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And you shall leave themוְהִנַּחְתָּםin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדbeforeלִפְנֵיthe testimony,הָעֵדוּתwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהI meetאִוָּעֵדwith you.לָכֶם
Numbers 17:4
Study it in the app“And you shall leave them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 17:4, word by word
- And you shall leave themהִנַּחְתָּhinachta
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “hinachta” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the testimonyעֵדוּתedut
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- I meetאִוָּעֵדivaed
meet
To meet someone at the place and time agreed.
Where else “ivaed” appears
The context
3and the name of Aaron you shall write on the staff of Levi, for there shall be one staff for the head of their fathers’ house.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the man whom I choose, his staff shall sprout; and I will silence from upon me the grumblings of the sons of Israel, which they grumble against you.”