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They shall keepוְשָׁמְרוּhis chargeאֶת מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹand the chargeוְאֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶתof the wholeכָּלcommunityהָעֵדָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדdoingלַעֲבֹדthe serviceאֶת עֲבֹדַתof the dwelling.הַמִּשְׁכָּן
Numbers 3:7
Study it in the app“They shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole community before the tent of meeting, doing the service of the dwelling.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:7, word by word
- They shall keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- his chargeמִשְׁמַרְתּmishmart
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmart” appears- communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- doingעֲבֹדavod
work
To toil, till the land.
Where else “avod” appears- the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears
The context
6“Bring near the tribe of Levi and set it before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him.
7 · This verse (above)
8They shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sons of Israel, doing the service of the dwelling.