Numbers

Numbers 18:7–8

⁷But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

⁸Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

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Numbers 18:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But only you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and your sons	וּבָנֶ֣יךָ	ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
shall attend	תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ	tiš·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
to your priesthood	כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜ם	kə·hun·naṯ·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3550 priesthood
for everything	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
concerning	דְּבַ֧ר	də·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
and what is inside	וּלְמִבֵּ֥ית	ū·lə·mib·bêṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
the veil	לַפָּרֹ֖כֶת	lap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6532 curtain
and you are to perform that service	וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑ם	wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
I am giving	אֶתֵּן֙	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you the work	עֲבֹדַ֣ת	‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
of the priesthood	כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔ם	kə·hun·naṯ·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3550 priesthood
as a gift	מַתָּנָ֗ה	mat·tā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4979 gift
but any outsider	וְהַזָּ֥ר	wə·haz·zār	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
who comes near	הַקָּרֵ֖ב	haq·qā·rêḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7131 approaching
must be put to death	יוּמָֽת׃ס	yū·māṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Numbers 18:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֒	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Behold	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have put	נָתַ֣תִּֽי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֔	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
in charge	מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of My offerings	תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י	tə·rū·mō·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H8641 contribution, offering
As for all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the sacred offerings	קָדְשֵׁ֣י	qā·ḏə·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
of the Israelites	יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
I have given them	נְתַתִּ֧ים	nə·ṯat·tîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לְךָ֨	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and your sons	וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ	ū·lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
as a portion	לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה	lə·mā·šə·ḥāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4888 ointment
and a permanent	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statute	לְחָק־	lə·ḥāq-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due

Cross-references

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Numbers 18:7 Romans 15:15–16 · John 3:27 · Numbers 3:10 · Numbers 18:4–5 · Numbers 16:40 · Numbers 18:20 · Numbers 16:5–7

Numbers 18:8 Leviticus 6:16 · Exodus 40:15 · Leviticus 6:18 · Leviticus 7:6 · Exodus 40:13 · Exodus 29:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.