Numbers 16:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Moses said, Now you will see that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and I have not done them of myself.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ מֹשֶׁה֒ בְּזֹאת֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּן כִּֽי־יְהוָ֣ה שְׁלָחַ֔נִי לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה כִּי־לֹ֖א מִלִּבִּֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer Mōšeh, by-this tēdəʿûn that-YHWH šəlāḥanî to-laʿăśôt ʾēt all-the-hammaʿăśîm these, for-not from-my-heart

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *tēdəʿûn*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you will know
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *šəlāḥanî*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - he has sent me
• *laʿăśôt*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *hammaʿăśîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the works/deeds

Word Meanings

• *tēdəʿûn*: you will know/recognize/acknowledge
• *millibî*: from my heart/of my own mind/of my own accord

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:12 : 12 And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.
• Jer 23:16 : 16 This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
• Ezek 13:17 : 17 And you, son of man, let your face be turned against the daughters of your people, who are acting the part of prophets at their pleasure; be a prophet against them, and say,
• John 5:36 : 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
• John 6:38 : 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.
• John 11:42 : 42 I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.
• John 14:11 : 11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
• Zech 2:9 : 9 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.
• Zech 4:9 : 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
• John 5:30 : 30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.
• Exod 4:1-9 : 1 And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Moses went running from it. 4 And the Lord said to Moses, Put out your hand and take it by the tail: (and he put out his hand and took a grip of it and it became a rod in his hand:) 5 So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by you. 6 Then the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his robe: and when he took it out it was like the hand of a leper, as white as snow. 7 And he said, Put your hand inside your robe again. (And he put his hand into his robe again, and when he took it out he saw that it had become like his other flesh.) 8 And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign. 9 And if they have no faith even in these two signs and will not give ear to your voice, then you are to take the water of the Nile and put it on the dry land: and the water you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.
• Exod 7:9 : 9 If Pharaoh says to you, Let me see a wonder: then say to Aaron, Take your rod and put it down on the earth before Pharaoh so that it may become a snake.
• Num 24:13 : 13 Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?
• Deut 18:22 : 22 When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.
• 1 Kgs 18:36 : 36 Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.