The sonsבְּנֵיof Amram:עַמְרָםAaronאַהֲרֹןand Moses.וּמֹשֶׁהAaronאַהֲרֹןwas set apartוַיִּבָּדֵלto sanctify himלְהַקְדִּישׁוֹas most holy,קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁיםheהוּאand his sonsוּבָנָיוforever,עַד עוֹלָםto offer up in smokeלְהַקְטִירbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהto minister to him,לְשָׁרְתוֹand to blessוּלְבָרֵךְin his nameבִּשְׁמוֹforever.עַד עוֹלָם
1 Chronicles 23:13
Study it in the app“The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to offer up in smoke before YHWH, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:13, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Amramעַמְרָםamram
Amram
Amram, grandson of Levi, father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam; also another Israelite (Ezra 10:34).
Where else “amram” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- was set apartיִּבָּדֵלyibadel
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “yibadel” appears- to sanctify himהַקְדִּישׁhakdish
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “hakdish” appears- as most holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- to offer up in smokeהַקְטִירhaktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “haktir” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to minister to himשָׁרְתshart
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “shart” appears- and to blessבָרֵךְvarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “varech” appears- in his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
Translation note
“To sanctify him as most holy”: it can also be understood “that he should sanctify the most holy things.”
The context
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 · This verse (above)
14As for Moses, the man of Elohim, his sons were reckoned with the tribe of Levi.