and putוּתְנוּfireאֵשׁin themבָהֵןandוְlayשִׂימוּincenseקְטֹרֶתon themעֲלֵיהֶןbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהtomorrow,מָחָרandוְthe manהָאִישׁwhomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהchooses,יִבְחַרheהוּאshall be the holy one.הָיָה הַקָּדוֹשׁEnoughרַבof you,לָכֶםsonsבְּנֵיof Levi!”לֵוִי
Numbers 16:7
Study it in the app“and put fire in them and lay incense on them before YHWH tomorrow, and the man whom YHWH chooses, he shall be the holy one. Enough of you, sons of Levi!””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:7, word by word
- and putתְנוּtenu
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “tenu” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- in themהֵןhen
they (feminine)
They (feminine); those.
Where else “hen” appears- layשִׂימוּsimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “simu” appears- incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- choosesיִבְחַרyivchar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appears- shall be the holy oneהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- shall be the holy oneקָּדוֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- Enoughרַבrav
enough
A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.
Where else “rav” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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
The context
6Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all his community,
7 · This verse (above)
8And Moses said to Korah, “Hear, please, sons of Levi!