Numbers 25:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֖ן אֱמֹ֑ר הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן ל֛וֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י שָׁלֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

lāḵēn ʾĕmōr hinənî nōṯēn to-him ʾeṯ-bərîṯî šālôm

Grammar Details

*lāḵēn*: adverb - therefore
*ʾĕmōr*: Qal imperative masculine singular - say
*hinənî*: demonstrative particle with 1st person singular suffix - behold I
*nōṯēn*: Qal participle masculine singular - giving
*bərîṯî*: common noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix and direct object marker - my covenant
*šālôm*: common noun, masculine singular - peace

Word Meanings

*lāḵēn*: therefore/for this reason
*ʾĕmōr*: say/speak/tell
*hinənî*: behold I am/here I am
*nōṯēn*: giving/granting/bestowing
*bərîṯî*: my covenant/my agreement/my pact
*šālôm*: peace/well-being/completeness

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Referenced Verses

Mal 2:4-5 : 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Num 13:29 : 29 Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South: and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.
Isa 54:10 : 10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

Similar Verses (AI)

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13and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.
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4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Ezek 37:26
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