Numbers 8:22

“And 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.”

Numbers 8:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 8:22, word by word

the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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went inבָּאוּbau

enter

To go into a place.

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to doעֲבֹדavod

work

To toil, till the land.

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their serviceעֲבֹדָתָavodata

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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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

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

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

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

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his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

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

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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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had commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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they didעָשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

21And 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.

22 · This verse (above)

23And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

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