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Numbers 27:23

“And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָמַךְçâmak · saw-mak'
H5564 · Hebrew

Definition: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּסְמֹ֧ךְ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:37 Exodus 29:10 Exodus 29:15 Exodus 29:19 Leviticus 1:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 22

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.