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Numbers 16:21

Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

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הִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhibadelvdivideבָּדַלverb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “divide”, a commandH914to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly.מִתּ֖וֹךְmitokhefrom amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הָעֵדָ֣הhaedahthe assemblyעֵדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the assembly”, the ordinary formH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.וַאַכַלֶּ֥הvaakhalehand ceaseכָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and cease”, a determination or requestH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).כְּרָֽגַעkeragaas spaceרֶגַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as space”, the ordinary formH7281a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of timeinstant, moment, space, suddenly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Be ye separated from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;'

World English Bible

“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”

Darby Translation

Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.

Douay-Rheims

Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may presently destroy them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀποσχίσθητε ἐκ μέσου τῆς συναγωγῆς ταύτης, καὶ ἐξαναλώσω αὐτοὺς εἰσάπαξ.