Study it in the app“It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to YHWH; and it shall be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.”
Itהוּאis a holy portionקֹדֶשׁof the land;מִן הָאָרֶץit shall beיִהְיֶהfor the priests,לַכֹּהֲנִיםthe ministersמְשָׁרְתֵיof the sanctuary,הַמִּקְדָּשׁwho come nearהַקְּרֵבִיםto minister toלְשָׁרֵתYHWH;יְהוָהand it shall beוְהָיָהfor themלָהֶםa placeמָקוֹםfor housesלְבָתִּיםand a holy placeוּמִקְדָּשׁfor the sanctuary.לַמִּקְדָּשׁ
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsminister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “mesharte” appearssanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appearsnear, approaching
One who comes near; near.
Where else “kerevim” appearsYHWH
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” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vatim” appears3And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand and a width of ten thousand; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the most holy place.
4 · This verse (above)
5And twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, for them as a possession: twenty chambers.
