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Numbers 15:34

And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

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וַיַּנִּ֥יחוּvayanichvand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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…אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).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.כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…פֹרַ֔שׁforashscatterפָּרָשׁverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “scatter”, a completed actionH6567to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to woundscatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יֵּעָשֶׂ֖הyeasehdoעָשָׂהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they place him in ward, for it [is] not explained what is [to be] done to him.

World English Bible

They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

Darby Translation

And they put him in custody, for it was not declared what should be done to him.

Douay-Rheims

And they put him into prison, not knowing what they should do with him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they placed him in custody, for they did not determine what they should do to him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέθεντο αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακὴν, οὐ γὰρ συνέκριναν τί ποιήσωσιν αὐτόν.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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