Numbers

Numbers 4:19–20

¹⁹In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. ²⁰But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

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Numbers 4:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In order that they may live	וְחָיוּ֙	wə·ḥā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2421 live
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	יָמֻ֔תוּ	yā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
when they come near	בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם	bə·ḡiš·tām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
the most	קֹ֣דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
holy things	הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים	haq·qo·ḏā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6944 sacred, sanctity
do	עֲשׂ֣וּ	‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
this	וְזֹ֣את׀	wə·zōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
for them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֤ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and his sons	וּבָנָיו֙	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
are to go in	יָבֹ֔אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and assign	וְשָׂמ֣וּ	wə·śā·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
each man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
his task	עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ	‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5656 labour, service
and what he is to carry	מַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃	maś·śā·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute

Numbers 4:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to go in	יָבֹ֧אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and look	לִרְא֛וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
at the holy objects	הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
even for a moment	כְּבַלַּ֥ע	kə·ḇal·la‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
or they will die	וָמֵֽתוּ׃פ	wā·mê·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die

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Numbers 4:20 1 Samuel 6:19 · Exodus 19:21 · Numbers 4:19 · Numbers 4:15 · Leviticus 10:2

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