Numbers 14:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־קְהַ֥ל עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyipōl mōšeh and ʾahărōn on their pĕnêhem before all qĕhal ʿăḏaṯ bĕnê yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyipōl*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he fell
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʾahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *pĕnêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd plural suffix - their faces
• *qĕhal*: masculine singular construct - assembly of
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: feminine singular construct - congregation of
• *bĕnê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *wayyipōl*: fell/fell down/prostrated
• *pĕnêhem*: faces/presence
• *qĕhal*: assembly/congregation/gathering
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: congregation/assembly/community
• *bĕnê*: sons/children/descendants

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} fell{H5307} on their faces{H6440} before{H6440} all the assembly{H6951} of the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} fell{H5307}{(H8799)} on their faces{H6440} before{H6440} all the assembly{H6951} of the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the congregacion of the multitude of the childern of Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Moses & Aaron fell vpo their faces before ye whole cogregacion of the multitude of the childre of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assemblie of the Congregation of the children of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Moyses & Aaron fell on their faces before all the assemblie of the congregation of the chyldren of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses falleth -- Aaron also -- on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Moses and Aaron went down on their faces before the meeting of the people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Moses and Aaron fell down with their faces to the ground before the whole assembled community of the Israelites.

Referenced Verses

• Num 16:4 : 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.
• Num 16:22 : 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will You be angry with all the congregation?
• Num 16:45 : 45 Get up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
• Josh 5:14 : 14 And he said, No; but as captain of the army of the LORD have I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?
• Josh 7:10 : 10 And the LORD said to Joshua, Get up; why are you lying thus upon your face?
• 1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
• 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heavens, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Ezek 9:8 : 8 And it happened, while they were killing them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in your pouring out of your fury upon Jerusalem?
• Dan 10:9 : 9 Yet I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words, I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
• Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Rev 5:14 : 14 Then the four living creatures said, Amen. And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
• Rev 7:11 : 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
• Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.