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Lexicon :: Strong's H8147 - šᵊnayim

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שְׁנַיִם
Transliteration
šᵊnayim
Pronunciation
shen-ah'-yim
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Part of Speech
adjective, dual masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2421a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 768x

The KJV translates Strong's H8147 in the following manner: two (533x), twelve (with H6240) (105x), both (69x), twelfth (with H6240) (21x), second (10x), twain (7x), both of them (5x), twice (5x), double (5x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 768x
The KJV translates Strong's H8147 in the following manner: two (533x), twelve (with H6240) (105x), both (69x), twelfth (with H6240) (21x), second (10x), twain (7x), both of them (5x), twice (5x), double (5x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. two

    1. two (the cardinal number)

      1. two, both, double, twice

    2. second (the ordinal number)

    3. in combination with other numbers

    4. both (a dual number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
STRONGS H8147: Abbreviations
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges§ 97b note): 768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and שנ׳ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic bdb104101; Sabean תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, bdb104102 (תִּנְיָנָא, bdb104103second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); — masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isaiah 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Genesis 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isaiah 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judges 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2+10= 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Genesis 24:22 + 19 times + 2 Samuel 23:20 || 1 Chronicles 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי Greek Version of the LXX Th modern, otherwise RSSemitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19 132 times, 1 Samuel 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Leviticus 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judges 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isaiah 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exodus 16:22 (Ges§ 134e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Genesis 2:25 + 62 times, + Proverbs 24:22 (> their years Syriac Version Targum De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Genesis 31:37 + 2 times, שְׁנֵיכֶם † Genesis 27:45; שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges§ 135 o) † Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן † 1 Samuel 25:43; Ezekiel 23:13.
b. absolute
(1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 times), before plural noun Judges 11:37 + 26 times; after plural noun 2 Samuel 1:1; Exodus 29:1+ 21 times (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Genesis 46:27; Numbers 7:17 + 11 times Numbers 17; noun omitted Genesis 7:2; Genesis 44:27 + 26 times; שׁ׳ שׁ׳ distributive Genesis 7:9 +; לִשׁ׳ cut in two 2 Kings 3:25; Jeremiah 34:18; = double amount † Exodus 22:3; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:8 (E); שׁ׳ פִּי † Deuteronomy 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ † 2 Kings 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ †Zechariah 3:18;
(2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 times) before plural noun 1 Kings 3:16 + 16 times; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2 Chronicles 24:3 + 9 times; noun omitted, = two things † Isaiah 51:19; Job 13:20; Proverbs 30:7; שְׁתַּיִם = twice † 2 Kings 6:10; Job 40:5; Psalm 62:12 (or as Proverbs 30:7), בִּשׁ׳ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1 Kings 15:25 + 9 times, etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1 Kings 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 17:6; שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם פַּעַם Nehemiah 13:20, compare Jeremiah 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2 Kings 6:10.
2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Genesis 42:13 + 87 times, לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exodus 28:21 + 4 times; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exodus 24:4 + 34 times, שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה † Ezekiel 32:1, 17; Ezekiel 33:21; before plural noun Genesis 17:20; Exodus 15:27 +; after plural noun Numbers 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exodus 28:21 +, Genesis 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Numbers 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezekiel 32:1 +, etc.
3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2 Samuel 8:5; Judges 10:3 + 56 times; 2+10 (etc.) Numbers 1:35 (P), 2 Chronicles 22:2 + 18 times (Köii. 1. 215 ff. Ges§ 97 f.); 200+2+30, 1 Kings 20:15; 50+2 as ordinal 2 Kings 15:27 + 2 times; compare 2 + 20, 1 Chronicles 24:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:25; 2:25; 4:1; 4:19; 4:19; 7:2; 7:9; 14:4; 17:20; 24:22; 27:45; 31:37; 42:13; 44:27; 46:27

Exodus

15:27; 16:22; 22:3; 22:6; 22:8; 24:4; 28:21; 28:21; 29:1

Leviticus

16:21

Numbers

1:35; 7:17; 7:78; 7:84; 17

Deuteronomy

21:17

Judges

10:3; 11:37; 16:28; 16:28

Ruth

1:19; 4:11

1 Samuel

10:4; 25:43

2 Samuel

1:1; 8:5; 23:20

1 Kings

3:16; 15:25; 17:12; 20:15

2 Kings

2:9; 3:25; 6:10; 6:10; 9:32; 15:27

1 Chronicles

11:22; 24:17

2 Chronicles

22:2; 24:3

Ezra

10:13

Nehemiah

13:20

Job

13:20; 33:14; 40:5

Psalms

62:12

Proverbs

24:22; 30:7; 30:7

Isaiah

7:16; 7:21; 17:6; 47:9; 51:19

Jeremiah

3:14; 34:18

Ezekiel

23:13; 32:1; 32:1; 32:17; 33:21

Amos

3:3; 4:8; 4:8

H8147

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Strong's Number H8147 matches the Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (šᵊnayim),
which occurs 769 times in 646 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 13 (Lev 23:13–Num 13:23)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:13 - ‘Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths H8147 of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to Yahweh for a soothing aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a [fn]hin of wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:17 - ‘You shall bring in from your places of habitation two H8147 loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two-tenths H8147 of an [fn]ephah; they shall be of a fine flour, baked with leaven as first fruits to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:18 - ‘Along with the bread you shall bring near seven one year old male lambs without blemish and a bull from the herd and two H8147 rams; they shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:19 - ‘You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two H8147 male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:20 - ‘The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two H8147 lambs before Yahweh; they shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:5 -

“Then you shall take fine flour and bake twelve H8147 cakes with it; two-tenths H8147 of an ephah shall be in each cake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:6 - “And you shall set them in two H8147 rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:35 - their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:39 - their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 -

These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve H8147 men, each of whom was of his father’s household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:21 - and his army, even their numbered men, 32,200 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:26 - and his army, even their numbered men, 62,700 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:39 - All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the [fn]command of Yahweh by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:43 - and all the firstborn males by the number of names from a month old and upward, for their numbered men were 22,273 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - ‘Then on the eighth day he shall bring two H8147 turtledoves or two H8147 young pigeons to the priest, to the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - And they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered carts and twelve H8147 oxen, a cart for every two H8147 of the leaders and an ox for each one, and they brought them near before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:7 - Two H8147 carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:13 - and his offering was one silver [fn]dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the [fn]shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:19 - he brought near as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:25 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:31 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:37 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:43 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:49 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:55

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:55 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:61

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:61 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:67

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:67 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:73

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:73 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:77

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78 -

On the twelfth H8147 day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:79

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:79 - his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both H8147 of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:83

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two H8147 oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

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This was the dedication offering [fn]for the altar from the leaders of Israel [fn]when it was anointed: twelve H8147 silver dishes, twelve H8147 silver bowls, twelve H8147 gold pans,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:86

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:86 - the twelve H8147 gold pans, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the pans 120 shekels;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:87

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:87 - all the oxen for the burnt offering twelve H8147 bulls, all the rams twelve H8147, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering twelve H8147, and the male goats for a sin offering twelve H8147;

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Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the [fn]mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two H8147 cherubim, so He spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:2 - “Make yourself two H8147 trumpets of silver, of hammered work you shall make them; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for having the camps set out.

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But two H8147 men had remained in the camp; the name of one was Eldad and the name of the [fn]other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them (now they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:5 - Then Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tent, and He called [fn]Aaron and Miriam. And then both H8147 came forward,

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Then they came to the [fn]valley of [fn]Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two H8147 men with some of the pomegranates and the figs.


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