And you shall bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand the sonsוְ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall layסָמְכוּtheir handsאֶת יְדֵיהֶםonעַלthe Levites.הַלְוִיִּם
Numbers 8:10
Study it in the app“And you shall bring the Levites before YHWH, and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.”
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Numbers 8:10, word by word
- And you shall bringהִקְרַבְתָּhikravta
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravta” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- shall layסָמְכוּsamchu
lay on
To rest a hand on an animal or person.
Where else “samchu” appears- their handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears
The context
9And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole community of the sons of Israel.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Aaron shall wave the Levites as a wave offering before YHWH from the sons of Israel, and they shall be for doing the service of YHWH.