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Andוְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall noלֹאlongerעוֹדcome nearיִקְרְבוּtoאֶלthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדto bearלָשֵׂאתsinחֵטְאand die.לָמוּת
Numbers 18:22
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel shall no longer come near to the tent of meeting, to bear sin and die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 18:22, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- come nearיִקְרְבוּyikrvu
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrvu” appears- 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- to bearשֵׂאתset
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “set” appears- sinחֵטְאchet
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chet” appears- and dieמוּתmut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “mut” appears
The context
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.
22 · This verse (above)
23But the Levites themselves shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations; and among the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.