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Nehemiah 13:22

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Masoretic Text 1524

H559 And I commanded ואמרה

H3881 the Levites ללוים

H834 that אשׁר

H1961 they should יהיו

H2891 cleanse themselves מטהרים

H935 come ובאים

H8104 and keep שׁמרים

H8179 the gates השׁערים

H6942 to sanctify לקדשׁ

H853 את

H3117 day יום

H7676 Sabbath השׁבת

H1571 also גם

H2063 concerning this זאת

H2142 Remember זכרה

H430 me O my God לי אלהי

H2347 and spare וחוסה

H5921 עלי

H7230 me according to the greatness כרב

H2617 of thy mercy חסדך׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H559 commanded

the

H3881 Levites

H834 that

they

H1961 should

cleanse

H2891 themselves

and

H834 that

they

H1961 should

H935 come

and

H8104 keep

the

H8179 gates

H6942 sanctify

the

H7676 sabbath

H3117 day

H2142 Remember

H430 God

concerning

H2063 this

H1571 also

and

H2347 spare

according

the

H7230 greatness

thy

H2617 mercy

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H3881

Hebrew: לֵוִיִּי

Transliteration: Lêvîyîy

Pronunciation: lay-vee-ee'

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: Levite.

Definition:

a Leviite or descendant of Levi

Levite = see Levi "joined to"

1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

a. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906