Numbers 3:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 3:115 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥רwayədabēr

and he spokeconjH1696

appoint · bid · command · commune ···

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֶלʾel

topronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

מֹשֶׁ֥הmōšeh

MosesnounH4872

לֵּ/אמֹֽרlēʾmōr

sayingpronH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

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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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago

The Levites as Redemption Exchange

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