Numbers 11:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
came downוַיֵּ֨רֶד
(vai·ye·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
in the cloudבֶּעָנָן֮
(be·'a·nan)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to him; and He tookוַיָּ֗אצֶל
(vai·ya·tzel)
680: to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withholda denominative verb from the same as etsel
of the Spiritהָר֙וּחַ֙
(ha·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
was upon him and placedוַיִּתֵּ֕ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
[Him] upon the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
elders.הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים
(haz·ze·ke·nim;)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
And when the Spiritהָר֔וּחַ
(ha·ru·ach,)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
restedכְּנֹ֤וחַ
(ke·no·v·ach)
5117: to resta prim. root
upon them, they prophesied.וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ
(vai·yit·nab·be·'u)
5012: to prophesydenominative verb from nabi
But they did not do [it] again.יָסָֽפוּ׃
(ya·sa·fu.)
3254: to adda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
came down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
in a cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
and spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto him and took
'atsal  (aw-tsal')
to join; to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract -- keep, reserve, straiten, take.
of the spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
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 being
that was upon him and gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it unto the seventy
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and it came to pass that when the spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
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 being
rested
nuwach  (noo'-akh)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications
upon them they prophesied
naba'  (naw-baw')
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) -- prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.
and did not cease
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again.

International Standard Version
The LORD came down in a cloud, spoke to Moses, and made an apportionment from the spirit who rested on him to the 70 elders. When the spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but that was it.

NET Bible
And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD came down in the [column of] smoke and spoke with him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the 70 leaders. When the Spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied, but they never prophesied again.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke unto him, and took some 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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