Numbers 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 20:8 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 →
קַ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּטֶּ֗ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
וְהַקְהֵ֤ל
qâhal
H6950
to assemble
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעֵדָה֙
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אָחִ֔יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַסֶּ֛לַע
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וְנָתַ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
מֵימָ֑יו
mayim
H4325
water
וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לָהֶ֥ם
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַסֶּ֔לַע
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥
shâqâh
H8248
to water
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעֵדָ֖ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּעִירָֽם
bᵉʻîyr
H1165
beasts
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World English Bible Public Domain
Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak you to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Take the staff and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and you shall speak to the rock to their eyes, and it will give its water. And you shall bring out for them water from the rock, and you shall make the congregation and their livestock drink.”
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