Numbers 3:38

“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.”

Numbers 3:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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