Numbers 35:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.”
Numbers 35:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 35:215 words
צַוṣawConstitute
אֶתʾet—
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְנָתְנוּwənātənûAnd give
לַלְוִיִּםlaləwîmTo Levite
מִנַּחֲלַתminaḥălatFrom inherited
אֲחֻזָּתָםʾăḥuzātāmSeized
עָרִיםʿārîmCity
לָשָׁבֶתlāšāvetTo sit
וּמִגְרָשׁûmigərāšAnd suburb
לֶעָרִיםleʿārîmTo city
סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶםsəvîvōtêhemCircle
תִּתְּנוּtitənûGive
לַלְוִיִּםlaləwîmTo Levite
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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