20{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.20",
"source": "וַיַּ֨עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֧ה וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן וְכָל־עֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַלְוִיִּ֑ם כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּן־עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* *Mōšeh* and *ʾAhărōn* and all *ʿăḏaṯ* *bənê*-*Yiśrāʾēl* to the *ləwiyyim* according to all which *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-*Mōšeh* to the *ləwiyyim*, thus *ʿāśû* to them *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "Qal waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he did",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*ʿăḏaṯ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - congregation of",
"*bənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*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",
"*bənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "and he did/performed/acted",
"*ʿăḏaṯ*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed",
"*ʿāśû*": "they did/performed/carried out"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.21",
"source": "וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּ֨נֶף אַהֲרֹ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְטַהֲרָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyiṯḥaṭṭəʾû* the *ləwiyyim* and *wayəḵabbəsû* *biḡḏêhem* and *wayyānep̄* *ʾAhărōn* them *tənûp̄āh* before *YHWH*, and *wayəḵappēr* upon them *ʾAhărōn* to *ləṭahărām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiṯḥaṭṭəʾû*": "Hithpael waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they purified themselves",
"*ləwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*wayəḵabbəsû*": "Piel waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they washed",
"*biḡḏêhem*": "common noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their clothes",
"*wayyānep̄*": "Hiphil waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he waved",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*tənûp̄āh*": "common noun, feminine singular - wave offering",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wayəḵappēr*": "Piel waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he made atonement",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*ləṭahărām*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to cleanse them"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiṯḥaṭṭəʾû*": "and they purified themselves/cleansed themselves/made themselves sin-free",
"*wayəḵabbəsû*": "and they washed/laundered/cleaned",
"*biḡḏêhem*": "their clothes/garments/vestments",
"*wayyānep̄*": "and he waved/elevated/presented as a wave offering",
"*tənûp̄āh*": "wave offering/elevation offering/offering of presentation",
"*wayəḵappēr*": "and he made atonement/covered/expiated",
"*ləṭahărām*": "to cleanse them/purify them/make them ceremonially clean"
}
}
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"
}
}