Numbers 18:26

““And to the Levites you shall speak and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you shall set apart from it a contribution for YHWH, a tithe of the tithe.”

Numbers 18:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 18:26, word by word

the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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you shall speakתְּדַבֵּרtedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

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you takeתִקְחוּtikchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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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 titheמַּעֲשֵׂרmaaser

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

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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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as your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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then you shall set apartהֲרֵמֹתֶםharemotem

set apart

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

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a contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat

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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for 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.

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The context

25YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

26 · This verse (above)

27And your contribution shall be counted to you as the grain from the threshing floor, and as the full produce from the winepress.

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