Numbers 11:25

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֨רֶד יְהוָ֥ה ׀ בֶּעָנָן֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָיו֒ וַיָּ֗אצֶל מִן־הָר֙וּחַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֕ן עַל־שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים וַיְהִ֗י כְּנ֤וֹחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָר֔וּחַ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יָסָֽפוּ׃

Transliteration

And yēred YHWH in-the-ʿānān and yədabbēr to-him, and yāʾṣel from-the-rûaḥ which upon-him and yittēn upon-seventy ʾîš the-zəqēnîm; and yəhî when-kənôaḥ upon-them the-rûaḥ and yitnabbəʾû and not yāsāpû.

Grammar Details

• *yēred*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he came down
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿānān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the cloud
• *yədabbēr*: piel imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he spoke
• *yāʾṣel*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he took/reserved
• *rûaḥ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the spirit
• *yittēn*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he gave
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - men
• *zəqēnîm*: masculine plural adjective with definite article - the elders
• *yəhî*: qal imperfect third person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it came to pass
• *kənôaḥ*: qal infinitive construct - as rested
• *yitnabbəʾû*: hitpael imperfect third person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they prophesied
• *yāsāpû*: qal perfect third person common plural - they continued/did not cease

Word Meanings

• *yāʾṣel*: took away/withdrew/separated/reserved
• *rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
• *yāsāpû*: they continued/ceased/added

Referenced Verses

• Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
• Num 12:5 : 5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
• 1 Sam 10:10 : 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
• 1 Sam 19:20-24 : 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
• 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
• Ps 99:7 : 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
• Jer 36:5-6 : 5 And emiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: 6 Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
• Joel 2:28-29 : 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
• Luke 9:34-35 : 34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
• Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
• Acts 11:28 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
• Acts 21:9-9 : 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
• 1 Cor 11:4-5 : 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
• 1 Cor 14:1-3 : 1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
• 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
• Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
• 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
• 1 Sam 10:5-6 : 5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
• Exod 34:5 : 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
• Exod 40:38 : 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.