“Andוְtoאֶלthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםyou shall speakתְּדַבֵּרand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵהֶם‘Whenכִּיyou takeתִקְחוּfromמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthe titheאֶת הַמַּעֲשֵׂרthatאֲשֶׁרI have givenנָתַתִּיyouלָכֶםfrom themמֵאִתָּםas your inheritance,בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶםthen you shall set apartוַהֲרֵמֹתֶםfrom itמִמֶּנּוּa contributionתְּרוּמַתfor YHWH,יְהוָהa titheמַעֲשֵׂרofמִןthe tithe.הַמַּעֲשֵׂר
Numbers 18:26
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With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 18:26, word by word
- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- you shall speakתְּדַבֵּרtedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaber” appears- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- you takeתִקְחוּtikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikchu” appears- 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- the titheמַּעֲשֵׂרmaaser
tithe
Tithe: a tenth of something.
Where else “maaser” appears- I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears- as your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- then you shall set apartהֲרֵמֹתֶםharemotem
set apart
To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.
Where else “haremotem” appears- a contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears
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.