Numbers 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:”
Numbers 5:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 5:1717 words
וְלָקַחwəlāqaḥAnd take
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
מַיִםmayimWaters
קְדֹשִׁיםqədōšîmSacred
בִּכְלִיbiḵəlîIn prepared
חָרֶשׂḥāreśPottery
וּמִןûminAnd part
הֶעָפָרheʿāp̄ārThe dust
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
בְּקַרְקַעbəqarəqaʿIn floor
הַמִּשְׁכָּןhamišəkānThe residence
יִקַּחyiqaḥTake
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
וְנָתַןwənātanAnd give
אֶלʾelNear
הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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