Numbers

Numbers 3:38

³⁸Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה׀	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and	וּבָנָ֗יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
were to camp	וְהַחֹנִ֣ים	wə·ha·ḥō·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
to the east	קֵ֣דְמָה	qê·ḏə·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
of the tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן	ham·miš·kān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
toward the sunrise	מִזְרָ֜חָה	miz·rā·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
before	לִפְנֵי֩	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Tent	אֹֽהֶל־	’ō·hel-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֨ד׀	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
They were to perform	שֹֽׁמְרִים֙	šō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the duties	מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the sanctuary	הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ	ham·miq·dāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
as a service	לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת	lə·miš·me·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
on behalf of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
but any outsider	וְהַזָּ֥ר	wə·haz·zār	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
who approached	הַקָּרֵ֖ב	haq·qā·rêḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7131 approaching
was to be put to death	יוּמָֽת׃	yū·māṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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