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and that he has brought nearוַיַּקְרֵבyouאֹתְךָandוְallאֶת כָּלyour brothers,אַחֶיךָthe sonsבְנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיwith you?אִתָּךְAnd would you seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּםthe priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהalso?גַּם
Numbers 16:10
Study it in the app“and that he has brought near you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:10, word by word
- and that he has brought nearיַּקְרֵבyakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrev” appears- your brothersאַחֶיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- And would you seekבִקַּשְׁתֶּםvikashtem
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “vikashtem” appears- the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהkehuna
priesthood
Priesthood: the office of a priest.
Where else “kehuna” appears
The context
9Is it too little for you that the Elohim of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the dwelling of YHWH and to stand before the community to minister to them,
10 · This verse (above)
11Therefore you and all your community are the ones gathered together against YHWH; and Aaron, what is he, that you grumble against him?”