Numbers 16:48
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He took his standוַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד
(vai·ya·'a·mod)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
betweenבֵּֽין־
(bein-)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
the deadהַמֵּתִ֖ים
(ham·me·tim)
4191: to diea prim. root
and the living,הַֽחַיִּ֑ים
(ha·chai·yim;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
so that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃
(ham·mag·ge·fah.)
4046: a blow, slaughter, plague, pestilencefrom nagaph
was checked.וַתֵּעָצַ֖ר
(vat·te·'a·tzar)
6113: to restrain, retaina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
between the dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
and the living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
and the plague
maggephah  (mag-gay-faw')
a pestilence; by analogy, defeat -- (be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.
was stayed
`atsar  (aw-tsar')
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.

King James Bible
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was halted.

International Standard Version
He stood between the dead and the living and restrained the plague.

NET Bible
He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He stood between those who had died and those who were still alive, and the plague stopped.

King James 2000 Bible
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stopped.
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