Numbers 16:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then he said to Korah and to all his company,“In the morning the LORD will make known who are his, and who is holy. He will cause that person to approach him; the person he has chosen he will cause to approach him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־קֹ֜רַח וְאֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדָתוֹ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ בֹּ֠קֶר וְיֹדַ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ וְאֶת־הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ וְהִקְרִ֣יב אֵלָ֑יו וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַר־בּ֖וֹ יַקְרִ֥יב אֵלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And waydabbēr to-Qōraḥ and to-all-his-ʿădātô lēʾmōr, in-the-bōqer and yōdaʿ YHWH ʾet-who-belongs-to-him and ʾet-the-qādôš and wəhiqrîb to-him, and ʾēt whom he-yibḥar-in-him he-will-yaqrîb to-him

Grammar Details

• *waydabbēr*: waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke
• *Qōraḥ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Korah
• *ʿădātô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his congregation/company
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *bōqer*: noun, masculine singular - morning
• *yōdaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will know/make known
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *qādôš*: adjective, masculine singular - holy one/sacred
• *wəhiqrîb*: waw-conjunctive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will bring near
• *yibḥar*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will choose
• *yaqrîb*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will bring near

Word Meanings

• *bōqer*: morning/tomorrow morning
• *yōdaʿ*: will make known/will show
• *qādôš*: holy one/consecrated one
• *hiqrîb*: bring near/allow to approach
• *yibḥar*: chooses/selects

Referenced Verses

• Lev 10:3 : 3 Moses then said to Aaron,“This is what the LORD spoke:‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.
• Num 17:5 : 5 And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”
• Ps 65:4 : 4 How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house– your holy palace.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
• Num 16:3 : 3 And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them,“You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the LORD.
• Ps 105:26 : 26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
• 1 Sam 2:28 : 28 I chose your ancestor from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.
• Exod 28:1 : 1 The Clothing of the Priests“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests– Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
• Ezek 40:46 : 46 and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the LORD to minister to him.”
• Ezek 44:15-16 : 15 The Levitical Priests“‘But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Sovereign LORD. 16 They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.
• Mal 3:18 : 18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
• John 15:16 : 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
• Acts 1:2 : 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
• Acts 1:24 : 24 Then they prayed,“Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen
• Acts 13:2 : 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 15:7 : 7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
• Acts 22:14 : 14 Then he said,‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,
• Eph 2:13 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
• 2 Tim 2:3-4 : 3 Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
• Exod 28:43 : 43 These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter to the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die. It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him.
• Lev 8:2 : 2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, the sin offering bull, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
• Lev 21:6-8 : 6 “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the LORD’s gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. 7 They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. 8 You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you all, am holy.
• Lev 21:12-15 : 12 He must not go out from the sanctuary and must not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the dedication of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD. 13 He must take a wife who is a virgin. 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife. 15 He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
• Isa 61:5-6 : 5 “Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards. 6 You will be called,‘the LORD’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.
• Heb 10:19-22 : 19 Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Pet 2:5-9 : 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.” 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
• Rev 1:6 : 6 and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father– to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation. 10 You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”