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And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Leviלֵוִיdidיַּעֲשׂוּaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof Moses,מֹשֶׁהand there fellוַיִּפֹּלof the peopleמִן הָעָםon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאabout threeכִּשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאַלְפֵיmen.אִישׁ
Exodus 32:28
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Exodus 32:28, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appears- according to the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of 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- and there fellיִּפֹּלyipol
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “yipol” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- about threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appears- thousandאַלְפֵיalfe
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alfe” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
27And he said to them, “Thus says YHWH, Elohim of Israel: ‘Each man, put his sword on his side; pass through and return from gate to gate in the camp, and kill, each man, his brother, and each man his companion, and each man his relative.’”
28 · This verse (above)
29And Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to YHWH, for each man has been against his son and against his brother, so as to bestow upon you today a blessing.”