Hebrew Interlinear

Numbers 8:21 Interlinear

were purified And the Levites and they washed their clothes offered and Aaron them as an offering before the LORD made an atonement and Aaron for them to cleanse

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּH2398were purifiedproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
2הַלְוִיִּ֗םH3881And the Levitesa levite or descendant of levi
3וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙H3526and they washedto trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
4בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םH899their clothesa covering, i.e., clothing
5וַיָּ֨נֶףH5130offeredto quiver (i.e., vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinad
6אַֽהֲרֹ֖ןH175and Aaronaharon, the brother of moses
7אֹתָ֛םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8תְּנוּפָ֖הH8573them as an offeringa brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
9לִפְנֵ֣יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
10יְהוָ֑הH3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
11וַיְכַפֵּ֧רH3722made an atonementto cover (specifically with bitumen)
12עֲלֵיהֶ֛םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13אַֽהֲרֹ֖ןH175and Aaronaharon, the brother of moses
14לְטַֽהֲרָֽם׃H2891for them to cleanseto be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)

Verse Context

Numbers 8:20did And Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children...
Numbers 8:21 (current)were purified And the Levites and they washed their clothes offered and Aaron them as an offering before the LORD made an atonement and Aaron for them to cleanse
Numbers 8:22And after that went concerning the Levites in to do ...

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