Hebrew Interlinear

Numbers 17:5 Interlinear

And it shall come to pass that the man's whom I shall choose rod shall blossom and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel whereby they murmur

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָ֗הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2הָאִ֛ישׁH376And it shall come to pass that the man'sa man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
3אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
4אֶבְחַרH977whom I shall chooseproperly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
5בּ֖וֹH0
6מַטֵּ֣הוּH4294roda branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
7יִפְרָ֑חH6524shall blossomto break forth as a bud, i.e., bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
8וַֽהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יH7918and I will make to ceaseto weave (i.e., lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)
9מֵֽעָלַ֗יH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11תְּלֻנּוֹת֙H8519from me the murmuringsa grumbling
12בְּנֵ֣יH1121of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
13יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
14אֲשֶׁ֛רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
15הֵ֥םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
16מַלִּינִ֖םH3885whereby they murmurto stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
17עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Verse Context

Numbers 17:4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony ...
Numbers 17:5 (current) And it shall come to pass that the man's whom I shall choose rod shall blossom and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel whereby they murmur
Numbers 17:6spake And Moses unto the children of Israel gave...

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