Numbers 3:16

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Numbers 3:16, 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

countedיִּפְקֹדyifkod

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “yifkod” appears

according to the commandפִּיpi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

Where else “pi” appears

of 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 been commandedצֻוָּהtsuva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsuva” appears

The context