Study it in the app“And I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days; and I observed the people and the priests, but of the sons of Levi I did not find any there.”
And I gathered themוָאֶקְבְּצֵםatאֶלthe riverהַנָּהָרthat flowsהַבָּאtoאֶלAhava,אַהֲוָאand we campedוַנַּחֲנֶהthereשָׁםthreeשְׁלֹשָׁהdays;יָמִיםand I observedוָאָבִינָהthe peopleבָעָםand the priests,וּבַכֹּהֲנִיםbut of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵיof LeviלֵוִיI did not findלֹא מָצָאתִיany there.שָׁם
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “ekbtse” appearsriver
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appearsAhava
Ahava: the name of a place and of a river or canal of Babylonia, where Ezra gathered those who were going up to Jerusalem and proclaimed a fast.
Where else “ahava” appearsencamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “nachane” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appearsconsider
To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.
Where else “avina” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsLevi
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” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsati” appears14and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with him seventy males.
15 · This verse (above)
16And I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, discerning men;
