Numbers 16:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 16:17 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 →
וּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מַחְתָּת֗וֹ
machtâh
H4289
censer
וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם
nâthan
H5414
to give
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
קְטֹ֔רֶת
qᵉṭôreth
H7004
incense
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞ם
qârab
H7126
to approach
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מַחְתָּת֔וֹ
machtâh
H4289
censer
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וּמָאתַ֖יִם
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
מַחְתֹּ֑ת
machtâh
H4289
censer
וְאַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מַחְתָּתֽוֹ
machtâh
H4289
censer
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World English Bible Public Domain
and take every man his censer, and put incense on them, and bring you before Yahweh every man his censer, two hundred fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.
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King James Version Public Domain
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And take a man his censer, and put incense on them, and present to the face of Yahweh, a man his censer, 250 censers, and you and Aaron, a man his censer.”
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