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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:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the priests chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ hak·ko·ha·nim
the sons afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
of Levi Levi Noun H3878 לֵוִי֒ le·vi
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shall come near approach Verb H5066 וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ ve·nig·ge·shu
for them the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֤ה Yah·weh
thy God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ e·lo·hei·cha
hath chosen acceptable Verb H977 בָּחַ֞ר ba·char
to minister minister Verb H8334 לְשָׁ֣רְתֹ֔ו le·sha·re·tov,
unto him and to bless abundantly Verb H1288 וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְ u·le·va·rech
in the name base Noun H8034 בְּשֵׁ֣ם be·shem
of the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֑ה Yah·weh
and every all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
shall every controversy adversary Noun H7379 רִ֥יב riv
and every all manner Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
and every stroke plague Noun H5061 נָֽגַע׃ na·ga.
and by above Prepostion H5921 וְעַל־ ve·'al-

People

Levi

a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

Levi

Levi [N] [H] [S] adhesion.  The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah's words ( Genesis 29:34 ), "This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me." He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah ( Genesis 34:25-31 ). He and his three sons went down with Jacob ( 46:11 ) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundre... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible 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:
Hebrew Greek English And "Then the priests priests, the sons of Levi Levi, shall come near; near, for them the LORD thy your God hath has chosen them to minister unto him, serve Him and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy dispute and every stroke assault shall be tried:settled by them.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And "Then the priests priests, the sons of Levi Levi, shall come near; near, for them the LORD thy your God hath has chosen them to minister unto him, serve Him and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy dispute and every stroke assault shall be tried:settled by them.