And beforeוְלִפְנֵיEleazarאֶלְעָזָרthe priestהַכֹּהֵןhe shall stand,יַעֲמֹדand he shall inquireוְשָׁאַלfor himלוֹby the judgmentבְּמִשְׁפַּטof the UrimהָאוּרִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָהAt his commandעַל פִּיוthey shall go out,יֵצְאוּand at his commandוְעַל פִּיוthey shall come in,יָבֹאוּheהוּאand allוְכָלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwith him,אִתּוֹthe wholeוְכָלcommunity.”הָעֵדָה
Numbers 27:21
Study it in the app“And before Eleazar the priest he shall stand, and he shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before YHWH. At his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in, he and all the sons of Israel with him, the whole community.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 27:21, word by word
- And beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- he shall standיַעֲמֹדyaamod
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “yaamod” appears- and he shall inquireשָׁאַלshaal
inquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “shaal” appears- by the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of the Urimאוּרִיםurim
Urim
Urim: "lights". With the Thummim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.
Where else “urim” 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- At his commandפִּיpi
command
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appears- they shall go outיֵצְאוּyetsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetsu” appears- they shall come inיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears
Translation note
The Urim, together with the Thummim, was in the priest’s breastpiece and was used to consult YHWH (Exodus 28:30).
The context
20Put some of your majesty on him, so that the whole community of the sons of Israel may listen to him.
21 · This verse (above)
22Moses did as YHWH had commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.