Numeri 15:2 (Numbers 15:2)

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 15:2 Loquere ad filios Israel, et dices ad eos: Cum ingressi fueritis Terram habitationis vestræ, quam ego dabo vobis,

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: ‘When you have entered into the land of your dwelling, which I will give to you,

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Loquere speak 2SG.PRES.DEP.IMP.MOOD
2 ad to PREP+ACC
3 filios sons ACC.PL.M
4 Israel Israel GEN.SG.INDECL
5 et and CONJ
6 dices you shall say 2SG.FUT.ACT.IND
7 ad to PREP+ACC
8 eos them ACC.PL.3P.PERS
9 Cum when CONJ
10 ingressi having entered PTCP.NOM.PL.M.PERF.DEP
11 fueritis you will have been 2PL.FUTP.ACT.IND
12 Terram land ACC.SG.F
13 habitationis of dwelling GEN.SG.F
14 vestræ your POSS.GEN.SG.F
15 quam which REL.ACC.SG.F
16 ego I NOM.SG.1P.PERS
17 dabo I will give 1SG.FUT.ACT.IND
18 vobis to you DAT.PL.2P.PERS

Syntax

Imperative Clause: Loquere ad filios Israel gives the command, with filios Israel as the object of ad.

Main Clause: et dices ad eos continues the instruction, introducing reported speech.

Temporal Clause: Cum ingressi fueritis Terram habitationis vestræ expresses future time, using a future perfect construction.

Relative Clause: quam ego dabo vobis modifies Terram.

Morphology

  1. Loquere — Lemma: loquor; Part of Speech: Verb; Form: Second person singular present deponent imperative; Function: Command; Translation: speak; Notes: Deponent verb used actively.
  2. ad — Lemma: ad; Part of Speech: Preposition; Form: Governing accusative; Function: Introduces object; Translation: to; Notes: Indicates direction toward recipients.
  3. filios — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative masculine plural; Function: Object of ad; Translation: sons; Notes: Refers to descendants.
  4. Israel — Lemma: Israel; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Genitive singular indeclinable; Function: Modifies filios; Translation: Israel; Notes: Indicates national identity.
  5. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Connects clauses; Translation: and; Notes: Links commands.
  6. dices — Lemma: dico; Part of Speech: Verb; Form: Second person singular future active indicative; Function: Main verb; Translation: you shall say; Notes: Future instruction.
  7. ad — Lemma: ad; Part of Speech: Preposition; Form: Governing accusative; Function: Introduces indirect object; Translation: to; Notes: Indicates recipients.
  8. eos — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: Personal pronoun; Form: Accusative masculine plural; Function: Object of ad; Translation: them; Notes: Refers back to filios Israel.
  9. Cum — Lemma: cum; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Introduces temporal clause; Translation: when; Notes: Governs future perfect.
  10. ingressi — Lemma: ingredior; Part of Speech: Verb participle; Form: Perfect deponent participle nominative masculine plural; Function: Part of periphrastic construction; Translation: having entered; Notes: Deponent verb.
  11. fueritis — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: Verb; Form: Second person plural future perfect active indicative; Function: Auxiliary verb; Translation: you will have been; Notes: Forms future perfect with ingressi.
  12. Terram — Lemma: terra; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative feminine singular; Function: Object of verb; Translation: land; Notes: Destination.
  13. habitationis — Lemma: habitatio; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Genitive feminine singular; Function: Modifies Terram; Translation: of dwelling; Notes: Specifies purpose or quality.
  14. vestræ — Lemma: vester; Part of Speech: Possessive adjective; Form: Genitive feminine singular; Function: Modifies habitationis; Translation: your; Notes: Indicates possession.
  15. quam — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: Relative pronoun; Form: Accusative feminine singular; Function: Object of dabo; Translation: which; Notes: Refers to Terram.
  16. ego — Lemma: ego; Part of Speech: Personal pronoun; Form: Nominative singular; Function: Subject; Translation: I; Notes: Emphatic subject.
  17. dabo — Lemma: do; Part of Speech: Verb; Form: First person singular future active indicative; Function: Verb of relative clause; Translation: I will give; Notes: Indicates future action.
  18. vobis — Lemma: vos; Part of Speech: Personal pronoun; Form: Dative plural second person; Function: Indirect object; Translation: to you; Notes: Recipients of action.

 

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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