Numbers 33:50

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wə-yədabbēr YHWH unto Mōšeh in 'arəbôt Môʾāb by Yardēn Yərēḥô lēʾmōr.

Grammar Details

*wə-yədabbēr*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke
*YHWH*: proper noun - YHWH/LORD
*Mōšeh*: proper noun with prefixed preposition *ʾel* - unto Moses
*'arəbôt Môʾāb*: construct form with prefixed preposition *bə* - in plains of Moab
*Yardēn Yərēḥô*: construct form with prefixed preposition *'al* - by Jordan of Jericho
*lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition *lə* - saying

Word Meanings

*yədabbēr*: speak/talk/declare
*'arəbôt*: plains/steppes/deserts
*'al*: by/beside/near/along
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say

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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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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Num 33:48-49 : 48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 49 And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

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