But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםshall campיַחֲנוּaroundסָבִיבthe dwellingלְמִשְׁכַּןof the testimony,הָעֵדֻתso that there may be noוְלֹא יִהְיֶהwrathקֶצֶףonעַלthe communityעֲדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלand the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםshall keepוְשָׁמְרוּthe chargeאֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶתof the dwellingמִשְׁכַּןof the testimony.”הָעֵדוּת
Numbers 1:53
Study it in the app“But the Levites shall camp around the dwelling of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the community of the sons of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the dwelling of the testimony.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 1:53, word by word
- But the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- shall campיַחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- the dwellingמִשְׁכַּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- of the testimonyעֵדֻתedut
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edut” appears- so that there may be noיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- wrathקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- the communityעֲדַתadat
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “adat” appears- of 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- shall keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears
The context
52The sons of Israel shall camp, each man in his camp and each man by his banner, by their armies.
53 · This verse (above)
54And the sons of Israel did according to all that YHWH had commanded Moses; so they did.