Numbers 27:3
{ "verseID": "Numbers.27.3", "source": "אָבִינוּ֮ מֵ֣ת בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ וְה֨וּא לֹא־הָיָ֜ה בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעֵדָ֗ה הַנּוֹעָדִ֛ים עַל־יְהוָ֖ה בַּעֲדַת־קֹ֑רַח כִּֽי־בְחֶטְא֣וֹ מֵ֔ת וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾāḇînû* *mēt* *ba-miḏbār* and *hûʾ* not-*hāyāh* *bə-tôḵ* *hā-ʿēḏāh* *ha-nôʿāḏîm* against-*YHWH* in *ʿăḏat*-*qōraḥ* for in *ḥeṭʾô* *mēt*, and *ḇānîm* not-*hāyû* to him.", "grammar": { "*ʾāḇînû*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person plural suffix - our father", "*mēt*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - died/was dead", "*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*bə-tôḵ*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the midst of", "*hā-ʿēḏāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation/assembly", "*ha-nôʿāḏîm*": "definite article + niphal participle masculine plural - those who gathered/assembled", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against", "*YHWH*": "divine name - the LORD", "*ʿăḏat*": "feminine singular construct - congregation/assembly of", "*qōraḥ*": "proper name - Korah", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḥeṭʾô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sin", "*ḇānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - were/existed", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*mēt*": "died/was dead", "*bə-tôḵ*": "in the midst of/among", "*ha-nôʿāḏîm*": "those who gathered/assembled/congregated", "*ʿăḏat*": "congregation/company/assembly", "*ḥeṭʾô*": "his sin/transgression/iniquity" } }