Numbers
Numbers 8:13–14
13You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering. 14In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
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Numbers 8:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are to have the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| stand | וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ | wə·ha·‘ă·maḏ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and his sons | בָנָ֑יו | ḇā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and then present | וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ | wə·hê·nap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle |
| them | אֹתָ֛ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| before the LORD | לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| as a wave offering | תְּנוּפָ֖ה | tə·nū·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8573 a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering |
Numbers 8:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In this way you shall separate | וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ | wə·hiḇ·dal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| the 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 rest of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and the Levites | הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| will belong | וְהָ֥יוּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to Me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 8:13 Numbers 8:21 · Numbers 8:11
Numbers 8:14 Numbers 3:45 · Numbers 18:6 · Malachi 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.