King James Version

Numbers 21:17

Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

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אָ֚זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.יָשִׁ֣ירyashirsingשִׁירverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sing”, an unfinished actionH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).הַשִּׁירָ֖הhashirahthe songשִׁירdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the song”, the ordinary formH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.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.עֲלִ֥יaliascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “ascend up”, a commandH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בְאֵ֖רveerwellבְּאֵרnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “well”, the ordinary formH875a pit; especially a wellpit, well.עֱנוּenvshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “shout”, a commandH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…לָֽהּlahtoלָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

Young’s Literal Translation

Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well — they have answered to it:

World English Bible

Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,

Darby Translation

Then Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it:

Douay-Rheims

Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin to sing of the well;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ᾖσεν Ἰσραὴλ τὸ ἆσμα τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ φρέατος, ἐξάρχετε αὐτῷ φρέαρ,