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Leviticus 24:12

And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.

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וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּvayanichuhvand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bestow”, the next action in the storyH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רbamishmarin guardמִשְׁמָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in guard”, the ordinary formH4929a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.לִפְרֹ֥שׁlifroshto scatterפָּרָשׁpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to scatter”, the to-form of the verbH6567to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to woundscatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toעַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פִּ֥יpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he causeth him to rest in charge — to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

World English Bible

They put him in custody until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them.

Darby Translation

And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they put him in ward, to judge him by the command of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέθεντο αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακὴν διακρῖναι αὐτὸν διὰ προστάγματος Κυρίου.