Numbers 21:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִשָּׁ֖ם בְּאֵ֑רָה הִ֣וא הַבְּאֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם מָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And-from-šām bə'ērâ she hî' the-bə'ēr which 'ăšer 'āmar YHWH to-mōšeh 'ĕsōp̄ 'eṯ-the-'ām and-wə'ettənâ to-them māyim.

Grammar Details

*šām*: adverb - there
*bə'ērâ*: proper noun - to Beer/Beera
*hî'*: 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she/it
*bə'ēr*: definite noun feminine singular - the well
*'ăšer*: relative pronoun - which
*'āmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*'ĕsōp̄*: qal imperative masculine singular - gather
*'ām*: definite noun masculine singular - the people
*wə'ettənâ*: conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and I will give
*māyim*: noun masculine plural - water

Word Meanings

*bə'ērâ*: to Beer (means 'well')
*'ĕsōp̄*: gather/assemble
*wə'ettənâ*: and I will give/and let me give

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Referenced Verses

Exod 17:6 : 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Num 20:8 : 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
Judg 9:21 : 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Isa 12:3 : 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Isa 41:17-18 : 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isa 43:20 : 20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 4:14 : 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 7:37-39 : 37 {G1161} In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Rev 22:1 : 1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

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