Numbers 36:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְצַ֤ו מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר כֵּ֛ן מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֖ף דֹּבְרִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayəṣaw mōše ʾet-bənê yiśrāʾēl according to-pî yəhwâ lēʾmōr kēn maṭṭê bənê-yôsēp dōbərîm

Grammar Details

*wayəṣaw*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded
*mōše*: proper name - Moses
*bənê*: construct plural of *bēn* - sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel
*pî*: construct singular of *pe* - mouth of
*yəhwâ*: proper name - YHWH/LORD
*lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
*kēn*: adverb - thus/so/rightly
*maṭṭê*: construct singular - tribe of
*yôsēp*: proper name - Joseph
*dōbərîm*: Qal participle masculine plural - speaking/saying

Word Meanings

*wayəṣaw*: commanded/ordered/instructed
*pî*: mouth/word/command
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
*kēn*: thus/so/rightly/correctly
*dōbərîm*: speaking/saying/talking

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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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Referenced Verses

Num 27:7 : 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
Deut 5:28 : 28 And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

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