Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.Numbers 3:31
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗ם הָאָרֹ֤ן וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣ה וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔ת וּכְלֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָׁרְת֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְ וְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃
- וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗םu.mish.mar.Tam“and duty their”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת · “charge” · Strong's H4931
- הָאָרֹ֤ןha.'a.Ron“[was] the ark”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
- וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ve.ha.shul.Chan“and the table”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֻׁלְחָן · “table” · Strong's H7979
- וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣הve.ha.me.no.Rah“and the lampstand”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְנוֹרָה · “lampstand” · Strong's H4501
- וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תve.ha.miz.be.Chot“and the altars”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
- וּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.Lei“and [the] equipment<s> of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
- הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.desh“the holy place”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יְשָׁרְת֖וּye.sha.re.Tu“they will serve”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁרַת · “to minister” · Strong's H8334
- בָּהֶ֑םba.Hem“by <the> them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְve.Ha.ma.Sakh“and the screen”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָסָךְ · “covering” · Strong's H4539
- וְכֹ֖לve.Khol“and all”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.To“service its”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבֹדָה · “ministry[for God” · Strong's H5656H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)