Numbers 27:3

““Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the community of those who gathered together against YHWH in the community of Korah, but in his own sin he died, and he had no sons.”

Numbers 27:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 27:3, word by word

“Our fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
diedמֵתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “met” appears
in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
was notהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
amongתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
the communityעֵדָהeda

community

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

Where else “eda” appears
of those who gathered togetherנּוֹעָדִיםnoadim

gather

For several to gather together, sometimes to act against someone.

Where else “noadim” appears
against 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
of Korahקֹרַחkorach

Korah

Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).

Where else “korach” appears
in his own sinחֶטְאchet

offense, sin

Offense, sin; its penalty.

Where else “chet” appears
sonsבָנִיםvanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanim” appears

The context

2They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and the whole community, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,

3 · This verse (above)

4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family because he has no son? Give us a possession among the brothers of our father.”

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