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“Onlyאַךְthe tribeאֶת מַטֵּהof Leviלֵוִיyou shall notלֹאcount,תִפְקֹדandוְyou shall notלֹאtake a census of themאֶת רֹאשָׁם תִשָּׂאamongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Numbers 1:49
Study it in the app““Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, and you shall not take a census of them among the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 1:49, word by word
- the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” 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- countתִפְקֹדtifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “tifkod” appears- take a census of themרֹאשָׁrosha
total
The total: "take the head" is to count.
Where else “rosha” appears- take a census of themתִשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
48For YHWH had spoken to Moses, saying,
49 · This verse (above)
50But you appoint the Levites over the dwelling of the testimony, and over all its utensils, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the dwelling and all its utensils, and they shall minister to it, and around the dwelling they shall camp.