Numbers

Numbers 35:8

⁸The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cities	וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים	wə·he·‘ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you apportion	תִּתְּנוּ֙	tit·tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
from the territory	מֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת	mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H272 possession
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
should be given	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the Levites	לַלְוִיִּֽם׃פ	lal·wî·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
in proportion to	כְּפִ֤י	kə·p̄î	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
the inheritance	נַחֲלָתוֹ֙	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
of each	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
more from	תַּרְבּ֔וּ	tar·bū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
a larger	הָרַב֙	hā·raḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
and less from	תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ	tam·‘î·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4591 be or become small, diminished, few
a smaller one	הַמְעַ֖ט	ham·‘aṭ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few

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Numbers 33:54 · Numbers 26:54 · Joshua 21:1–42 · Exodus 16:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.