Numbers 18:19

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Numbers 18:19, word by word

the contributionsתְּרוּמֹתterumot

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

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of the holy thingsקֳּדָשִׁיםkodashim

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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set apartיָרִימוּyarimu

set apart

To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.

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for YHWHיהוָהyhva

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.

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I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to your daughtersבְנֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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as a perpetualעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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dueחָקchak

portion

The part or measure due to someone, like a ration or a quota.

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is a covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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of saltמֶלַחmelach

salt

Salt. "The Salt Sea" is the Dead Sea.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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for your offspringזַרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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Translation note

A “covenant of salt” can be understood as a covenant that is not broken: salt preserves and does not spoil (Leviticus 2:13; 2 Chronicles 13:5).

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