Numbers 16:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As for the censersמַחְתֹּות֩
(mach·to·vt)
4289: a fireholder, censer, snuff dishfrom chathah
of theseהָאֵ֜לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
menהַֽחַטָּאִ֨ים
(ha·chat·ta·'im)
2400: sinful, sinnersfrom chata
who have sinned 
 
2400: sinful, sinnersfrom chata
at the cost of their lives, 
 
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
let them be madeוְעָשׂ֨וּ
(ve·'a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
into hammeredרִקֻּעֵ֤י
(rik·ku·'ei)
7555: expansionfrom raqa
sheetsפַחִים֙
(fa·chim)
6341b: a plate (of metal)from the same as pach
for a platingצִפּ֣וּי
(tzip·p?)
6826: (metal) platingfrom tsaphah
of the altar,לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
(lam·miz·be·ach,)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
sinceכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they did presentהִקְרִיבֻ֥ם
(hik·ri·vum)
7126: to come near, approacha prim. root
them beforeלִפְנֵֽי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and they are holy;וַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּ
(vai·yik·da·shu;)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
and they shall be for a signלְאֹ֖ות
(le·'o·vt)
226: a signfrom avah
to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥י
(liv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel."יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
The censers
machtah  (makh-taw')
a pan for live coals -- censer, firepan, snuffdish.
of these sinners
chatta'  (khat-taw')
a criminal, or one accounted guilty -- offender, sinful, sinner.
against their own souls
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
let them make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
them broad
riqqua`  (rik-koo'-ah)
beaten out, i.e. a (metallic) plate -- broad.
plates
pach  (pakh)
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina) -- gin, (thin) plate, snare.
for a covering
tsippuwy  (tsip-poo'-ee)
encasement (with metal) -- covering, overlaying.
of the altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
for they offered
qarab  (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
them before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
therefore they are hallowed
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
and they shall be a sign
'owth  (oth)
a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
unto the children
ben  (bane)
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.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they did present them before the LORD and they are holy; and they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel."

King James Bible
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for the firepans of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered sheets as plating for the altar, for they presented them before the LORD, and the firepans are holy. They will be a sign to the Israelites."

International Standard Version
As for the censers of those rebels who died, fasten them into beaten plates to line the altar. Since they brought them into the LORD's presence, they're holy. They are to become a reminder to the Israelis."

NET Bible
As for the censers of these men who sinned at the cost of their lives, they must be made into hammered sheets for covering the altar, because they presented them before the LORD and sanctified them. They will become a sign to the Israelites."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The incense burners of these men who sinned and lost their lives are holy, because they were offered to the LORD. Hammer them into thin metal sheets to cover the altar. This will be a sign to the Israelites."

King James 2000 Bible
The censers of these sinners at the cost of their lives, let them make them hammered plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
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