18{
"verseID": "Numbers.4.18",
"source": "אַל־תַּכְרִ֕יתוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֖בֶט מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י מִתּ֖וֹךְ הַלְוִיִּֽם׃",
"text": "Do not *takrîtû* [the] *šēbeṭ* *mišpəḥōt* the *Qəhātî* from *tôk* the *Ləwiyyîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*takrîtû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall cut off/destroy",
"*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - tribe/branch of",
"*mišpəḥōt*": "noun, feminine plural, construct state - families/clans of",
"*Qəhātî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Kohathite",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - midst/middle of",
"*Ləwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Levites"
},
"variants": {
"*takrîtû*": "cut off/destroy/eliminate/excommunicate",
"*šēbeṭ*": "tribe/branch/rod/staff",
"*mišpəḥōt*": "families/clans/kinship groups",
"*tôk*": "midst/middle/among"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Numbers.4.19",
"source": "וְזֹ֣את ׀ עֲשׂ֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם וְחָיוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יָמֻ֔תוּ בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם אֶת־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים אַהֲרֹ֤ן וּבָנָיו֙ יָבֹ֔אוּ וְשָׂמ֣וּ אוֹתָ֗ם אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְאֶל־מַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *zōʾt* *ʿăśû* to them and they shall *ḥāyû* and not *yāmutû* in their *gištām* [to] *qōdeš* the *qŏdāšîm*: *ʾAhărōn* and *bānāyw* shall *yābōʾû* and shall *śāmû* them, *ʾîš* *ʾîš* upon his *ʿăbōdātô* and to his *maśśāʾô*.",
"grammar": {
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ʿăśû*": "Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - do/make",
"*ḥāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they will live",
"*yāmutû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will die",
"*gištām*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their approaching",
"*qōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - holy place of",
"*qŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - holy things/most holy place",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Aaron",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*yābōʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shall come/enter",
"*śāmû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they will place/set",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*ʿăbōdātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his service/work",
"*maśśāʾô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his burden/load"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăśû*": "do/make/perform/prepare",
"*ḥāyû*": "live/survive/remain alive",
"*yāmutû*": "die/perish",
"*gištām*": "their approaching/drawing near/coming",
"*qōdeš*": "holiness/sanctuary/holy place",
"*qŏdāšîm*": "most holy things/most holy place",
"*yābōʾû*": "enter/come/go in",
"*śāmû*": "place/set/appoint/establish",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/each person",
"*ʿăbōdātô*": "his service/work/labor/ministry",
"*maśśāʾô*": "his burden/load/carrying/lifting"
}
}