Numbers 18:21

“And 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.”

Numbers 18:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 18:21, word by word

to 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
I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati

give

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

Where else “natati” appears
titheמַעֲשֵׂרmaaser

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

Where else “maaser” appears
in 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.

Where else “yisrael” appears
as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachala” appears
in return forחֵלֶףchelef

in exchange for

In exchange for, in return for.

Where else “chelef” appears
their serviceעֲבֹדָתָavodata

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

Where else “avodata” appears
doעֹבְדִיםovdim

work

To toil, till the land.

Where else “ovdim” appears
of 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

The context

20And 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And the sons of Israel shall no longer come near to the tent of meeting, to bear sin and die.

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