Study it in the app“He may minister to his brothers in the tent of meeting in keeping the charge, but he shall do no service. Thus you shall do for the Levites regarding their charges.””
He may ministerוְשֵׁרֵתto his brothersאֶת אֶחָיוin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדin keepingלִשְׁמֹרthe charge,מִשְׁמֶרֶתbutוַhe shall doיַעֲבֹדnoלֹאservice.עֲבֹדָהThusכָּכָהyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהfor the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםregarding their charges.”בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָם
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “sheret” appearscountryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “echay” appearstabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appearsmeeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appearskeep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemor” appearscharge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appearswork
To toil, till the land.
Where else “yaavod” appearsservice
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avoda” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears25And from the age of fifty years he shall withdraw from the ranks of the service and serve no more.
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