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And you shall bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand assembleוְהִקְהַלְתָּthe wholeאֶת כָּלcommunityעֲדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Numbers 8:9
Study it in the app“And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole community of the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 8:9, word by word
- And you shall bringהִקְרַבְתָּhikravta
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravta” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and assembleהִקְהַלְתָּhikhalta
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “hikhalta” appears- communityעֲדַתadat
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “adat” appears- of 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
The context
8Then they shall take a young bull and its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second young bull as a sin offering.
9 · This verse (above)
10And you shall bring the Levites before YHWH, and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.