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And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. (KJV)

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וְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.Neiand to [the] descendants of

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 Numbers 18:21 word 1

לֵוִ֔יle.ViLevi

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Levi

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 2

הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 3

נָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiI give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 4

כָּל\־kol-every

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 Numbers 18:21 word 5

מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.Sertithe

Lemma: מַעֲשֵׂר (ma.a.ser) · Strong's: H4643

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tithe

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Leviticus 27:30, Leviticus 27:31, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 18:24, Numbers 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4643; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 6

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 7

לְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.Lahfor an inheritance

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 8

חֵ֤לֶףChe.lefin return for

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶף (che.leph) · Strong's: H2500

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

Meaning: for

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2500; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 9

עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.Tamservice their

Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: service: ministry

Used 87 times. Also: Exodus 27:19, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 36:3, Exodus 36:5, Exodus 39:40, Numbers 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656H; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 10

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 11

הֵ֣םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 12

עֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.Dim[are] serving

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to serve: minister

Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 13

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 14

עֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.Dat[the] service of

Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: service: ministry

Used 87 times. Also: Exodus 27:19, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 36:3, Exodus 36:5, Exodus 39:40, Numbers 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656H; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 15

אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

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

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 16

מוֹעֵֽד\׃mo.'Edmeeting

Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: meeting

Used 152 times. Also: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4150I; TAHOT Numbers 18:21 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
I have given	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to the Levites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the tithes	→	מַעֲשֵׂר H4643 tithe
in Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
as an inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
in return for	→	חֵ֫לֶף H2500 for
the work	→	עֲבֹדָה H5656H service: ministry
they	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
do	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister
the service	→	עֲבֹדָה H5656H service: ministry
of the Tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
of Meeting	→	מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting

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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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