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Numbers 8:26

“But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁרַתshârath · shaw-rath'
H8334 · Hebrew
Definition
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • שֵׁרֵ֨ת — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpq3ms
Usage
Occurs 98 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 39:4Genesis 40:4Exodus 24:13Exodus 28:35Exodus 28:43

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 25

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.