Numbers 15:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּצִ֨יאוּ אֹת֜וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗ה אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Transliteration

And-yôtsîʾû him all-hāʿēdāh to-outside to-hammaḥăneh and-yirgəmû him in-ʾăbānîm and-yāmōt as-which tsiwwāh YHWH ʾet-Mōsheh

Grammar Details

*wa-yôtsîʾû*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they brought out
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
*kol-hā-ʿēdāh*: construct state + definite article + noun feminine singular - all the congregation
*ʾel-miḥûts*: preposition + noun masculine singular - to outside
*la-maḥăneh*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to the camp
*wa-yirgəmû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they stoned
*bā-ʾăbānîm*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine plural - with the stones
*wa-yāmōt*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he died
*ka-ʾăsher*: preposition + relative pronoun - as which
*tsiwwāh*: piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded
*YHWH*: divine name
*ʾet-Mōsheh*: direct object marker + proper noun - Moses

Word Meanings

*yôtsîʾû*: brought out/led out/took out
*ʿēdāh*: congregation/assembly/community
*miḥûts*: outside/without/abroad
*maḥăneh*: camp/encampment/army camp
*yirgəmû*: stoned/pelted with stones
*ʾăbānîm*: stones/rocks
*yāmōt*: died/expired/perished
*tsiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/charged

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Josh 7:25 : 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Jehovah shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.

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