Numbers 8:19

“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.””

Numbers 8:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and to his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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from amongתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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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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to doעֲבֹדavod

work

To toil, till the land.

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the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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in the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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and to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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so that there may be noיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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plagueנֶגֶףnegef

plague

A striking blow of judgment.

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come nearגֶשֶׁתgeshet

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

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to the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

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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.

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