Numbers 11:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֨רֶד יְהוָ֥ה ׀ בֶּעָנָן֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָיו֒ וַיָּ֗אצֶל מִן־הָר֙וּחַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֕ן עַל־שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים וַיְהִ֗י כְּנ֤וֹחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָר֔וּחַ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יָסָֽפוּ׃

Transliteration

And yēred YHWH in-the-ʿānān and yədabbēr to-him, and yāʾṣel from-the-rûaḥ which upon-him and yittēn upon-seventy ʾîš the-zəqēnîm; and yəhî when-kənôaḥ upon-them the-rûaḥ and yitnabbəʾû and not yāsāpû.

Grammar Details

• *yēred*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he came down
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿānān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the cloud
• *yədabbēr*: piel imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he spoke
• *yāʾṣel*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he took/reserved
• *rûaḥ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the spirit
• *yittēn*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he gave
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - men
• *zəqēnîm*: masculine plural adjective with definite article - the elders
• *yəhî*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it came to pass
• *kənôaḥ*: qal infinitive construct - as rested
• *yitnabbəʾû*: hitpael imperfect third person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they prophesied
• *yāsāpû*: qal perfect third person common plural - they continued/did not cease

Word Meanings

• *yāʾṣel*: took away/withdrew/separated/reserved
• *rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
• *yāsāpû*: they continued/ceased/added

Referenced Verses

• Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.
• Num 12:5 : 5 And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, taking his place at the door of the Tent, and made Aaron and Miriam come before him.
• 1 Sam 10:10 : 10 And when they came to Gibeah, a band of prophets came face to face with him; and the spirit of God came on him with power and he took his place among them as a prophet.
• 1 Sam 19:20-24 : 20 And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets. 21 And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?
• 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.
• Ps 99:7 : 7 His voice came to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his witness, and the law which he gave them.
• Jer 36:5-6 : 5 And Jeremiah gave orders to Baruch, saying, I am shut up, and am not able to go into the house of the Lord: 6 So you are to go, reading there from the book, which you have taken down from my mouth, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord's house, on a day when they go without food, and in the hearing of all the men of Judah who have come out from their towns.
• Luke 9:34-35 : 34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud. 35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
• Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams: 18 And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.
• Acts 11:28 : 28 And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
• Acts 21:9-9 : 9 And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets. 10 And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea. 11 And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles.
• 1 Cor 11:4-5 : 4 Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head. 5 But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.
• 1 Cor 14:1-3 : 1 Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power. 2 For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things. 3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.
• 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;
• Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
• 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Sam 10:5-6 : 5 After that you will come to Gibeah, the hill of God, where an armed force of the Philistines is stationed: and when you come to the town, you will see a band of prophets coming down from the high place with instruments of music before them; and they will be acting like prophets: 6 And the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with them, and will be changed into another man.
• Exod 34:5 : 5 And the Lord came down in the cloud and took his place by the side of Moses, and Moses gave worship to the name of the Lord.
• Exod 40:38 : 38 For the cloud of the Lord was resting on the House by day, and at night there was fire in the cloud, before the eyes of all the people of Israel, and so it was through all their journeys.