Numbers 8:21

“And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron waved them as a wave offering before YHWH, and Aaron made expiation for them to cleanse them.”

Numbers 8:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 8:21, word by word

And the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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purified themselves from sinיִּתְחַטְּאוּyitchatu

purify

To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.

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and washedיְכַבְּסוּyechabsu

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

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their clothesבִּגְדֵיbigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

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

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wavedיָּנֶףyanef

wave

To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.

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as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa

wave offering

An offering waved before YHWH when presented.

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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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made expiationיְכַפֵּרyechaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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to cleanse themטַהֲרָtahara

declare clean

To wash someone of impurity, or pronounce them free of it.

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The context

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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons; as YHWH had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

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