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Deuteronomy 21:5

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Deuteronomy 21:5
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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)

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִי֒ כִּ֣י בָ֗ם בָּחַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וְעַל־פִּיהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־רִ֥יב וְכָל־נָֽגַע׃

  1. וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּve.ni.ge.Shu“and they will draw near”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָגַשׁ · “approach” · Strong's H5066G
  2. הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  4. לֵוִי֒le.Vi“Levi”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3878
  5. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. בָ֗םVam“<in> <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  7. בָּחַ֞רba.Char“he has chosen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  8. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  9. אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  10. לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.To“to serve him”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁרַת · “to minister” · Strong's H8334
  11. וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.Rekh“and to bless”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  12. בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shem“in [the] name of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  13. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. פִּיהֶ֥םpi.Hem“mouth their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
  16. יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  17. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  18. רִ֥יבriv“dispute”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִיב · “strife” · Strong's H7379
  19. וְכָל־ve.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  20. נָֽגַע׃Na.ga'“wound”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫גַע · “plague” · Strong's H5061
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)