Numbers 27:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wə-yaʿaś mōšeh as kaʾăšer ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾōtô; and wə-yiqqaḥ ʾet-yəhôšuaʿ and wə-yaʿămîḏēhû lip̄nê ʾelʿāzār ha-kōhēn and wə-lip̄nê all-hā-ʿēḏāh.

Grammar Details

*wə-yaʿaś*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he did
*mōšeh*: proper name - Moses
*ka-ʾăšer*: preposition + relative pronoun - as
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he commanded
*YHWH*: divine name - the LORD
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*wə-yiqqaḥ*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*yəhôšuaʿ*: proper name - Joshua
*wə-yaʿămîḏēhû*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he caused him to stand
*lip̄nê*: preposition + construct - before
*ʾelʿāzār*: proper name - Eleazar
*ha-kōhēn*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest
*wə-lip̄nê*: conjunction + preposition + construct - and before
*kol*: construct - all of
*hā-ʿēḏāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation

Word Meanings

*yaʿaś*: did/made/performed
*yiqqaḥ*: took/selected/received
*yaʿămîḏēhû*: caused him to stand/presented him/set him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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