Deuteronomy 18:6

“And if the Levite comes from one of your gates, from all Israel, where he resides as an alien, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place that YHWH chooses,”

Deuteronomy 18:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 18:6, word by word

the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “levi” appears
comesיָבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
from oneאַחַדachad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achad” appears
of your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

city

The whole city, which the gates protect.

Where else “sheare” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
resides as an alienגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
the desireאַוַּתavat

desire, craving

Desire: a strong wanting of something.

Where else “avat” appears
of his soulנַפְשׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsh” appears
the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” 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
choosesיִבְחַרyivchar

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

Where else “yivchar” appears

The context

5For YHWH your Elohim has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of YHWH, him and his sons, all the days.

6 · This verse (above)

7and ministers in the name of YHWH his Elohim, like all his brothers, the Levites, who stand there before YHWH,

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