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they shall eatיֹאכֵלוּequal portions,חֵלֶק כְּחֵלֶקbesidesלְבַדwhat he sellsמִמְכָּרָיוof the fathers.עַל הָאָבוֹת
Deuteronomy 18:8
Study it in the app“they shall eat equal portions, besides what he sells of the fathers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 18:8, word by word
- they shall eatיֹאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears- equal portionsחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- besidesבַדvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- what he sellsמִמְכָּרָיmimkaray
sale, what is sold
A sale; also what has been sold, merchandise.
Where else “mimkaray” appears- of the fathersאָבוֹתavot
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avot” appears
Translation note
The end of the verse is of uncertain meaning in Hebrew: it speaks of something that the Levite sells and that comes to him from his fathers.
The context
7and ministers in the name of YHWH his Elohim, like all his brothers, the Levites, who stand there before YHWH,
8 · This verse (above)
9When you come into the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you, you shall not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.