Numbers 11:21

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.11.21", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ מֹשֶׁה֒ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֙לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֗רְתָּ בָּשָׂר֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם וְאָכְל֖וּ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *mōšeh*: Six-hundred *ʾelep* *raglî* the-*ʿam* which *ʾānōkî* in-midst-of-him; and you *ʾāmartā* *bāśār* *ʾettēn* to-them, and *ʾākəlû* *ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾelep*": "masculine singular noun - thousand", "*raglî*": "masculine singular adjective - foot-soldiers/infantry", "*ʿam*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*ʾānōkî*": "first person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect second person masculine singular - you have said", "*bāśār*": "masculine singular noun - flesh/meat", "*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect first person singular - I will give", "*ʾākəlû*": "qal perfect third person common plural - they will eat", "*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular construct noun - month of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days" }, "variants": { "*raglî*": "foot-soldiers/infantry/those on foot" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ מֹשֶׁה֒ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֙לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֗רְתָּ בָּשָׂר֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם וְאָכְל֖וּ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And yōʾmer mōšeh: Six-hundred ʾelep raglî the-ʿam which ʾānōkî in-midst-of-him; and you ʾāmartā bāśār ʾettēn to-them, and ʾākəlû ḥōdeš yāmîm.

Grammar Details

• *yōʾmer*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʾelep*: masculine singular noun - thousand
• *raglî*: masculine singular adjective - foot-soldiers/infantry
• *ʿam*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people
• *ʾānōkî*: first person singular independent pronoun - I
• *ʾāmartā*: qal perfect second person masculine singular - you have said
• *bāśār*: masculine singular noun - flesh/meat
• *ʾettēn*: qal imperfect first person singular - I will give
• *ʾākəlû*: qal perfect third person common plural - they will eat
• *ḥōdeš*: masculine singular construct noun - month of
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days

Word Meanings

• *raglî*: foot-soldiers/infantry/those on foot

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Moses said, 'Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and You say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month’?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses said, The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and You have said, I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} said,{H559} The people,{H5971} among{H7130} whom I am, are six{H8337} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} footmen;{H7273} and thou hast said,{H559} I will give{H5414} them flesh,{H1320} that they may eat{H398} a whole{H3117} month.{H2320}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The people{H5971}, among{H7130} whom I am, are six{H8337} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} footmen{H7273}; and thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)}, I will give{H5414}{(H8799)} them flesh{H1320}, that they may eat{H398}{(H8804)} a whole{H3117} month{H2320}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses sayde: sixe hundred thousande fotemen are there of the people amonge which I am. And thou hast sayde: I will geue them flesh and they shall eate a moneth loge

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses sayde: Sixe hundreth thousande fote men are there of the people amoge whom I am, and thou sayest: I wyll geue you flesh to eate a moneth loge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses saide, Six hundreth thousande footemen are there of the people, among whom I am: and thou saiest, I will giue them flesh, that they may eate a moneth long.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses sayde: Sixe hundred thousand footemen are there of the people, among which I am: And thou hast sayd, I wyll geue them flesh, that they may eate a moneth long.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses said, The people, among whom I [am, are] six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses saith, `Six hundred thousand footmen `are' the people in whose midst I `am'; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said, "The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, 'I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses said,“The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say,‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Exodus.12.37", "source": "וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵרַעְמְסֵ֖ס סֻכֹּ֑תָה כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֧לֶף רַגְלִ֛י הַגְּבָרִ֖ים לְבַ֥ד מִטָּֽף׃", "text": "And-*wayyisʿû* *ḇənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* from-*mēraʿməsēs* *sukkōṯāh* about-*kəšēš*-*mēʾôṯ* *ʾeleḕ* *raḡlî* *haggəḇārîm* *ləḇaḏ* from-*miṭṭāḕ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyisʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*ḇənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*mēraʿməsēs*": "preposition + proper noun - from Rameses", "*sukkōṯāh*": "proper noun + directional he - to Succoth", "*kəšēš*": "preposition + numeral - about six", "*mēʾôṯ*": "numeral feminine plural - hundred", "*ʾeleḕ*": "noun masculine singular - thousand", "*raḡlî*": "noun masculine singular - on foot/footmen", "*haggəḇārîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the men", "*ləḇaḏ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - apart from/besides", "*miṭṭāḕ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from children" }, "variants": { "*wayyisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out", "*mēraʿməsēs*": "from Rameses (Egyptian city)", "*sukkōṯāh*": "to Succoth (place name meaning 'booths')", "*raḡlî*": "on foot/footmen/infantry", "*haggəḇārîm*": "the men/the males/the warriors", "*ləḇaḏ*": "apart from/besides/exclusive of", "*miṭṭāḕ*": "from children/from little ones/from dependents" } }
• Exod 38:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Exodus.38.26", "source": "בֶּ֚קַע לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְכֹ֨ל הָעֹבֵ֜ר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִ֗ים מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֙לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃", "text": "*Beqaʿ* [Bekah] *laggulgōlet* [per head], *maḥăṣît* [half of] *haššeqel* [the shekel] *bəšeqel* [by shekel of] *haqqōdeš* [the sanctuary]; *ləkōl* [for all] *hāʿōbēr* [the ones passing over] *ʿal*-*happəqudîm* [to those numbered], *mibben* [from son of] *ʿeśrîm* [twenty] *šānāh* [year] *wāmaʿlāh* [and upward], *ləšēš*-*mēʾôt* [for six hundred] *ʾelep* [thousand] *ûšəlōšet* [and three] *ʾălāpîm* [thousands] *waḥămēš* [and five] *mēʾôt* [hundreds] *waḥămiššîm* [and fifty].", "grammar": { "*beqaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - bekah, half-shekel", "*laggulgōlet*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - per head/poll", "*maḥăṣît*": "construct state, feminine singular - half of", "*haššeqel*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the shekel", "*bəšeqel*": "preposition + construct state, masculine singular - by shekel of", "*haqqōdeš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the sanctuary", "*ləkōl*": "preposition + construct state - for all of", "*hāʿōbēr*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the one passing over", "*ʿal*": "preposition - to, unto", "*happəqudîm*": "definite article + Qal passive participle masculine plural - the numbered/counted ones", "*mibben*": "preposition + construct state, masculine singular - from son of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "common plural numeral - twenty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wāmaʿlāh*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and upward", "*ləšēš*": "preposition + feminine numeral - for six", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*ʾelep*": "masculine singular noun - thousand", "*ûšəlōšet*": "waw conjunction + construct state, feminine numeral - and three", "*ʾălāpîm*": "masculine plural noun - thousands", "*waḥămēš*": "waw conjunction + feminine numeral - and five", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*waḥămiššîm*": "waw conjunction + common plural numeral - and fifty" }, "variants": { "*beqaʿ*": "bekah, half-shekel, split piece", "*gulgōlet*": "head, poll, skull", "*hāʿōbēr*": "the one passing over, the one crossing over", "*happəqudîm*": "the numbered ones, the counted ones, the census" } }
• Num 1:46 : 46 { "verseID": "Numbers.1.46", "source": "וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃", "text": "*wayyihyū* *kol-happəqūḏîm* *šēš-mēʾôṯ* *ʾẹlẹp̄* *ūšəlōšẹṯ* *ʾălāp̄îm* *waḥămēš* *mēʾôṯ* *waḥămišîm*", "grammar": { "*wayyihyū*": "conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were", "*kol-happəqūḏîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article *ha* + noun, masculine plural - all the numbered ones", "*šēš-mēʾôṯ*": "numeral, feminine + noun, feminine plural - six hundred", "*ʾẹlẹp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand", "*ūšəlōšẹṯ*": "conjunction *wə* + numeral, feminine construct - and three", "*ʾălāp̄îm*": "noun, masculine plural - thousands", "*waḥămēš*": "conjunction *wə* + numeral, feminine - and five", "*mēʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - hundreds", "*waḥămišîm*": "conjunction *wə* + numeral, masculine - and fifty" }, "variants": { "*pəqūḏîm*": "numbered ones/those counted/census total" } }
• Num 2:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Numbers.2.32", "source": "אֵ֛לֶּה פְּקוּדֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם כָּל־פְּקוּדֵ֤י הַֽמַּחֲנֹת֙ לְצִבְאֹתָ֔ם שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֙לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃", "text": "These *pəqûḏê* sons of *Yiśrāʾēl* by houses of *ʾăḇōṯām*; all *pəqûḏê* *ha-maḥănōṯ* for *ṣiḇʾōṯām* six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.", "grammar": { "*pəqûḏê*": "passive participle, masculine plural construct - numbered ones of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾăḇōṯām*": "noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their fathers", "*ha-maḥănōṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the camps", "*ṣiḇʾōṯām*": "noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their armies/hosts" }, "variants": { "*pəqûḏê*": "numbered ones/mustered ones/census of", "*ṣiḇʾōṯām*": "their armies/their hosts/their divisions" } }
• Gen 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.2", "source": "וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃", "text": "And-*weʾeʿeśkā* to-*gôy* *gādôl* and-*waʾăbārekekā* and-*waʾăgaddelāh* *šemekā* and-*wehyēh* *berākāh*.", "grammar": { "*weʾeʿeśkā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make you", "*gôy*": "noun masculine singular - nation/people", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large", "*waʾăbārekekā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will bless you", "*waʾăgaddelāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will make great", "*šemekā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your name", "*wehyēh*": "conjunction + imperative 2nd person masculine singular - and be", "*berākāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing" }, "variants": { "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*berākāh*": "blessing/benediction/prosperity" } }