Numbers 16:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:”

Numbers 16:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 16:117 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּקַּ֣חwayiqaḥ

and he tookconjH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

קֹ֔רַחqōraḥ

KorahnounH7141

בֶּןben

the son ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

יִצְהָ֥רyiṣəhār

IzharnounH3324

בֶּןben

the son ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

קְהָ֖תqəhāt

KohathnounH6955

בֶּןben

the son ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

לֵוִ֑יlēwiy

Levi. See alsonounH3878

וְ/דָתָ֨ןwədātān

and DathanconjH1885

וַ/אֲבִירָ֜םwaʾăbiyrām

and AbiramconjH48

בְּנֵ֧יbənēy

the sons ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אֱלִיאָ֛בʾĕliyʾāb

EliabnounH446

וְ/א֥וֹןwəʾwōn

and OnconjH203

בֶּןben

the son ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

פֶּ֖לֶתpelet

PelethnounH6431

בְּנֵ֥יbənēy

the sons ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

רְאוּבֵֽןrəʾwbēn

ReubennounH7205

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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