Numbers 14:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־קְהַ֥ל עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyipōl mōšeh and ʾahărōn on their pĕnêhem before all qĕhal ʿăḏaṯ bĕnê yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyipōl*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he fell
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʾahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *pĕnêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd plural suffix - their faces
• *qĕhal*: masculine singular construct - assembly of
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: feminine singular construct - congregation of
• *bĕnê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *wayyipōl*: fell/fell down/prostrated
• *pĕnêhem*: faces/presence
• *qĕhal*: assembly/congregation/gathering
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: congregation/assembly/community
• *bĕnê*: sons/children/descendants

Referenced Verses

• Num 16:4 : 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
• Num 16:22 : 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
• Num 16:45 : 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
• Josh 5:14 : 14 And he said, Nay; but [as] prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
• Josh 7:10 : 10 And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?
• 1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
• 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
• Ezek 9:8 : 8 And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy wrath upon Jerusalem?
• Dan 10:9 : 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
• Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Rev 5:14 : 14 And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.
• Rev 7:11 : 11 And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
• Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.