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“Takeקַחthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand cleanseוְטִהַרְתָּthem.אֹתָם
Numbers 8:6
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Numbers 8:6, word by word
- “Takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- and cleanseטִהַרְתָּtiharta
declare clean
To wash someone of impurity, or pronounce them free of it.
Where else “tiharta” appears
The context
5And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
6 · This verse (above)
7And thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle on them the water of purification, and they shall pass a razor over their whole body, and wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.