וְ/נָסָ֑עוּ
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤏𐤅
nâçaʻ
then they journeyed
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 9:21 · Word #11
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 | then they journeyed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5265-26
and they broke camp
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential perfect 3rd common plural denotes a simple completed action in narrative sequence: "and they broke camp." The rendering preserves the root’s concrete sense of pulling up tent pegs as the initiating act of departure. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they set out
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and they broke camp' is literal but in this context, 'and they set out' reflects the movement of the people in response to the cloud. The verb in context denotes departure/journeying. |