And I have givenוָאֶתְּנָהthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםas given onesנְתֻנִיםto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹןand to his sonsוּלְבָנָיוfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto doלַעֲבֹדthe serviceאֶת עֲבֹדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand to make expiationוּלְכַפֵּרforעַלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלso that there may be noוְלֹא יִהְיֶהplagueנֶגֶףamong the sonsבִּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhen the sonsבְּ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלcome nearגֶשֶׁתto the Holy Place.”אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Numbers 8:19
Study it in the app“And I have given the Levites as given ones to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make expiation for the sons of Israel, so that there may be no plague among the sons of Israel when the sons of Israel come near to the Holy Place.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 8:19, word by word
- And I have givenאֶתְּנָetna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “etna” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and to his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” 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- to doעֲבֹדavod
work
To toil, till the land.
Where else “avod” appears- the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appears- so that there may be noיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- plagueנֶגֶףnegef
plague
A striking blow of judgment.
Where else “negef” appears- come nearגֶשֶׁתgeshet
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “geshet” appears- to the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears
The context
18And I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the sons of Israel.
19 · This verse (above)
20And Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the sons of Israel did to the Levites according to all that YHWH had commanded Moses concerning the Levites; so the sons of Israel did to them.