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For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD , him and his sons for ever. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 1

בָּחַ֛רba.Charhe has chosen

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 2

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 3

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 4

מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 5

שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khatribes your

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tribe

Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 6

לַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.Modto stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 7

לְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.Retto serve

Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to minister

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 8

בְּשֵׁם\־be.shem-in [the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 9

יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 10

ה֥וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 11

וּבָנָ֖יוu.va.Navand descendants his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 12

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 13

הַיָּמִֽים\׃\ \סhai.ya.Mimthe days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:5 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
has chosen	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
[Levi]	→
and his sons	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
out of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
your tribes	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe
to stand	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
and minister	→	שָׁרַת H8334 to minister
in [His]	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
for all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
time	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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