King James Version

Numbers 12:9

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.

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וַיִּֽחַרvayicharand burnחָרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn”, the next action in the storyH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).אַ֧ףaffaceאַףparticle, affirmation — “face”H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּ֖םbaminבָּ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inוַיֵּלַֽךְvayelakhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against them, and He goeth on,

World English Bible

Yahweh’s anger burned against them; and he departed.

Darby Translation

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them, and he went away;

Douay-Rheims

And being angry with them he went away:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the great anger of the Lord was upon them, and he departed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὀργὴ θυμοῦ Κυρίου ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἀπῆλθε.