Numbers 32:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְצַ֤ו לָהֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֚ת אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וְאֶת־רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

wayṣaw lāhem mōšeh ʾēt ʾelʿāzār hakkōhēn wəʾēt yəhôšūaʿ bin-nūn wəʾet-rāʾšēy ʾăḇôt hammaṭṭôt liḇnēy yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*wayṣaw*: piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he commanded
*lāhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ʾelʿāzār*: proper noun - Eleazar
*hakkōhēn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest
*wəʾēt*: conjunction + direct object marker
*yəhôšūaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
*bin-nūn*: noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Nun
*wəʾet-rāʾšēy*: conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - and the heads of
*ʾăḇôt*: noun, masculine plural construct - fathers of
*hammaṭṭôt*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the tribes
*liḇnēy*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for the sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*wayṣaw*: he commanded/ordered/gave instructions to
*rāʾšēy*: heads/chiefs/leaders
*hammaṭṭôt*: the tribes/staffs/branches

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 1:13 : 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.

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