14because 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16“May YHWH, the Elohim of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community,