Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rest, settle down and remain 1a2) to repose, have rest, be quiet 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet 1b2) to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down 1b3) to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place 1b4) to let remain, leave 1b5) to leave, depart from 1b6) to abandon 1b7) to permit 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to obtain rest, be granted rest 1c2) to be left, be placed 1c3) open space (subst)">3240 [e] וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ way-yan-nî-ḥu-hū And they put him Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3ms 1a) jail, prison, guard-house 1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding 1c) observances">4929 [e] בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר bam-miš-mār; in custody Prep-b, Art | N-ms 1a) (Qal) to declare, clarify 1b) (Pual) to be distinctly declared 2) (Hiphil) to pierce, sting 3) (Niphal) scatter">6567 [e] לִפְרֹ֥שׁ lip̄-rōš that might be shown Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1992 [e] לָהֶ֖ם lā-hem to them Prep-l | Pro-3mp 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- - Prep 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21">6310 [e] פִּ֥י pî the mind N-msc 1a) equal to H03068 but pointed with the vowels of H0430">3069 [e] יְהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh. of Yahweh N-proper-ms   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
They put him in custody so that the command of the LORD might be made clear to them.

King James Bible
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They put him in custody until the LORD's decision could be made clear to them.

that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. [heb] to expound unto them according to the mouth of the Lord

Exodus 18:15,16,23 And Moses said to his father in law, Because the people come to me …

Numbers 27:5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

Numbers 36:5,6 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word …

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