Jeremiah 33:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֥ת אִ֖ישׁ מִלְּפָנָ֑י מַעֲלֶ֨ה עוֹלָ֜ה וּמַקְטִ֥יר מִנְחָ֛ה וְעֹ֥שֶׂה זֶּ֖בַח כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And to hakkōhănîm haləwiyyîm not yikkārēṯ ʾîš from before me maʿăleh ʿôlāh and maqṭîr minḥāh and ʿōśeh zeḇaḥ kol-hayyāmîm

Grammar Details

• *hakkōhănîm*: definite article + noun mp - the priests
• *haləwiyyîm*: definite article + proper noun mp - the Levites
• *yikkārēṯ*: niphal imperfect 3ms - he will be cut off
• *ʾîš*: noun ms - man
• *maʿăleh*: hiphil participle ms - offering up
• *ʿôlāh*: noun fs - burnt offering
• *maqṭîr*: hiphil participle ms - burning
• *minḥāh*: noun fs - grain offering
• *ʿōśeh*: qal participle ms - making
• *zeḇaḥ*: noun ms - sacrifice
• *kol-hayyāmîm*: noun construct + definite article + noun mp - all the days

Word Meanings

• *maʿăleh*: offering up/bringing up/causing to ascend
• *ʿôlāh*: burnt offering/whole offering
• *maqṭîr*: burning/offering incense
• *minḥāh*: grain offering/gift/tribute
• *zeḇaḥ*: sacrifice/offering

Referenced Verses

• Deut 18:1 : 1 The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.
• Isa 56:7 : 7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
• Isa 61:6 : 6 But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
• Ezek 43:19-27 : 19 Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord Jehovah, a young bullock for a sin-offering. 20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin-offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 And thou shalt bring them near before Jehovah, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah. 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin-offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26 Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it. 27 And when they have accomplished the days, it shall be that upon the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt-offerings upon the altar, and your peace-offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Ezek 44:9-9 : 9 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners that are among the children of Israel. 10 But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
• Ezek 45:5 : 5 And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession unto themselves, [for] twenty chambers.
• Rom 1:21 : 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
• Rom 15:16 : 16 that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Heb 13:15-16 : 15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a {G1519} people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Rev 1:6 : 6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, {G2532} [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Rev 5:10 : 10 and madest them [to be] unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.