Numbers 3:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.”

Numbers 3:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 3:611 words

הַקְרֵבhaqərēvApproach

אֶתʾet—

מַטֵּהmaṭēhBranch

לֵוִיlēwîLevi

וְהַעֲמַדְתָּwəhaʿămadətāAnd stand

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

וְשֵׁרְתוּwəšērətûAnd attend

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

הַקְרֵבhaqərēvApproach

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מַטֵּהmaṭēhBranch

לֵוִיlēwîLevi

וְהַעֲמַדְתָּwəhaʿămadətāAnd stand

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

וְשֵׁרְתוּwəšērətûAnd attend

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

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