Numbers 25:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and he wentוַ֠יָּבֹא
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
afterאַחַ֨ר
(a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the manאִֽישׁ־
(ish-)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
into the tentהַקֻּבָּ֗ה
(hak·kub·bah)
6898: a large vaulted tentfrom the same as qab
and piercedוַיִּדְקֹר֙
(vai·yid·kor)
1856: to pierce, pierce througha prim. root
bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם
(she·nei·hem,)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of them through, 
 
1856: to pierce, pierce througha prim. root
the manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and the woman,הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
(ha·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
throughאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the body. 
 
6896: stomach, bellyfrom an unused word
So the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה
(ham·mag·ge·fah,)
4046: a blow, slaughter, plague, pestilencefrom nagaph
on the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
was checked.וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙
(vat·te·'a·tzar)
6113: to restrain, retaina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he went
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the man
'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)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
into the tent
qubbah  (koob-baw')
a pavilion (as a domed cavity) -- tent.
and thrust
daqar  (daw-kar')
to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile -- pierce, strike (thrust) through, wound.
both
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
of them through the man
'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)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
through
'el  (ale)
denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
her belly
qobah  (ko'-baw)
the abdomen (as a cavity) -- belly.
So 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
from 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
and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the body. So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked.

King James Bible
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
followed the Israelite man into the tent, and drove it through both the Israelite man and the woman--through her belly. Then the plague on the Israelites was stopped,

International Standard Version
followed the Israeli man inside his tent, and impaled the two of them—the Israeli man and the woman—right through both of them and into her abdomen. Then the plague infecting the Israelis was brought to a halt. Nevertheless,

NET Bible
and went after the Israelite man into the tent and thrust through the Israelite man and into the woman's abdomen. So the plague was stopped from the Israelites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and went into the tent after the Israelite man. He drove the spear through the man and into the woman's body. Because of this, the plague that the Israelites were experiencing stopped.

King James 2000 Bible
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
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