And the Leviteוּ הַלֵּוִיshall come,בָאbecauseכִּיhe has noאֵין לוֹportionחֵלֶקor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָהwith you,עִמָּךְand the resident alien,וְהַגֵּרthe orphan,וְהַיָּתוֹםand the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָהwho areאֲשֶׁרwithin your gates,בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָand they shall eatוְאָכְלוּand be satisfied,וְשָׂבֵעוּso thatלְמַעַןYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָmay bless youיְבָרֶכְךָin allבְּכָלthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof your handיָדְךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou do.תַּעֲשֶׂה
Deuteronomy 14:29
Study it in the app“And the Levite shall come, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, and they shall eat and be satisfied, so that YHWH your Elohim may bless you in all the work of your hand that you do.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 14:29, word by word
- And the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “levi” appears- shall comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- or inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- and the resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- the orphanיָּתוֹםyatom
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yatom” appears- and the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears- within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “sheare” appears- and they shall eatאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- and be satisfiedשָׂבֵעוּsaveu
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “saveu” 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- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- may bless youיְבָרֶכְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
labor
What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.
Where else “maase” appears- of your handיָדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- you doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears
The context
28At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year and lay it up within your gates.
29 · This verse (above)