Numbers 20:10
Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
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ASV
And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?
KJV
And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּקְהִ֜לוּ | vai.yak.Hi.lu | and they made assemble | H6950 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֧ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן | ve.'a.ha.Ron | and Aaron | H175 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַקָּהָ֖ל | ha.ka.Hal | the assembly | H6951 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| פְּנֵ֣י | pe.Nei | [the] face of | H6440 → |
| הַסָּ֑לַע | ha.Sa.la' | the rock | H5553 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לָהֶ֗ם | la.Hem | to <the> them | |
| שִׁמְעוּ־ | shim.'u- | listen | H8085 → |
| נָא֙ | na' | please | H4994 → |
| הַמֹּרִ֔ים | ha.mo.Rim | O rebels | H4784 → |
| הֲמִן־ | ha.min- | ¿ from | H4480 → |
| הַסֶּ֣לַע | ha.Se.la' | the rock | H5553 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| נוֹצִ֥יא | no.Tzi' | will we bring out | H3318 → |
| לָכֶ֖ם | la.Khem | for <the> you | |
| מָֽיִם׃ | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
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