Numbers
Numbers 8:21
21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| purified | וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ | way·yiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2398 miss |
| themselves and washed | וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ | way·ḵab·bə·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3526 (tread), wash |
| their clothes | בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔ם | biḡ·ḏê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H899 treachery |
| and Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֥ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| presented | וַיָּ֨נֶף | way·yā·nep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third 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 |
| as a wave offering | תְּנוּפָ֖ה | tə·nū·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8573 a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| also made atonement | וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר | way·ḵap·pêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| for them | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| to cleanse them | לְטַהֲרָֽם׃ | lə·ṭa·hă·rām | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.