Numeri 26:64 (Numbers 26:64)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 26:64 inter quos nullus fuit eorum, qui ante numerati sunt a Moyse et Aaron in deserto Sinai.

Among whom there was none of those who had previously been counted by Moyses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 inter among PREP+ACC
2 quos whom ACC.PL.M.REL
3 nullus none NOM.SG.M
4 fuit was 3SG.PERF.ACT.IND
5 eorum of them GEN.PL.M.PERS
6 qui who NOM.PL.M.REL
7 ante previously ADV
8 numerati counted NOM.PL.M.PERF.PASS.PTCP
9 sunt were 3PL.PRES.ACT.IND
10 a by PREP+ABL
11 Moyse Moses ABL.SG.M
12 et and CONJ
13 Aaron Aaron ABL.SG.M
14 in in PREP+ABL
15 deserto wilderness ABL.SG.N
16 Sinai Sinai INDECL.NOUN

Syntax

Prepositional Phrase: inter quos refers back to those listed in the present census.

Main Clause: nullus fuit eorum states that not a single person remained from the earlier census generation.

Partitive Genitive: eorum depends on nullus and means “none of them.”

Relative Clause: qui ante numerati sunt a Moyse et Aaron identifies the group being excluded, namely those enrolled in the first wilderness census.

Agent Phrase: a Moyse et Aaron identifies the two leaders who conducted the earlier census.

Locative Phrase: in deserto Sinai specifies where that earlier census occurred.

Discourse Function: The verse highlights the fulfillment of the judgment that the earlier generation would perish before entering the Promised Land.

Morphology

  1. inter — Lemma: inter; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs accusative; Function: introduces a group; Translation: “among”; Notes: refers to those included in the current census.
  2. quos — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: accusative plural masculine; Function: object of inter; Translation: “whom”; Notes: refers to the people just counted.
  3. nullus — Lemma: nullus; Part of Speech: adjective/pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: subject of fuit; Translation: “none”; Notes: emphasizes complete absence.
  4. fuit — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular perfect active indicative; Function: main verb; Translation: “was”; Notes: states a completed fact.
  5. eorum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: genitive plural masculine; Function: partitive genitive modifying nullus; Translation: “of them”; Notes: refers to the earlier generation.
  6. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: subject of the relative clause; Translation: “who”; Notes: refers to the previously counted Israelites.
  7. ante — Lemma: ante; Part of Speech: adverb; Form: indeclinable; Function: temporal modifier; Translation: “previously”; Notes: contrasts the former census with the present one.
  8. numerati — Lemma: numero; Part of Speech: participle; Form: nominative plural masculine perfect passive participle; Function: predicate participle; Translation: “counted”; Notes: refers to enrollment in the first census.
  9. sunt — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural present active indicative; Function: auxiliary verb; Translation: “were”; Notes: completes the perfect passive construction.
  10. a — Lemma: a; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs ablative; Function: introduces the agent; Translation: “by”; Notes: marks those who conducted the census.
  11. Moyse — Lemma: Moyses; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: ablative singular masculine; Function: object of a; Translation: “Moyses”; Notes: leader of Israel during the wilderness journey.
  12. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: joins coordinate nouns; Translation: “and”; Notes: links Moyses and Aaron.
  13. Aaron — Lemma: Aaron; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: ablative singular masculine; Function: object of a; Translation: “Aaron”; Notes: High Priest during the first census.
  14. in — Lemma: in; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs ablative; Function: introduces location; Translation: “in”; Notes: indicates where the census occurred.
  15. deserto — Lemma: desertum; Part of Speech: noun; Form: ablative singular neuter, 2nd declension; Function: object of in; Translation: “wilderness”; Notes: refers to the wilderness region around Sinai.
  16. Sinai — Lemma: Sinai; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent geographical identifier; Translation: “Sinai”; Notes: mountain and wilderness region where the first census was taken.

 

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.
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