Numbers 11:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 11:25 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּ֨רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בֶּעָנָן֮
ʻânân
H6051
cloud
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלָיו֒
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיָּ֗אצֶל
ʼâtsal
H680
to withhold
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָר֨וּחַ֙
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָלָ֔יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיִּתֵּ֕ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁבְעִ֥ים
shibʻîym
H7657
seventy
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים
zâqên
H2205
old
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּנ֤וֹחַ
nûwach
H5117
to rest
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָסָֽפוּ
yâçaph
H3254
to add
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders: and it happened that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh came down in the cloud, and he spoke to him, and he took away from the Spirit that on him, and he gave on 70 men, the elders. And it happened, as the Spirit rested on them, that they prophesied, and they did not add.
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