22 {
"verseID": "Numbers.8.22",
"source": "וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן בָּ֣אוּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם לַעֲבֹ֤ד אֶת־עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד לִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י בָנָ֑יו כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּ֖ן עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And after thus *bāʾû* the *ləwiyyim* to *laʿăḇōḏ* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿăḇōḏāṯām* in *ʾōhel* *môʿēḏ* before *ʾAhărōn* and before *ḇānāw* as *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-*Mōšeh* concerning the *ləwiyyim*, so *ʿāśû* to them",
"grammar": {
"*bāʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they came/entered",
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*laʿăḇōḏ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to serve",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăḇōḏāṯām*": "common noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their service",
"*ʾōhel*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - tent of",
"*môʿēḏ*": "common noun, masculine singular - meeting",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*ḇānāw*": "common noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they did"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾû*": "they came/entered/went",
"*laʿăḇōḏ*": "to serve/work/minister",
"*ʿăḇōḏāṯām*": "their service/work/ministry",
"*ʾōhel*": "tent/tabernacle",
"*môʿēḏ*": "meeting/appointed time/assembly",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed",
"*ʿāśû*": "they did/performed/carried out"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Numbers.8.23",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *wayəḏabbēr* *YHWH* to *Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəḏabbēr*": "Piel waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəḏabbēr*": "and he spoke/addressed/said",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/commanding/instructing"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Numbers.8.24",
"source": "זֹ֖את אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִבֶּן֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה יָבוֹא֙ לִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔א בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃",
"text": "This [is] which to the *ləwiyyim* from *ben* five and twenty *šānāh* and *wāmaʿlāh* *yāḇôʾ* to *liṣḇōʾ* *ṣāḇāʾ* in *ʿăḇōḏaṯ* *ʾōhel* *môʿēḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*ben*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - son of/age of",
"*šānāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - year",
"*wāmaʿlāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and upward",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall come/enter",
"*liṣḇōʾ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to perform military service",
"*ṣāḇāʾ*": "common noun, masculine singular - service/army",
"*ʿăḇōḏaṯ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - service of",
"*ʾōhel*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - tent of",
"*môʿēḏ*": "common noun, masculine singular - meeting"
},
"variants": {
"*ben*": "son of/age of/from the age of",
"*wāmaʿlāh*": "and upward/above/beyond",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "he shall come/enter/begin",
"*liṣḇōʾ*": "to perform military service/to serve in the ranks/to wage war",
"*ṣāḇāʾ*": "service/army/warfare",
"*ʿăḇōḏaṯ*": "service/work/ministry",
"*ʾōhel*": "tent/tabernacle",
"*môʿēḏ*": "meeting/appointed time/assembly"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Numbers.8.25",
"source": "וּמִבֶּן֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב מִצְּבָ֣א הָעֲבֹדָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲבֹ֖ד עֽוֹד׃",
"text": "And from *ben* fifty *šānāh* *yāšûḇ* from *ṣəḇāʾ* the *ʿăḇōḏāh* and not *yaʿăḇōḏ* still",
"grammar": {
"*ben*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - son of/age of",
"*šānāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - year",
"*yāšûḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall return/retire",
"*ṣəḇāʾ*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - service of",
"*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - work/labor",
"*yaʿăḇōḏ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall serve"
},
"variants": {
"*ben*": "son of/age of/from the age of",
"*yāšûḇ*": "he shall return/retire/withdraw",
"*ṣəḇāʾ*": "service/army/warfare",
"*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "work/labor/service",
"*yaʿăḇōḏ*": "he shall serve/work/minister"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Numbers.8.26",
"source": "וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת אֶת־אֶחָ֜יו בְּאֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣ר מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וַעֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַעֲבֹ֑ד כָּ֛כָה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "And *šērēṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾeḥāw* in *ʾōhel* *môʿēḏ* to *lišmōr* *mišmereṯ* and *ʿăḇōḏāh* not *yaʿăḇōḏ*; thus *taʿăśeh* to the *ləwiyyim* in *bəmišmərōṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*šērēṯ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall minister/serve",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾeḥāw*": "common noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brothers",
"*ʾōhel*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - tent of",
"*môʿēḏ*": "common noun, masculine singular - meeting",
"*lišmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to keep",
"*mišmereṯ*": "common noun, feminine singular - charge/duty",
"*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - work/labor",
"*yaʿăḇōḏ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall serve",
"*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall do",
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*bəmišmərōṯām*": "preposition + common noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their duties"
},
"variants": {
"*šērēṯ*": "he shall minister/serve/assist",
"*ʾeḥāw*": "his brothers/kinsmen/relatives",
"*ʾōhel*": "tent/tabernacle",
"*môʿēḏ*": "meeting/appointed time/assembly",
"*lišmōr*": "to keep/guard/observe",
"*mišmereṯ*": "charge/duty/obligation",
"*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "work/labor/service",
"*yaʿăḇōḏ*": "he shall serve/work/perform",
"*taʿăśeh*": "you shall do/perform/carry out",
"*bəmišmərōṯām*": "in their duties/charges/observances"
}
}