Numbers 11:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣רָץ הַנַּ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֶלְדָּ֣ד וּמֵידָ֔ד מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And yārāṣ the-naʿar and yaggēd to-mōšeh and yōʾmar: ʾeldād and-mêdād mitnabbəʾîm in-the-maḥăneh.

Grammar Details

*yārāṣ*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he ran
*naʿar*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the young man
*yaggēd*: hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he told
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*yōʾmar*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
*ʾeldād*: proper noun - Eldad
*mêdād*: proper noun - Medad
*mitnabbəʾîm*: hitpael participle masculine plural - prophesying
*maḥăneh*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the camp

Word Meanings

*naʿar*: young man/boy/servant

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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