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Numbers 10:36

And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.

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וּבְנֻחֹ֖הuvenuchoand in let downנוּחַconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in let down”, the to-form of the verbH5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).יֹאמַ֑רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שׁוּבָ֣הshuvahagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).רִֽבְב֖וֹתrivvotmanyרְבָבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “many”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7233abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.אַלְפֵ֥יalfethousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, construct — “thousand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when it rested, he said: 'Return, O LORD, unto the ten thousands of the families of Israel.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in its resting he saith, 'Return, O Jehovah, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.'

World English Bible

When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.”

Darby Translation

And when it rested, he said, Return, Jehovah, unto the myriads of the thousands of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And when it was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when it rested, he said: 'Return, O LORD, unto the ten thousands of the families of Israel.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the cloud overshadowed them by day, when they departed from the camp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἡ νεφέλη ἐγένετο σκιάζουσα ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἡμέρας, ἐν τῷ ἐξαίρειν αὐτοὺς ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς.