Numbers 18:20

“And YHWH said to Aaron, “In their land you shall not have an inheritance, and you shall have no portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”

Numbers 18:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 18:20, word by word

And 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
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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“In their landאַרְצָartsa

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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have an inheritanceתִנְחָלtinchal

inherit

To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.

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you shall haveיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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portionחֵלֶקchelek

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

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among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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and your inheritanceנַחֲלָתְnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

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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The context

19All the contributions of the holy things that the sons of Israel set apart for YHWH I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you as a perpetual due. It is a covenant of salt forever before YHWH for you and for your offspring with you.”

20 · This verse (above)

21And to the sons of Levi, look, I have given every tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, the service of the tent of meeting.

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