Numbers 14:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֵמַתָּ֛ה אֶת־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמְע֥וּ אֶֽת־שִׁמְעֲךָ֖ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And if you wĕhēmattâ ʾēt-the hāʿām the this as kĕʾîš ʾeḥāḏ then wĕʾāmĕrû the haggôyim which have šāmĕʿû ʾēt-your šimʿăḵā lēʾmōr.

Grammar Details

*wĕhēmattâ*: hiphil perfect consecutive, 2nd masculine singular - and you will kill
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*hāʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people
*kĕʾîš*: masculine singular noun with preposition - as one man
*ʾeḥāḏ*: number, masculine singular - one
*wĕʾāmĕrû*: qal perfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they will say
*haggôyim*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations
*šāmĕʿû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - they have heard
*šimʿăḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fame
*lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

*wĕhēmattâ*: kill/put to death/slay
*hāʿām*: the people/nation
*kĕʾîš*: as one man/as a single person
*wĕʾāmĕrû*: will say/will declare/will mention
*haggôyim*: the nations/gentiles/peoples
*šāmĕʿû*: heard/listened to/learned of
*šimʿăḵā*: your fame/your report/your reputation
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Judg 6:16 : 16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

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