Numbers
Numbers 18:6
6Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I Myself | וַאֲנִ֗י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have selected | לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ | lā·qaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| your fellow | אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם | ’ă·ḥê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| from | מִתּ֖וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| as a gift | מַתָּנָ֤ה | mat·tā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4979 gift |
| to you | לָכֶ֞ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| dedicated | נְתֻנִים֙ | nə·ṯu·nîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to perform | לַעֲבֹ֕ד | la·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| the service | עֲבֹדַ֖ת | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5656 labour, service |
| for the Tent | אֹ֥הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵֽד׃ | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.