Hebrew Interlinear

Numbers 21:18 Interlinear

the well digged The princes digged the nobles of the people it by the direction of the lawgiver with their staves And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1בְּאֵ֞רH875the wella pit; especially a well
2חֲפָר֣וּהָH2658diggedproperly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
3שָׂרִ֗יםH8269The princesa head person (of any rank or class)
4כָּר֙וּהָ֙H3738diggedproperly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
5נְדִיבֵ֣יH5081the noblesproperly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
6הָעָ֔םH5971of the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
7בִּמְחֹקֵ֖קH2710it by the direction of the lawgiverproperly, to hack, i.e., engrave (judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive
8בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םH4938with their stavessupport (abstractly), i.e., (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
9וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057And from the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
10מַתָּנָֽה׃H4980they went to Mattanahmattanah, a place in the desert

Verse Context

Numbers 21:17 sang Then Israel this song ...
Numbers 21:18 (current)the well digged The princes digged the nobles of the people it by the direction of the lawgiver with their staves And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah
Numbers 21:19And from Mattanah and from Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth...

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