Numbers 11:28

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.

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

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Referenced Verses

Josh 1:1 : 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
Mark 9:38-40 : 38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
Luke 9:49-50 : 49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
John 3:26 : 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Exod 17:9 : 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
Exod 33:11 : 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

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Num 11:27
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27And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
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29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
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9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
2Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Num 27:17-19
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17Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
Exod 33:11
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11And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
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8And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
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22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
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Deut 31:14
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14And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 27:15
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15And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,
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3And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Num 34:16
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16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Josh 11:15
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15As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Josh 4:15
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15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Deut 1:38
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38But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
Josh 1:16-17
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16And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
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Exod 24:13
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13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Josh 24:21
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21And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
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Deut 31:7
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7And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
Num 32:12
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16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
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Num 14:39
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39And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
Josh 9:24
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24And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Josh 24:29
68%
29And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
Josh 22:1-2
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1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
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Num 26:65
68%
65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Josh 1:12-13
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12And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
13Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Deut 31:23
67%
23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Josh 5:14
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14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
Exod 17:10
67%
10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Lev 24:13
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13And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 14:41
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41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
Deut 31:2
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2And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Num 14:30
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30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.