Numbers 21:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֚ז יָשִׁ֣יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עֲלִ֥י בְאֵ֖ר עֱנוּ־לָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

Then 'āz yāšîr yiśrā'ēl 'eṯ-the-šîrâ the-zō'ṯ 'ălî ḇə'ēr 'ĕnû-lāh.

Grammar Details

*'āz*: adverb - then
*yāšîr*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he sang/will sing
*yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
*šîrâ*: definite noun feminine singular - the song
*zō'ṯ*: feminine singular demonstrative adjective - this
*'ălî*: qal imperative feminine singular - spring up
*ḇə'ēr*: noun feminine singular - well
*'ĕnû*: qal imperative masculine plural - sing/answer
*lāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to it

Word Meanings

*yāšîr*: sang/will sing (imperfect used for past narrative)
*'ălî*: spring up/rise up/come up
*'ĕnû*: sing to/respond to/answer

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 105:2 : 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Ps 106:12 : 12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Isa 12:1-2 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isa 12:5 : 5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Jas 5:13 : 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Exod 15:1-2 : 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Judg 5:1 : 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

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