Numbers 8:15
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֹהֶל
ʼôhel
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
עֵדָה
ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
טָהֵר
ṭâhêr
to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
מִנְחָה
minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Key Terms in This Verse
טָהֵר ṭâhêr
to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
Study H2891 →עֵדָה ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
Study H5712 →מִנְחָה minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Study H4503 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
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.
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
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