“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלWhenכִּיa manאִישׁorאוֹa womanאִשָּׁהcommitsיַעֲשׂוּanyמִכָּלof the sinsחַטֹּאתof human beings,הָאָדָםacting unfaithfullyלִמְעֹל מַעַלagainst YHWH,בַּיהוָהand thatהַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁbecomes guilty,וְאָשְׁמָה
Numbers 5:6
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Numbers 5:6, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to 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- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- commitsיַעֲשׂוּyaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appears- of the sinsחַטֹּאתchatot
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatot” appears- of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- acting unfaithfullyמְעֹלmeol
be unfaithful
Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.
Where else “meol” appears- acting unfaithfullyמַעַלmaal
unfaithfulness
Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.
Where else “maal” appears- against YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- becomes guiltyאָשְׁמָהashma
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “ashma” appears
The context
5And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
6 · This verse (above)
7they shall confess their sin that they have committed; and he shall restore in full what he is guilty of, and add to it a fifth of it, and give it to the one against whom he became guilty.