Deuteronomy 10:9

That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
Deuteronomy 10:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עַל־כֵּ֞ן לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְלֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לֽוֹ׃

  1. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  2. כֵּ֞ןken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  3. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. הָיָ֧הha.Yah“it belongs”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. לְלֵוִ֛יle.le.Vi“to Levi”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  6. חֵ֥לֶקChe.lek“a portion”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶק · “portion” · Strong's H2506A
  7. וְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.Lah“and an inheritance”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  8. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  9. אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
  10. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. נַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.To“[is] inheritance his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  13. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  14. דִּבֶּ֛רdi.Ber“he spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  15. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. לֽוֹ׃lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)