Numbers 11:28

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.11.28", "source": "וַיַּ֜עַן יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנִ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה כְּלָאֵֽם׃", "text": "And *yaʿan* *yəhôšuaʿ* *ben*-*nûn* *məšārēt* *mōšeh* from-*bəḥurāyw* and *yōʾmar*: *ʾădōnî* *mōšeh* *kəlāʾēm*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*ben*": "masculine singular construct noun - son of", "*nûn*": "proper noun - Nun", "*məšārēt*": "piel participle masculine singular construct - minister/servant of", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*bəḥurāyw*": "masculine plural noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his chosen men/youth", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with first person singular suffix - my lord", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*kəlāʾēm*": "qal imperative masculine singular with third person masculine plural suffix - restrain them" }, "variants": { "*məšārēt*": "minister/servant/attendant", "*bəḥurāyw*": "his chosen men/his youth/his young men", "*kəlāʾēm*": "restrain them/forbid them/shut them up" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֜עַן יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנִ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה כְּלָאֵֽם׃

Transliteration

And yaʿan yəhôšuaʿ ben-nûn məšārēt mōšeh from-bəḥurāyw and yōʾmar: ʾădōnî mōšeh kəlāʾēm.

Grammar Details

• *yaʿan*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered
• *yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *ben*: masculine singular construct noun - son of
• *nûn*: proper noun - Nun
• *məšārēt*: piel participle masculine singular construct - minister/servant of
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *bəḥurāyw*: masculine plural noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his chosen men/youth
• *yōʾmar*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *ʾădōnî*: masculine singular noun with first person singular suffix - my lord
• *kəlāʾēm*: qal imperative masculine singular with third person masculine plural suffix - restrain them

Word Meanings

• *məšārēt*: minister/servant/attendant
• *bəḥurāyw*: his chosen men/his youth/his young men
• *kəlāʾēm*: restrain them/forbid them/shut them up

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Joshua the son of n, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iosua the sonne of Nu the seruaunte of Moses which he had chosen out answered and sayed: master Moses forbyd them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered Iosua ye sonne of Nun Moses seruaunte (whom he had chosen) and sayde: My lorde Moses, for bydde them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ioshua the sonne of Nun the seruant of Moses one of his yong men answered & said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iosuah the sonne of Nun the seruaunt of Moyses, one of his young men aunswered, and sayde: My lorde Moyses, forbyd them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, [one] of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, `one' of his young men, answereth and saith, `My lord Moses, restrain them.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' servant from the time when he was a child, said, My lord Moses, let them be stopped.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, "My lord Moses, forbid them!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said,“My lord Moses, stop them!”

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Joshua.1.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֔וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר", "text": "And *wayehî* after *môt* *Mōsheh* *ʿebed* *YHWH*, and *wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* unto *Yehôshuaʿ* *ben*-*Nûn* *meshārēt* *Mōsheh* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened", "*môt*": "construct state of noun - death of", "*Mōsheh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - servant of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - the LORD", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Yehôshuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*Nûn*": "proper noun - Nun", "*meshārēt*": "piel participle, masculine singular construct - minister/servant of", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/official", "*meshārēt*": "minister/attendant/servant" } }
• Mark 9:38-40 : 38 { "verseID": "Mark.9.38", "source": "¶Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν: καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν.", "text": "*Apekrithē* *de* to him the *Iōannēs*, *legōn*, *Didaskale*, we *eidomen* someone in the *onomati* of you *ekballonta* *daimonia*, who *ouk* *akolouthei* us: and we *ekōlysamen* him, because *ouk* he *akolouthei* us.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - answered", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*legōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Didaskale*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher", "*eidomen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we saw", "*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - name", "*ekballonta*": "present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, singular - casting out", "*daimonia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - demons", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*akolouthei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - follows", "*ekōlysamen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we forbade" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/replied", "*Iōannēs*": "John", "*legōn*": "saying/speaking", "*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Rabbi", "*eidomen*": "we saw/observed", "*onomati*": "name/authority", "*ekballonta*": "casting out/expelling", "*daimonia*": "demons/evil spirits", "*akolouthei*": "follows/accompanies/is a disciple of", "*ekōlysamen*": "we forbade/hindered/prevented" } } 39 { "verseID": "Mark.9.39", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν: οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐστιν ὃς ποιήσει δύναμιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καὶ δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με.", "text": "The *de* *Iēsous* *eipen*, *Mē* *kōlyete* him: *oudeis* for *estin* who will *poiēsei* *dynamin* upon the *onomati* of me, and will be able *tachy* to *kakologēsai* me.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - said", "*Mē*": "negative particle - not (prohibitive)", "*kōlyete*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd person, plural - forbid/hinder", "*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*poiēsei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - will do", "*dynamin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - miracle/power", "*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - name", "*tachy*": "adverb - quickly/soon", "*kakologēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to speak evil of" }, "variants": { "*Mē kōlyete*": "do not forbid/hinder/prevent", "*oudeis*": "no one/nobody", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*poiēsei*": "will do/perform/work", "*dynamin*": "miracle/power/mighty work", "*onomati*": "name/authority", "*tachy*": "quickly/soon/shortly after", "*kakologēsai*": "to speak evil of/curse/slander" } } 40 { "verseID": "Mark.9.40", "source": "Ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστιν.", "text": "Who for *ouk* *estin* *kath'* us *hyper* us *estin*.", "grammar": { "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*kath'*": "preposition - against", "*hyper*": "preposition - for/on behalf of", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is" }, "variants": { "*kath'*": "against/opposed to", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/in favor of" } }
• Luke 9:49-50 : 49 { "verseID": "Luke.9.49", "source": "¶Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶπεν, Ἐπιστάτα, εἴδομέν τινα ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια· καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ μεθʼ ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Apokritheis* *de* the *Iōannēs* *eipen*, *Epistata*, *eidomen* someone *epi* the *onomati* of you *ekballonta* *daimonia*; and *ekōlysamen* him, because not *akolouthei* with us.", "grammar": { "*Apokritheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered/responded", "*de*": "postpositive adversative particle - but/and/now", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative masculine singular - John", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*Epistata*": "vocative masculine singular - Master/Teacher", "*eidomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we saw/observed", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - on/in/by", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - name/reputation", "*ekballonta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - casting out/expelling", "*daimonia*": "accusative neuter plural - demons/evil spirits", "*ekōlysamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we forbade/hindered/prevented", "*akolouthei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - follows/accompanies" }, "variants": { "*Apokritheis*": "having answered/responded/replied", "*Iōannēs*": "John", "*Epistata*": "Master/Teacher/Commander", "*eidomen*": "we saw/observed/noticed", "*epi*": "on/in/by/using", "*onomati*": "name/reputation/authority", "*ekballonta*": "casting out/expelling/driving out", "*daimonia*": "demons/evil spirits", "*ekōlysamen*": "we forbade/hindered/prevented/stopped", "*akolouthei*": "follows/accompanies/is a disciple of" } } 50 { "verseID": "Luke.9.50", "source": "Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μὴ κωλύετε: ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστιν.", "text": "And *eipen* *pros* him the *Iēsous*, Not *kōlyete*: who for not *estin* *kath'* us *hyper* us *estin*.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*kōlyete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - forbid/hinder/prevent", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists", "*kath'*": "preposition + genitive - against", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of" }, "variants": { "*eipen*": "said/spoke", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*kōlyete*": "forbid/hinder/prevent/stop", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*kath'*": "against/in opposition to", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/in favor of" } }
• John 3:26 : 26 { "verseID": "John.3.26", "source": "Καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε, οὗτος βαπτίζει, καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.", "text": "And they *ēlthon pros ton Iōannēn, kai eipon autō, Rabbi, hos ēn meta sou peran tou Iordanou, hō su memartyrēkas, ide, houtos baptizei, kai pantes erchontai pros auton*.", "grammar": { "*ēlthon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - came", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*eipon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - said", "*autō*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine - to him", "*Rabbi*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Rabbi", "*hos*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*sou*": "personal pronoun, genitive - you", "*peran*": "adverb - beyond/across", "*Iordanou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jordan", "*hō*": "relative pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - to whom", "*su*": "personal pronoun, nominative - you", "*memartyrēkas*": "perfect, 2nd singular - have testified", "*ide*": "imperative - look/behold", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*baptizei*": "present, 3rd singular - baptizes", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*erchontai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd plural - come", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine - him" }, "variants": { "*memartyrēkas*": "have testified/witnessed/declared", "*ide*": "look/behold/see [attention marker]", "*peran tou Iordanou*": "beyond the Jordan/across the Jordan River" } }
• Exod 17:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Exodus.17.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְצֵ֖א הִלָּחֵ֣ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק מָחָ֗ר אָנֹכִ֤י נִצָּב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַגִּבְעָ֔ה וּמַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדִֽי׃", "text": "And *wa-yōʾmer* *mōsheh* unto-*yəhôshûaʿ* *bəḥar*-for-us *ʾănāshîm* and-*wətsēʾ* *hillāḥēm* against-*ʿămālēq* *māḥār* *ʾānōkî* *nitstsāb* on-*rōʾsh* the-*gibʿāh* and-*maṭṭēh* the-*ʾělōhîm* in-*yādî*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*mōsheh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*yəhôshûaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*bəḥar*": "qal imperative masculine singular - choose", "*ʾănāshîm*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*wətsēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular - and go out", "*hillāḥēm*": "niphal imperative masculine singular - fight", "*ʿămālēq*": "proper noun - Amalek", "*māḥār*": "adverb - tomorrow", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular personal pronoun - I", "*nitstsāb*": "niphal participle masculine singular - standing/positioned", "*rōʾsh*": "masculine singular construct - head/top of", "*gibʿāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the hill", "*maṭṭēh*": "masculine singular construct - staff of", "*ʾělōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the God/gods", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my hand" }, "variants": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "said/spoke/commanded", "*bəḥar*": "choose/select/pick", "*ʾănāshîm*": "men/males/people", "*wətsēʾ*": "go out/come out/depart", "*hillāḥēm*": "fight/do battle/wage war", "*māḥār*": "tomorrow/in the future", "*nitstsāb*": "standing/positioned/stationed", "*rōʾsh*": "head/top/summit", "*gibʿāh*": "hill/height", "*maṭṭēh*": "staff/rod/stick", "*ʾělōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being" } }
• Exod 33:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.33.11", "source": "וְדִבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ פָּנִ֣ים אֶל־פָּנִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יְדַבֵּ֥ר אִ֖ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁב֙ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹ יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ בִּן־נוּן֙ נַ֔עַר לֹ֥א יָמִ֖ישׁ מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֹֽהֶל׃", "text": "*wə-dibber YHWH* unto-*Mōšeh pānîm* unto-*pānîm*, as-which *yədabbēr ʾîš* unto-*rēʿēhû*. *wə-šāb* unto-the-*maḥăneh*, and-*məšārətô Yəhôšuaʿ bin*-*Nûn naʿar* not *yāmîš* from-midst the-*ʾōhel*.", "grammar": { "*wə-dibber*": "conjunction + verb, Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - face", "*yədabbēr*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he speaks", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his friend", "*wə-šāb*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he returned", "*maḥăneh*": "noun, masculine singular - camp", "*məšārətô*": "verb, Piel participle, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his minister", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*bin*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*Nûn*": "proper noun - Nun", "*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - young man", "*yāmîš*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he would depart", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent" }, "variants": { "*wə-dibber*": "and spoke/and would speak/and used to speak", "*pānîm*": "face/presence", "*pānîm ʾel-pānîm*": "face to face/directly/in person", "*yədabbēr*": "speaks/would speak/talks", "*rēʿēhû*": "his friend/his companion/his neighbor", "*wə-šāb*": "and returned/and would turn back/and would go back", "*məšārətô*": "his minister/his assistant/his servant", "*naʿar*": "young man/youth/servant", "*yāmîš*": "would depart/would move/would leave" } }