Numbers 11:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִשָּׁאֲר֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ׀ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡ה שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֣ד ׀ אֶלְדָּ֡ד וְשֵׁם֩ הַשֵּׁנִ֨י מֵידָ֜ד וַתָּ֧נַח עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הָר֗וּחַ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ בַּכְּתֻבִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָצְא֖וּ הָאֹ֑הֱלָה וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ בּֽ͏ַמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And yiššāʾărû two-ʾănāšîm in-the-maḥăneh, šēm the-one ʾeldād and-šēm the-second mêdād, and tānaḥ upon-them the-rûaḥ, and they in-the-kətubîm and not yāṣəʾû the-ʾōhĕlâ; and yitnabbəʾû in-the-maḥăneh.

Grammar Details

*yiššāʾărû*: niphal imperfect third person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they remained
*ʾănāšîm*: masculine plural noun - men
*maḥăneh*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the camp
*šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
*ʾeldād*: proper noun - Eldad
*mêdād*: proper noun - Medad
*tānaḥ*: qal imperfect third person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it rested
*rûaḥ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the spirit
*kətubîm*: qal passive participle masculine plural with definite article - the written/registered ones
*yāṣəʾû*: qal perfect third person common plural - they went out
*ʾōhĕlâ*: masculine singular noun with definite article and directional he - to the tent
*yitnabbəʾû*: hitpael imperfect third person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they prophesied

Word Meanings

*kətubîm*: written/registered/inscribed/enrolled

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Referenced Verses

Jer 36:5 : 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:
Exod 3:11 : 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Exod 4:13-14 : 13 And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
1 Sam 10:22 : 22 Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.
1 Sam 20:26 : 26 [Nevertheless Saul] [spake] [not anything] [that day:] [for he thought,] [Something hath befallen] [him, he is not] [clean;] [surely he is not clean.]
Jer 1:6 : 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

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