Numeri 14:22 (Numbers 14:22)

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 14:22 Attamen omnes homines qui viderunt maiestatem meam, et signa quæ feci in Ægypto et in solitudine, et tentaverunt me iam per decem vices, nec obedierunt voci meæ,

Nevertheless all the men who have seen my majesty, and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested me now ten times, and have not obeyed my voice,

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Attamen nevertheless ADV
2 omnes all NOM.PL.M.ADJ
3 homines men NOM.PL.M.NOUN
4 qui who NOM.PL.M.REL.PRON
5 viderunt have seen 3PL.PERF.ACT.IND
6 maiestatem majesty ACC.SG.F.NOUN
7 meam my ACC.SG.F.POSS.PRON
8 et and CONJ
9 signa signs ACC.PL.N.NOUN
10 quæ which ACC.PL.N.REL.PRON
11 feci I did 1SG.PERF.ACT.IND
12 in in PREP+ABL
13 Ægypto Egypt ABL.SG.F.PROPN
14 et and CONJ
15 in in PREP+ABL
16 solitudine wilderness ABL.SG.F.NOUN
17 et and CONJ
18 tentaverunt have tested 3PL.PERF.ACT.IND
19 me me ACC.SG.PERS.PRON
20 iam now ADV
21 per through PREP+ACC
22 decem ten INDECL.NUM
23 vices times ACC.PL.F.NOUN
24 nec and not CONJ
25 obedierunt have obeyed 3PL.PERF.ACT.IND
26 voci to voice DAT.SG.F.NOUN
27 meæ my DAT.SG.F.POSS.PRON

Syntax

Main Clause: Attamen omnes homines — homines is the subject, modified by omnes.

Relative Clause: qui viderunt maiestatem meam — qui refers to homines; viderunt is the verb.

Coordinated Object Clause: et signa quæ feci in Ægypto et in solitudine — signa is object of viderunt.

Coordinated Clause: et tentaverunt me iam per decem vices — describes repeated testing.

Final Clause: nec obedierunt voci meæ — voci is dative object of obedience.

Morphology

  1. Attamen — Lemma: attamen; Part of Speech: adverb; Form: indeclinable; Function: adversative connector; Translation: nevertheless; Notes: Introduces contrast with prior statement.
  2. omnes — Lemma: omnis; Part of Speech: adjective; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: modifies homines; Translation: all; Notes: Emphasizes totality.
  3. homines — Lemma: homo; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: subject; Translation: men; Notes: Refers to the people of Israel.
  4. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: subject of relative clause; Translation: who; Notes: Refers back to homines.
  5. viderunt — Lemma: video; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural perfect active indicative; Function: verb; Translation: have seen; Notes: Indicates completed experience.
  6. maiestatem — Lemma: maiestas; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine; Function: direct object; Translation: majesty; Notes: Refers to divine glory.
  7. meam — Lemma: meus; Part of Speech: possessive pronoun; Form: accusative singular feminine; Function: modifies maiestatem; Translation: my; Notes: Indicates divine possession.
  8. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: coordination; Translation: and; Notes: Connects objects.
  9. signa — Lemma: signum; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative plural neuter; Function: object; Translation: signs; Notes: Refers to miracles.
  10. quæ — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: accusative plural neuter; Function: object of feci; Translation: which; Notes: Refers to signa.
  11. feci — Lemma: facio; Part of Speech: verb; Form: first person singular perfect active indicative; Function: verb of relative clause; Translation: I did; Notes: Refers to divine acts.
  12. in — Lemma: in; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: takes ablative; Function: location; Translation: in; Notes: Indicates place.
  13. Ægypto — Lemma: Ægyptus; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: ablative singular feminine; Function: object of in; Translation: Egypt; Notes: Place of miracles.
  14. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: coordination; Translation: and; Notes: Connects locations.
  15. in — Lemma: in; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: takes ablative; Function: location; Translation: in; Notes: Indicates place.
  16. solitudine — Lemma: solitudo; Part of Speech: noun; Form: ablative singular feminine; Function: object of in; Translation: wilderness; Notes: Location of testing.
  17. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: coordination; Translation: and; Notes: Continues sequence.
  18. tentaverunt — Lemma: tento; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural perfect active indicative; Function: verb; Translation: have tested; Notes: Indicates repeated trials.
  19. me — Lemma: ego; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: accusative singular; Function: object; Translation: me; Notes: Direct object.
  20. iam — Lemma: iam; Part of Speech: adverb; Form: indeclinable; Function: temporal modifier; Translation: now; Notes: Indicates accumulation.
  21. per — Lemma: per; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: takes accusative; Function: extent; Translation: through; Notes: Expresses repeated action.
  22. decem — Lemma: decem; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: indeclinable; Function: modifies vices; Translation: ten; Notes: Exact number.
  23. vices — Lemma: vicis; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative plural feminine; Function: object of per; Translation: times; Notes: Indicates repetition.
  24. nec — Lemma: nec; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: negating coordination; Translation: and not; Notes: Introduces negative clause.
  25. obedierunt — Lemma: obedio; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural perfect active indicative; Function: verb; Translation: have obeyed; Notes: Governs dative.
  26. voci — Lemma: vox; Part of Speech: noun; Form: dative singular feminine; Function: indirect object; Translation: to voice; Notes: Object of obedience.
  27. meæ — Lemma: meus; Part of Speech: possessive pronoun; Form: dative singular feminine; Function: modifies voci; Translation: my; Notes: Indicates divine voice.

 

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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