The Meaning of Numbers 16:37 Explained

Numbers 16:37

KJV: Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

YLT: 'Say unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, and he lifteth up the censers from the midst of the burning, and the fire scatter thou yonder, for they have been hallowed,

Darby: Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed,

ASV: Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are holy,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Speak  unto Eleazar  the son  of Aaron  the priest,  that he take up  the censers  out  of the burning,  and scatter  thou the fire  yonder;  for they are hallowed. 

What does Numbers 16:37 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 16:36-50 - "between The Dead And The Living"
The censers served as plates for the altar. Even evil men and evil things will be made to subserve the divine purposes. See Acts 2:23. What a wonderful anticipation of our Lord's eternal priesthood and intercession is furnished by this picture of Aaron waving his censer between the living and the dead, and arresting the plague! On which side do you stand? Are you among the living, or among the dead? Is Christ to you a savor of life unto life or of death unto death? Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and Christ shall enlighten thee.
The priesthood and the incense-offering had been usurped by Korah to his destruction; but as exercised by God's appointed priest, they brought life. It is an awful thing for mortal man to intrude into the sacred prerogatives of Christ. See 1 Timothy 2:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 16

1  The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
23  Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents
31  The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others
36  The censers are reserved to holy use
41  14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron
46  Aaron by incense stays the plague

What do the individual words in Numbers 16:37 mean?

Tell unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest and to pick up - the censers out of the blaze and the fire scatter some distance away for they are holy
אֱמֹ֨ר אֶל־ אֶלְעָזָ֜ר בֶּן־ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְיָרֵ֤ם אֶת־ הַמַּחְתֹּת֙ מִבֵּ֣ין הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה וְאֶת־ הָאֵ֖שׁ זְרֵה־ הָ֑לְאָה כִּ֖י קָדֵֽשׁוּ

אֱמֹ֨ר  Tell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֶל־  unto 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֶלְעָזָ֜ר  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֣ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְיָרֵ֤ם  and  to  pick  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמַּחְתֹּת֙  the  censers 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַחְתָּה  
Sense: fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray.
מִבֵּ֣ין  out 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: בַּיִן 
Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה  of  the  blaze 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׂרֵפָה  
Sense: burning.
הָאֵ֖שׁ  the  fire 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
זְרֵה־  scatter 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: זָרָה 
Sense: to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed.
הָ֑לְאָה  some  distance  away 
Parse: Adverb
Root: הַל 
Sense: out there, onwards, further.
קָדֵֽשׁוּ  they  are  holy 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.

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