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numbers_31:30:hebrew

וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל תִּקַּ֣ח אֶחָ֣ד אָחֻ֣ז מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים מִן הָאָדָ֧ם מִן הַבָּקָ֛ר מִן הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים וּמִן הַצֹּ֖אן מִכָּל הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹתָם֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
לַלְוִיִּ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֕יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6

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