Numbers 15:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

תורה תּוֹרָה

torah

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תורה

tôwrâh

Definition

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

Root

or תרה; from H3384 (ירה);

Exhaustive

or תרה; from ירה; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8451

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תּוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ירה • Strongs / High • Page 1506

1. (From יָרָה Hif.) Direction, regulation, legal precept, or statute (Ex 12:49; Num 15:29; Hos 8:12). Commonly refers to the whole Law (Ps 78:5; Deut 1:5, 4:8 44).

תּוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root תור • Strongs / High • Page 1506

2. (From תּוּר) Same as תּוּר (1): arrangement, series (2 Sam 4:19).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תּוֹרָה

f. verbal / dec. x. • Root ירה • Page 711

1. instruction, doctrine, precept, admonition. Job 22: 22. from parents, Prov. 1: 8. 3: 1. from God, i. e. a revelation, an oracle, Is. 1: 10. 8: 16, 20. 2. a law (of Moses.) Lev. 6: 9. Also collectively laws, Lev. 13: 9. Josh. 1: 8. 2 K. 22: 8. 3. a mode, manner, i. q. חֹק, מִשְׁפָּט 2 Sam. 7: 19. 4. a rule, direction, (for building a house.) Ezek. 43: 12.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: νόμον νόμοσ νόμου νόμῳ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8451:

νόμον 70× (30.6%)

νόμοσ 46× (21.0%)

νόμου 44× (19.7%)

νόμῳ 27× (10.9%)

--- 3× (1.6%)

νόμιμα 3× (1.3%)

θεσμοὺσ 2× (1.1%)

ὡσ 2× (1.0%)

νόμουσ 2× (1.0%)

ἐντολὰσ 2× (0.9%)

אחת אַחַת

one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Adjective cardinal number feminine singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

No stats available

ומשפט וּמִשְׁפָּט

and justice

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

משפט

mishpâṭ

Definition

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

Root

from H8199 (שפט);

Exhaustive

from שפט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4941

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Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּט

masculine noun • Root שפט • Strongs / High • Page 924

A multi-faceted term meaning: a cause or suit; a sentence or decision of a judge; a legal precept or rule; guilt or crime; a right, law, or custom; what belongs to someone (e.g., wages, privilege); usage, manner, or condition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּט

noun masculine • Page 417

5. a right, privilege; e.g. מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה the right of redemption, Jer. 32:7; מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ the right or prerogative of the king, 1 Sam. 8:9, 11. Particularly what belongs to any one by law, Deut. 18:3; מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים what belongs to the priests, i. e. their due, 1 Sam. 2:13. 6. right, righteousness, justice, i. q. צֶדֶק. Deut. 32:4. 7. a law, i. q. חֹק. Ex. 21:1. 24:3; particularly a divine law, Lev. 18:4, 5, 26. 8. a custom, usage. 1 K. 18:28. 9. a mode, manner. Ex. 26:30. 2 K. 1:7. Judg. 13:12.

מִשְׁפָּט

noun masculine • Root שפט • Page 416

1. judgment, the act of judging. Lev. 19: 15. 2. a judgment, judicial decision. 1 K. 3: 28. 3. guilt, liability to punishment. Ezek. 7: 23. 4. a cause, a suit at law. Num. 27: 5.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: κρίμα κρίσιν κρίματα κρίσει κρίσισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4941:

κρίμα 87× (21.4%)

κρίσιν 68× (16.7%)

κρίματα 41× (9.1%)

κρίσει 20× (4.6%)

κρίσισ 19× (4.6%)

κρίματά 16× (3.4%)

κρίσεωσ 14× (3.5%)

δικαίωμα 14× (3.1%)

δικαιώματά 13× (2.7%)

κρίσεισ 10× (2.2%)

אחד אֶחָד

one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

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Fürst Lexicon

אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

No stats available

יהיה יִהְיֶה

he is becoming

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

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Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

לכם לָכֶם

to yourselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כם

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Preposition, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

ולגר וְלַגֵּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גר

gêr

Definition

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

Root

or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481 (גור);

Exhaustive

or (fully) geyr (gare); from גור; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1616

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Fürst Lexicon

גִּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

Lime.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֵּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

A stranger, foreigner, sojourner; one who abides in a foreign land. Figuratively, a pilgrim or a protégé deserving protection.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֵּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

Same as גֵּרָה; a lion's whelp or cub.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּר

adjective / noun • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

1. (adjective) Dwelling, abiding. Poetically, an inhabitant of the earth, a man. 2. (substantive) A strange shepherd.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֵּר

noun masculine • Root גור • Page 146

inmate, lodger, sojourner. References: Job 19:15. Ex. 3:22. (Fem. גֵּרָה)

גֵּר

noun • Page 146

perhaps the foot of a mountain. Reference: Job 28:4.

גֹּר

noun masculine • Root גור • Page 146

a stranger. Participial noun.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: προσήλυτοσ προσηλύτῳ προσήλυτον προσηλύτου πάροικοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1616:

προσήλυτοσ 19× (18.0%)

προσηλύτῳ 18× (17.0%)

προσήλυτον 10× (9.5%)

προσηλύτου 7× (8.1%)

πάροικοσ 6× (7.2%)

προσήλυτοι 6× (7.0%)

προσηλύτων 6× (5.4%)

προσηλύτοισ 6× (5.0%)

προσηλύτουσ 3× (3.1%)

הגר הָגָּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גור

gûwr

Definition

properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1481

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גּוּר

noun masculine • Root גרר • Strongs / High • Page 314

A whelp, especially of a lion.

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 314

I. To gather themselves together, to crowd together with hostile design; figuratively, to turn into a house, to lodge (as a stranger), to dwell.

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

To turn oneself, to shrink back, but mostly in the definite sense to be afraid; to be concerned, anxious; in a good sense, to have reverence, awe.

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

To roll, to turn round, of round, heavy things. (Kal unused).

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

1. to glow, to seethe, to boil up, to ferment. 2. to be angry, to be zealous, to be exasperated. 3. to stir up, to incite, to kindle.

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

intransitive. to suck, of young animals, properly to moisten, to draw in moisture. (not used in Kal).

גּוּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

a young animal that sucks, generally a whelp, catulus, particularly of the lion.

גּוּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Strongs / High • Page 315

a dwelling, a hospice.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גּוּר

verb • Page 133

I. 1. to sojourn, to dwell anywhere for a time, to live as not at home (Gen. 12: 10, 19: 9, 20: 1, Judg. 17: 7, Ruth 1: 1, Is. 11: 6, Ps. 120: 5, Job 19: 15, Ex. 3: 22, Is. 33: 14, Ps. 15: 1).

גּוּר

verb • Root גור • Page 134

2. To gather together, to assemble. Used in context of groups assembling or lying in wait. (Ps. 56:7, 59:4, 140:3, Is. 54:15).

גּוּר

verb • Page 134

II. 1. To be afraid (Job 19:29, Num. 22:3, Deut. 1:17, 32:27). 2. To fear, reverence, worship (Ps. 22:24, 33:8).

גּוּר

noun masculine • Page 134

A young animal, a whelp, cub, catulus. Usually applied to a young lion (Gen. 49:9, Ezek. 19:3) or a jackal (Lam. 4:3). Plural: גּוּרִים and גּוֹרוֹת.

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: παρῴκησεν προσκειμένῳ παροικεῖν προσηλύτων προσήλυτοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1481a:

παρῴκησεν 5× (4.9%)

προσκειμένῳ 5× (4.4%)

παροικεῖν 4× (4.1%)

προσηλύτων 4× (3.5%)

προσήλυτοι 3× (3.1%)

προσέλθῃ 3× (3.1%)

κατοικεῖν 3× (3.1%)

παροικεῖ 3× (3.1%)

παρῴκει 3× (3.0%)

παροικῆσαι 3× (3.0%)

אתכםפ אִתְּכֶם׃פ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.

Root

probably from H579 (אנה);

Exhaustive

probably from אנה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H854

כם

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Preposition Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0854:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
One law and one judgment shall be to you, and to the stranger sojourning with you.

LITV Translation:
There shall be one law and one ordinance both for you and for the alien that lives with you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
There shall be one law and one ordinance for you, and for the stranger that abides among you.