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Ezra 6:18

In Ezra 6 of Ezra.

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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וַהֲקִ֨ימוּvahaqimvand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and rise”, a completed actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).כָהֲנַיָּ֜אkhahanayapriestכָּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “priest”, the definite formH3549{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}priest.בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbiflugatehonin divisionפְּלֻגָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in division”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6392{a section}division.וְלֵוָיֵא֙velevayeand Leviteלֵוִיconjunction, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and Levite”, the definite formH3879{something attached, i.e. a wreath}Levite.בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbemachleqatehonin courseמַחְלְקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in course”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4255a section (of the Levites)course.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עֲבִידַ֥תavidataffairsעֲבִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “affairs”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5673labor or businessaffairs, service, work.אֱלָהָ֖אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelemin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}כִּכְתָ֖בkikhtavas writingכְּתָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as writing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3792{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}prescribing, writing(-ten).סְפַ֥רsefarbookסְפַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “book”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5609a bookbook, roll.מֹשֶֽׁהmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4873{Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver}Moses.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

World English Bible

They set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

Darby Translation

And they set the priests in their classes, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem: as it is written in the book of Moses.

Douay-Rheims

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses over the works of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their separate orders, for the services of God in Jerusalem, according to the writing of the book of Moses.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔστησαν τοὺς ἱερεῖς ἐν διαιρέσεσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ τοὺς Λευίτας ἐν μερισμοῖς αὐτῶν, ἐπὶ δουλείας Θεοῦ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, κατὰ τὴν γραφὴν βίβλου Μωυσῆ.

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