Numbers 17:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant, where I meet with you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד לִפְנֵי֙ הָֽעֵד֔וּת אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִוָּעֵ֥ד לָכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה׃

Transliteration

And-hinnḥtām in-ʾōhel môʿēd before the-ʿēdût which ʾiwwāʿēd to-you šāmmāh

Grammar Details

• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *hinnḥtām*: hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you shall lay them
• *bə-*: preposition - in
• *ʾōhel*: noun, masculine singular construct - tent of
• *môʿēd*: noun, masculine singular - meeting
• *li-pnê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before
• *ʿēdût*: noun, feminine singular - testimony
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *ʾiwwāʿēd*: niphal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will meet
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you
• *šāmmāh*: adverb - there

Word Meanings

• *hinnḥtām*: lay them/place them/deposit them
• *ʾōhel môʿēd*: tent of meeting/tabernacle of congregation
• *ʿēdût*: testimony/witness/covenant
• *ʾiwwāʿēd*: meet/am appointed to meet/will meet by appointment