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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עַל־כֵּ֞ן לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְלֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לֽוֹ׃
- עַל־'al-“there-”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כֵּ֞ןken“-fore”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הָיָ֧הha.Yah“it belongs”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְלֵוִ֛יle.le.Vi“to Levi”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
- חֵ֥לֶקChe.lek“a portion”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶק · “portion” · Strong's H2506A
- וְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.Lah“and an inheritance”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chav“brothers his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- ה֣וּאhu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- נַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.To“[is] inheritance his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher“just as”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- דִּבֶּ֛רdi.Ber“he spoke”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- 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)