Numbers 25:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֖ן אֱמֹ֑ר הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן ל֛וֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י שָׁלֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

lāḵēn ʾĕmōr hinənî nōṯēn to-him ʾeṯ-bərîṯî šālôm

Grammar Details

*lāḵēn*: adverb - therefore
*ʾĕmōr*: Qal imperative masculine singular - say
*hinənî*: demonstrative particle with 1st person singular suffix - behold I
*nōṯēn*: Qal participle masculine singular - giving
*bərîṯî*: common noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix and direct object marker - my covenant
*šālôm*: common noun, masculine singular - peace

Word Meanings

*lāḵēn*: therefore/for this reason
*ʾĕmōr*: say/speak/tell
*hinənî*: behold I am/here I am
*nōṯēn*: giving/granting/bestowing
*bərîṯî*: my covenant/my agreement/my pact
*šālôm*: peace/well-being/completeness

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mal 2:4-5 : 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Num 13:29 : 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
Isa 54:10 : 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

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