Numbers
Numbers 18:24
24For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֞י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have given | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֖ם | lal·wî·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| as their inheritance | לְנַחֲלָ֑ה | lə·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| the tithe | מַעְשַׂ֣ר | ma‘·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4643 tenth part, tithe |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| present | יָרִ֤ימוּ | yā·rî·mū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| as a contribution | תְּרוּמָ֔ה | tə·rū·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8641 contribution, offering |
| That is why | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I told them | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| that they would 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 | בְּתוֹךְ֙ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.