Numbers 8:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.”

Numbers 8:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 8:1115 words

וְהֵנִיףwəhēnîp̄And quiver

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

אֶתʾet—

הַלְוִיִּםhaləwîmThe Levite

תְּנוּפָהtənûp̄āhBrandishing

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְהָיוּwəhāyûAnd exist

לַעֲבֹדlaʿăvōdTo work

אֶתʾet—

עֲבֹדַתʿăvōdatWork

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְהֵנִיףwəhēnîp̄And quiver

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַלְוִיִּםhaləwîmThe Levite

תְּנוּפָהtənûp̄āhBrandishing

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְהָיוּwəhāyûAnd exist

לַעֲבֹדlaʿăvōdTo work

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

עֲבֹדַתʿăvōdatWork

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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