And the citiesוְהֶעָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּfrom the possessionמֵאֲחֻזַּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלfrom the largeמֵאֵת הָרַבyou shall take more,תַּרְבּוּand from the smallוּמֵאֵת הַמְעַטyou shall take fewer;תַּמְעִיטוּeachאִישׁaccording toכְּפִיhis inheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹthatאֲשֶׁרthey inheritיִנְחָלוּshall giveיִתֵּןof his citiesמֵעָרָיוto the Levites.”לַלְוִיִּם
Numbers 35:8
Study it in the app“And the cities that you shall give from the possession of the sons of Israel, from the large you shall take more, and from the small you shall take fewer; each according to his inheritance that they inherit shall give of his cities to the Levites.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:8, word by word
- And the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titnu” appears- from the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears- of 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- from the largeרַבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- you shall take moreתַּרְבּוּtarbu
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “tarbu” appears- and from the smallמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- you shall take fewerתַּמְעִיטוּtamitu
be few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “tamitu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- according toפִיfi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “fi” appears- his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- they inheritיִנְחָלוּyinchalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “yinchalu” appears- to the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears
The context
7All the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, them and their pasturelands.
8 · This verse (above)
9YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,