Forכִּיthe titheאֶת מַעְשַׂרof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhichאֲשֶׁרthey set apartיָרִימוּto YHWHלַיהוָהas a contribution,תְּרוּמָהI have givenנָתַתִּיto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםas an inheritance;לְנַחֲלָהthereforeעַל כֵּןI have saidאָמַרְתִּיto them,לָהֶם‘Amongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthey shall notלֹאinheritיִנְחֲלוּan inheritance.’”נַחֲלָה
Numbers 18:24
Study it in the app“For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they set apart to YHWH as a contribution, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 18:24, word by word
- the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar
tithe
Tithe: a tenth of something.
Where else “masar” appears- of 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- they set apartיָרִימוּyarimu
set apart
To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.
Where else “yarimu” appears- to 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- as a contributionתְּרוּמָהteruma
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “teruma” appears- I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears- to the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- I have saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- ‘Amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- inheritיִנְחֲלוּyinchalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “yinchalu” appears
The context
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.
24 · This verse (above)
25YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,