Numbers 11:25

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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down in a

עָנָן

ʻânân

H6051

a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud

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and

דָבַר

dâbar

H1696

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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unto him and

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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of the

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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that was upon him and

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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it unto the

שִׁבְעִים

shibʻîym

H7657

seventy

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זָקֵן

zâqên

H2205

old

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and it

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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to

עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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that when the

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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נוּחַ

nûwach

H5117

to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, le...

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upon them they

נָבָא

nâbâʼ

H5012

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

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and did not

שָׁבַת

shâbath

H7673

to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)

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Key Terms in This Verse

rested H5117

נוּחַ nûwach

to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, ...

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prophesied H5012

נָבָא nâbâʼ

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

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seventy H7657

שִׁבְעִים shibʻîym

seventy

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cease H7673

שָׁבַת shâbath

to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)

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cloud H6051

עָנָן ʻânân

a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud

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elders H2205

זָקֵן zâqên

old

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gave H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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spirit H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...

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spirit H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...

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spake H1696

דָבַר dâbar

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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Cross References

Numbers 11:17 cross-reference

And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it no...

1 Samuel 10:10 cross-reference

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

2 Peter 1:21 cross-reference

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Numbers 12:5 cross-reference

And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

2 Kings 2:15 cross-reference

And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

1 Corinthians 14:32 cross-reference

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

James 1:17 cross-reference

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Exodus 40:38 cross-reference

For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

Psalm 99:7 cross-reference

He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

Acts 11:28 cross-reference

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Exodus 34:5 cross-reference

And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

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