Numbers

Numbers 18:5

⁵And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall attend	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם	ū·šə·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
to the duties	מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the sanctuary	הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
of the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
so that wrath	קֶ֖צֶף	qe·ṣep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H7110 wrath
may not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fall	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
again	ע֛וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.