Numbers 25:9

Hebrew
וַיִּהְי֕וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הַמֵּתִ֖ים בַּמַּגֵּפָ֑ה אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף
ESV
Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
NIV
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
NLT
but not before 24,000 people had died.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐγένοντο οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
τεθνηκότες ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
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greek

The definite article
πληγῇ τέσσαρες καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἴκοσι χιλιάδες
KJV
And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Numbers 25:8 ← Numbers 25:9 → Numbers 25:10

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