Numbers 16:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־כְּמ֤וֹת כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ יְמֻת֣וּן אֵ֔לֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם יִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

If-as-the-kəmôt all-the-hāʾādām yəmutûn these, and-pəquddāt all-the-hāʾādām yippāqēd upon-them, not YHWH has-šəlāḥānî

Grammar Details

*kəmôt*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - as the death of
*hāʾādām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind
*yəmutûn*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they will die
*pəquddāt*: noun, feminine singular construct - visitation of
*yippāqēd*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be visited
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*šəlāḥānî*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - he has sent me

Word Meanings

*kəmôt kāl-hāʾādām*: as the death of all men/like all men die
*pəquddāt*: visitation/fate/destiny
*yippāqēd*: is visited/falls upon/happens to

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 22:28 : 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
2 Chr 18:27 : 27 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
Job 35:15 : 15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
Eccl 3:19 : 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.
Isa 10:3 : 3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
Jer 5:9 : 9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Lam 4:22 : 22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no more carry thee away into captivity: He will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will uncover thy sins.
Exod 20:5 : 5 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Exod 32:34 : 34 And now go, lead the people unto [the place] of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.

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