1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 23:13
13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Amram | עַמְרָ֖ם | ‘am·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6019 Amram |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֣ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and Moses | וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה | ū·mō·šeh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֡ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and his descendants | וּבָנָיו֙ | ū·ḇā·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| were set apart | וַיִּבָּדֵ֣ל | way·yib·bā·ḏêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| to consecrate | לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩ | lə·haq·dî·šōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| the most holy things | קֹ֨דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| to burn incense | לְהַקְטִיר֩ | lə·haq·ṭîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| before | לִפְנֵ֨י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to minister before Him | לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ | lə·šā·rə·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8334 minister, serve |
| and to pronounce blessings | וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ | ū·lə·ḇā·rêḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| in His name | בִּשְׁמ֖וֹ | biš·mōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 6:20 · Deuteronomy 21:5 · Exodus 30:6–10 · 1 Samuel 2:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.