Deuteronomy 21:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:”
Deuteronomy 21:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:520 words
וְנִגְּשׁוּwənigəšûAnd be
הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating
בְּנֵיbənêSon
לֵוִיlēwîLevi
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
בָםvāmIn
בָּחַרbāḥarTry
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
לְשָׁרְתוֹləšārətwōTo attend
וּלְבָרֵךְûləvārēḵəAnd to kneel
בְּשֵׁםbəšēmIn appellation
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
פִּיהֶםpîhemMouth
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
כָּלkālWhole
רִיבrîvContest
וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
נָגַעnāgaʿBlow
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