Numbers
Numbers 18:23
23The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Levites | הַלֵּוִ֜י | hal·lê·wî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| are to perform | וְעָבַ֨ד | wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| the work | עֲבֹדַת֙ | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5656 labour, service |
| of the Tent | אֹ֣הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵ֔ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| and they | וְהֵ֖ם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| must bear | יִשְׂא֣וּ | yiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their iniquity | עֲוֺנָ֑ם | ‘ă·wō·nām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| This is a permanent | עוֹלָם֙ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חֻקַּ֤ת | ḥuq·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| The Levites will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| receive an inheritance | יִנְחֲל֖וּ | yin·ḥă·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| among | וּבְתוֹךְ֙ | ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
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