And those who campוְהַחֹנִיםin front ofלִפְנֵיthe dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןon the east,קֵדְמָהin front ofלִפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדtoward the sunrise,מִזְרָחָהare Mosesמֹשֶׁהand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןand his sons,וּבָנָיוkeepingשֹׁמְרִיםthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the sanctuary,הַמִּקְדָּשׁas the chargeלְמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלand the strangerוְהַזָּרwho comes nearהַקָּרֵבshall be put to death.יוּמָת
Numbers 3:38
Study it in the app“And those who camp in front of the dwelling on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, toward the sunrise, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, as the charge of the sons of Israel; and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:38, word by word
- And those who campחֹנִיםchonim
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “chonim” appears- in front ofפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- on the eastקֵדְמָkedma
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedma” 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- toward the sunriseמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- are Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- keepingשֹׁמְרִיםshomrim
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomrim” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- of the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” 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- and the strangerזָּרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- who comes nearקָּרֵבkarev
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karev” appears- shall be put to deathיוּמָתyumat
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yumat” appears
The context
37and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.
38 · This verse (above)
39All those counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of YHWH, by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.