In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.Numbers 8:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
- וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.Ta“and you will separate”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
- מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokh“from among”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yu“and they will belong”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לִ֖יli“to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- הַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.Yim“the Levites”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)