Numbers 18:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Only the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֜י
(hal·le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
shall performוְעָבַ֨ד
(ve·'a·vad)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙
(a·vo·dat)
5656: labor, servicefrom abad
of the tentאֹ֣הֶל
(o·hel)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
of meeting,מֹועֵ֔ד
(mo·v·'ed,)
4150: appointed time, place, or meetingfrom yaad
and they shall bearיִשְׂא֣וּ
(yis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
their iniquity;עֲוֹנָ֑ם
(a·vo·nam;)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
it shall be a perpetualעֹולָם֙
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
statuteחֻקַּ֤ת
(chuk·kat)
2708: something prescribed, an enactment, statutefem. of choq
throughout your generations,לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
(le·do·ro·tei·chem,)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
and amongוּבְתֹוךְ֙
(u·ve·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
they shall haveיִנְחֲל֖וּ
(yin·cha·lu)
5157: to get or take as a possessiondenominative verb from nachalah
noלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
inheritance.נַחֲלָֽה׃
(na·cha·lah.)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But the Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
shall do
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
the service
`abodah  (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
of the tabernacle
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
of the congregation
mow`ed  (mo-ade')
appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).
and they shall bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
it shall be a statute
chuqqah  (khook-kaw')
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
throughout your generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
that among
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
they have
nachal  (naw-khal')
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
no inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

King James Bible
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levites will do the work of the tent of meeting, and they will bear the consequences of their sin. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Levi are to perform the service of the Tent of Meeting and they are to bear their iniquity. This is to be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that they are not to receive an inheritance among the Israelis,

NET Bible
But the Levites must perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. It will be a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations that among the Israelites the Levites have no inheritance.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Only the Levites will do the work at the tent of meeting. They will be responsible for their own sins. This is a permanent law for future generations. They will own no property as the other Israelites will.

King James 2000 Bible
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
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