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Deuteronomy 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.


Deuteronomy 10:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 10:821 words
בָּעֵתbāʿētIn time
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
הִבְדִּילhivədîlDivide
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶתʾet
שֵׁבֶטšēveṭScion
הַלֵּוִיhalēwîThe Levi
לָשֵׂאתlāśēʾtTo lift
אֶתʾet
אֲרוֹןʾărwōnBox
בְּרִיתbərîtCompact
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לַעֲמֹדlaʿămōdTo stand
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְשָׁרְתוֹləšārətwōTo attend
וּלְבָרֵךְûləvārēḵəAnd to kneel
בִּשְׁמוֹbišəmwōIn appellation
עַדʿadAs far
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

בָּעֵתbāʿētIn time
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
הִבְדִּילhivədîlDivide
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
שֵׁבֶטšēveṭScion
הַלֵּוִיhalēwîThe Levi
לָשֵׂאתlāśēʾtTo lift
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אֲרוֹןʾărwōnBox
בְּרִיתbərîtCompact
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לַעֲמֹדlaʿămōdTo stand
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְשָׁרְתוֹləšārətwōTo attend
וּלְבָרֵךְûləvārēḵəAnd to kneel
בִּשְׁמוֹbišəmwōIn appellation
עַדʿadAs far
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
הַזֶּהhazehThe this

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