Numbers 11:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I will come down and talk with you there, and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you do not bear it yourself alone.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י עִמְּךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י מִן־הָר֛וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ בְּמַשָּׂ֣א הָעָ֔ם וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

wə-yāradtî and dibbartî with-you šām, and ʾāṣaltî from-the-rûaḥ which upon-you and śamtî upon-them; and nāśʾû with-you in-maśśāʾ the-ʿam, and not-tiśśāʾ you alone.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāradtî*: conjunction + qal perfect first person singular - and I will come down
• *dibbartî*: piel perfect first person singular - I will speak
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *ʾāṣaltî*: qal perfect first person singular - I will take/separate/reserve
• *rûaḥ*: feminine singular noun - spirit/breath/wind
• *śamtî*: qal perfect first person singular - I will put/place
• *nāśʾû*: qal perfect third person plural - they will bear/carry
• *maśśāʾ*: masculine singular construct noun - burden/load
• *ʿam*: masculine singular noun - people
• *tiśśāʾ*: qal imperfect second person masculine singular - you will bear/carry

Word Meanings

• *ʾāṣaltî*: take away/withdraw/separate/reserve
• *rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind/mind
• *maśśāʾ*: burden/load/carrying/lifting

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it alone.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I wyll come doune and talke with the there and take of yt spirite which is apon the and put apon them ad they shall bere with the in the burthen of the people and so shalt thou not beare alone.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  then wil I come downe, and talke with the euen there, & take of thy sprete that is vpon the, and putt it vpon them, that they maye beare the burthen of the people with the, yt thou beare not all alone.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I will come downe, and talke with thee there, and take of the Spirite, which is vpon thee, and put vpon them, and they shall beare the burthen of the people with thee: so thou shalt not beare it alone.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I wyll come downe, and talke with thee there, and take of the spirite which is vpon thee, and put vpon them, and they shall beare the burthen of the people with thee, lest thou be constrayned to beare it alone.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you not bear it yourself alone.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I have come down and spoken with thee there, and have kept back of the Spirit which `is' upon thee, and have put on them, and they have borne with thee some of the burden of the people, and thou dost not bear `it' thyself alone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you not bear it yourself alone.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the Spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself.

Referenced Verses

• Num 11:25 : 25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it to the seventy elders; and it came to pass, that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
• 1 Sam 10:6 : 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and will be turned into another man.
• 2 Kgs 2:9 : 9 And it happened, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
• 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
• Joel 2:28 : 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
• Rom 8:9 : 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
• 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different operations, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
• 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore he who despises does not despise man, but God, who has also given unto us His Holy Spirit.
• Isa 59:20-21 : 20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the Lord. 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.
• Jude 1:19 : 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, having not the Spirit.
• Neh 9:20 : 20 You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
• Num 12:5 : 5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.
• Gen 11:5 : 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
• Exod 18:22 : 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
• Exod 19:20 : 20 And the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount, and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
• Exod 34:5 : 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
• Exod 19:11 : 11 And be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
• Gen 17:22 : 22 And he finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
• Gen 18:20-22 : 20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
• Gen 18:33 : 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
• Num 12:8 : 8 'With him I will speak face to face, clearly, and not in dark speeches; and he will see the likeness of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'
• Num 27:18 : 18 And the LORD said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him;
• Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring:
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
• 1 Cor 2:12 : 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
• John 3:13 : 13 No man has ascended to heaven but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven.
• John 7:39 : 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
• Acts 6:3-4 : 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.