Numbers 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 18:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְעָבַ֨ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הַלֵּוִ֜י
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲבֹדַת֙
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
אֹ֣הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
מוֹעֵ֔ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
וְהֵ֖ם
hêm
H1992
they
יִשְׂא֣וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֲוֺנָ֑ם
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
חֻקַּ֤ת
chuqqâh
H2708
statute
עוֹלָם֙
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
dôwr
H1755
generation
וּבְתוֹךְ֙
tâvek
H8432
midst
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִנְחֲל֖וּ
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
נַחֲלָֽה
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Levite, he shall serve the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. is a statute of eternity for your generations, and in the midst of the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).