וְ/נָסַ֧ע
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤏
nâçaʻ
and shall 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 2:17 · 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/Vqq3ms
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 | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and shall set out |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5265-25
and he lifted
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction וְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active sense of the root נשׂא, "to lift/carry/bear." The sequential perfect (wayyiqtol) with 3rd masculine singular is rendered as "and he lifted," preserving both the prefixed conjunction and masculine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and shall set out
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The context is the camp commencing movement, so 'and shall set out' accurately reflects the narrative impersonal/plural sense. P1 'and he lifted' is too individual and does not capture the idiomatic use of נסע for breaking camp. |