21{
"verseID": "Numbers.18.21",
"source": "וְלִבְנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י הִנֵּ֥ה נָתַ֛תִּי כָּל־מֽ͏ַעֲשֵׂ֥ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְנַחֲלָ֑ה חֵ֤לֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם עֹֽבְדִ֔ים אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃",
"text": "And to *bənê lēwî*, behold, I *nātattî* all *maʿăśēr* in *yiśrāʾēl* for *naḥălâ*, *ḥēlep ʿăbōdātām* which they *ʿōbədîm*, *ʾet-ʿăbōdat ʾōhel môʿēd*.",
"grammar": {
"*bənê lēwî*": "construct chain - sons of Levi, Levites",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have given",
"*maʿăśēr*": "common noun, masculine singular - tithe, tenth part",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*naḥălâ*": "common noun, feminine singular - inheritance, possession",
"*ḥēlep*": "preposition - in exchange for, instead of",
"*ʿăbōdātām*": "common noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their service/work",
"*ʿōbədîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - serving, working",
"*ʾet-ʿăbōdat*": "direct object marker with common noun, feminine singular construct - service/work of",
"*ʾōhel môʿēd*": "construct chain - tent of meeting"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿăśēr*": "tithe, tenth part, tenth portion",
"*naḥălâ*": "inheritance, heritage, possession",
"*ḥēlep*": "in exchange for, as compensation for, in return for",
"*ʿăbōdātām*": "their service, their work, their labor",
"*ʿōbədîm*": "serving, performing, working, laboring",
"*ʿăbōdat*": "service, work, labor",
"*ʾōhel môʿēd*": "tent of meeting, tabernacle of congregation"
}
}