Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:5
5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Levi | לֵוִי֒ | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| shall come forward | וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ | wə·nig·gə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| has chosen them | בָּחַ֞ר | bā·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| to serve Him | לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ | lə·šā·rə·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8334 minister, serve |
| and pronounce blessings | וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְ | ū·lə·ḇā·rêḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| in His | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| name | בְּשֵׁ֣ם | bə·šêm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| and to give a ruling | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| in every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| dispute | רִ֥יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| and case of assault | נָֽגַע׃ | nā·ḡa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 23:13 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · Malachi 2:7 · Deuteronomy 19:17 · Deuteronomy 18:5 · Numbers 6:22–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.