Numbers 16:20
in Numbers 16And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
KJV
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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This verse in Numbers 16
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron
on Numbers 16:20-22
The threat to consume them in an instant is the third of its kind, after Exodus 32:10 and Numbers 14:12. Each time Moses stands in the way.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron,.... Out of the cloud: saying; as follows.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron,.... Out of the cloud: saying; as follows.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאֶֽל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאֶֽל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.