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Thus you shall separateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםshall beוְהָיוּmine.לִי
Numbers 8:14
Study it in the app“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 8:14, word by word
- Thus you shall separateהִבְדַּלְתָּhivdalta
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “hivdalta” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- 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- shall beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears
The context
13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and wave them as a wave offering to YHWH.
14 · This verse (above)
15And after that the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and waved them as a wave offering.