Numbers 3:9

“And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are given, wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.”

Numbers 3:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 3:9, word by word

And you shall giveנָתַתָּהnatata

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and to his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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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 context

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.

9 · This verse (above)

10And Aaron and his sons you shall appoint, and they shall keep their priesthood; and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”

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