Numbers 8:10

“And you shall bring the Levites before YHWH, and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.”

Numbers 8:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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and the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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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shall layסָמְכוּsamchu

lay on

To rest a hand on an animal or person.

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their handsיְדֵיyede

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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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.

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