Numbers 17:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֣ל הַקָּרֵ֧ב ׀ הַקָּרֵ֛ב אֶל־מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה יָמ֑וּת הַאִ֥ם תַּ֖מְנוּ לִגְוֺֽעַ׃

Transliteration

All the-qārēb the-qārēb to-miškkan YHWH yāmût interrogative tamnû ligwōaʿ

Grammar Details

• *kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - all
• *ha-qārēb*: definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the one who comes near
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *miškkan*: noun, masculine singular construct - tabernacle of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *yāmût*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will die
• *ha-ʾim*: interrogative particle - whether
• *tamnû*: qal perfect, 1st common plural - we are finished
• *ligwōaʿ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to perish

Word Meanings

• *qārēb*: comes near/approaches/draws near
• *miškkan*: tabernacle/dwelling place/sanctuary
• *yāmût*: will die/must die/dies
• *tamnû*: we are finished/we are consumed/we are at an end
• *ligwōaʿ*: to perish/to die/to expire