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And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD ; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. (KJV)

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וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.te.'Uand they purified themselves

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 1

הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.Yimthe Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 2

וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.Suand they washed

Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to wash

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 3

בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.Hemclothes their

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

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

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 4

וַיָּ֨נֶףvai.Ya.nefand he waved

Lemma: נוּף (nuph) · Strong's: H5130B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to wave

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 7:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5130B; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 5

אַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 6

אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

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 8:21 word 7

תְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.Faha wave-offering

Lemma: תְּנוּפָה (te.nu.phah) · Strong's: H8573

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

Meaning: wave offering

Used 30 times. Also: Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 35:22, Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8573; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 8

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 9

יְהוָ֑הYah.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 Numbers 8:21 word 10

וַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.Perand he made atonement

Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to atone

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 11

עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 12

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 13

לְטַהֲרָֽם\׃le.ta.ha.Ramto purify them

Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891

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

Meaning: be pure

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Numbers 8:21 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

The Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
purified	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
themselves and washed	→	כָּבַס H3526H to wash
their clothes	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
and Aaron	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
presented	→	נוּף H5130B to wave
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
as a wave offering	→	תְּנוּפָה H8573 wave offering
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Aaron	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
also made atonement	→	כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone
for them	→	עַל H5921A upon
to cleanse them	→	טָהֵר H2891 be pure

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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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