KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 16:41 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But on the morrow” | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | The morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow | morrow |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the congregation” | עֲדַ֤ת | A stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) | congregation |
| “of the children” | בְּנֵֽי | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | children |
| “of Israel” | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “murmured” | וַיִּלֹּ֜נוּ | To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) | murmured |
| “against” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | against |
| “Moses” | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “and against” | וְעַֽל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | against |
| “Aaron,” | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | Aharon, the brother of Moses | Aaron |
| “saying,” | לֵאמֹ֑ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “Ye” | אַתֶּ֥ם | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | Ye |
| “have killed” | הֲמִתֶּ֖ם | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | killed |
| “the people” | עַ֥ם | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “of the Lord.” | יְהוָֽה׃ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
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39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
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