Numbers 12:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אַל־נָ֨א תָשֵׁ֤ת עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ חַטָּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹאַ֖לְנוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽאנוּ׃

Transliteration

Wayyōʾmer ʾAhărōn ʾel-Mōšeh bî ʾădōnî ʾal-nāʾ tāšēt ʿālênū ḥaṭṭāʾt ʾăšer nōʾalnū waʾăšer ḥāṭāʾnū

Grammar Details

*Wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'
*ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - 'Aaron'
*ʾel-Mōšeh*: preposition + proper noun - 'to Moses'
*bî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - 'please/I pray'
*ʾădōnî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - 'my lord'
*ʾal-nāʾ*: negative particle + particle of entreaty - 'please do not'
*tāšēt*: Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - 'put/lay'
*ʿālênū*: preposition + 1st person plural suffix - 'upon us'
*ḥaṭṭāʾt*: feminine singular noun - 'sin'
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - 'which'
*nōʾalnū*: Niphal perfect, 1st person plural - 'we have acted foolishly'
*waʾăšer*: conjunction + relative pronoun - 'and which'
*ḥāṭāʾnū*: Qal perfect, 1st person plural - 'we have sinned'

Word Meanings

*bî*: please/I pray/Oh
*tāšēt*: put/lay/impose
*ḥaṭṭāʾt*: sin/punishment for sin
*nōʾalnū*: acted foolishly/done foolishly/been foolish

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 19:19 : 19 And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
2 Sam 24:10 : 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O Jehovah, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Prov 30:32 : 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Jer 42:2 : 2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:
Acts 8:24 : 24 And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
1 Kgs 13:6 : 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Ps 38:1-5 : 1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
Exod 12:32 : 32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
1 Sam 12:19 : 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
1 Sam 15:24-25 : 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

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