At the entranceוּפֶתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדyou shall remainתֵּשְׁבוּdayיוֹמָםand nightוָלַיְלָהfor sevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםand keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof YHWH,יְהוָהso that you do notוְלֹאdie;תָמוּתוּforכִּיsoכֵןI have been commanded.”צֻוֵּיתִי
Leviticus 8:35
Study it in the app“At the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of YHWH, so that you do not die; for so I have been commanded.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 8:35, word by word
- At the entranceפֶתַחfetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “fetach” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- you shall remainתֵּשְׁבוּteshvu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “teshvu” appears- dayיוֹמָםyomam
by day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appears- and nightלַיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- for sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- and keepשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemartem” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- of 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- dieתָמוּתוּtamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamutu” appears- I have been commandedצֻוֵּיתִיtsuveti
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsuveti” appears
The context
34What has been done this day, YHWH has commanded to be done to make expiation for you.
35 · This verse (above)
36Aaron and his sons did all the things that YHWH had commanded through Moses.