וְ/נָסְעוּ֙
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤏𐤅
nâçaʻ
And they set out
To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts.
Numbers 10:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H5265
| Lemma | נָסַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤎𐤏 |
| Transliteration | nâçaʻ |
| Strong's | H5265 |
| Definition | To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts. |
Morphology HC/Vqq3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And they set out |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5265-27
and they broke camp
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person common plural with prefixed conjunction וְ ('and'); active voice, simple action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential perfect 3rd person common plural denotes a completed past action in narrative sequence. "Broke camp" preserves the root sense of pulling up tent pegs as the concrete act that initiates departure, reflecting the core imagery of נסע. |
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