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And the Kohathites,וְ הַקְּהָתִיםwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵיthe sanctuary,הַמִּקְדָּשׁset out;נָסְעוּand the dwellingאֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּןwas set upוְהֵקִימוּbefore they arrived.עַד בֹּאָם
Numbers 10:21
Study it in the app“And the Kohathites, who carried the sanctuary, set out; and the dwelling was set up before they arrived.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 10:21, word by word
- And the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיםkehatim
Kohathite
Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.
Where else “kehatim” appears- who carriedנֹשְׂאֵיnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- set outנָסְעוּnasu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nasu” appears- and the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- was set upהֵקִימוּhekimu
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hekimu” appears- before they arrivedבֹּאָboa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “boa” appears
Translation note
“The sanctuary” here means the holy objects (the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars), which the Kohathites carried on their shoulders (4:4-15).
The context
20And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph son of Deuel.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the banner of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set out by their armies, and over its army was Elishama son of Ammihud.