And the priests,וְ הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיshall come forward,נִגְּשׁוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas chosenבָּחַרthemבָםto minister to himלְשָׁרְתוֹand to blessוּלְבָרֵךְin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהand by their wordוְעַל פִּיהֶםeveryכָּלdisputeרִיבand everyוְכָלblowנָגַעshall be settled.יִהְיֶה
Deuteronomy 21:5
Study it in the app“And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for YHWH your Elohim has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of YHWH, and by their word every dispute and every blow shall be settled.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 21:5, word by word
- And the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- shall come forwardנִגְּשׁוּnigshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigshu” 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- has chosenבָּחַרbachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bachar” 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 the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- and by their wordפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- blowנָגַעnaga
plague
Something that strikes suddenly, sometimes sent by YHWH.
Where else “naga” appears- shall be settledיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears
The context
4And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to an ever-flowing stream, which is not worked or sown, and they shall break the neck of the heifer there in the stream.
5 · This verse (above)
6And all the elders of that city who are nearest to the slain one shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the stream,