NUM 18:23 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ λειτουργήσει ὁ Λενίτης αὐτὸς τὴν λειτουργίαν τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου· καὶ αὐτοὶ λήψονται τὰ ἁμαρτήματα αὐτῶν, νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐν μέσῳ υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ οὐ κληρονομήσουσι κληρονομίαν.
(Kai leitourgaʸsei ho Lenitaʸs autos taʸn leitourgian taʸs skaʸnaʸs tou marturiou; kai autoi laʸpsontai ta hamartaʸmata autōn, nomimon aiōnion eis tas geneas autōn; kai en mesōi huiōn Israaʸl ou klaʸronomaʸsousi klaʸronomian.)

BrTr And the Levite himself shall perform the service of the tabernacle of witness; and they shall bear their iniquities, it is a perpetual statute throughout their generations; and in the midst of the children of Israel they shall not receive an inheritance.

ULT And the Levite, he shall serve the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It is a statute of eternity for your generations, and in the midst of the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.

UST Each Levite must set up and take down the sacred tent. I will punish only the Levites for anything they do wrong concerning the sacred tent. This is a permanent rule for you and all your descendants. So, the Levites will not receive any land like the rest of the Israelites will.

BSB The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE 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. Amongst the children of Israel, they shall have no inheritance.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But the Levites must perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. It will be a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations that among the Israelites the Levites have no inheritance.

LSV and the Levites have done the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they bear their iniquity; [it is] a continuous statute throughout your generations that they have no inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel;

FBV The Levites are to carry out the work in the Tent of Meeting, and they must take responsibility for any sins involved. This is a permanent rule for all future generations. The Levites won't receive a share of land among the Israelites.

T4T Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to work at the Sacred Tent, and they will be punished if anything bad happens to it. That is a law that will never be changed. You descendants of Levi will not receive any land among the other Israeli people,

LEB The Levites[fn] will perform the service of the tent of assembly, and they will bear their guilt, an eternal decree for all your generations. But they will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the _⌊Israelites_⌋[fn]

18:23 Hebrew “Levite”

18:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

BBE But the Levites are to do the work of the Tent of meeting, and be responsible for errors in connection with it: this is a law for ever through all your generations; and among the children of Israel they will have no heritage.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS But the Levites alone shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

ASV But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

DRA But only the sons of Levi may serve me in the tabernacle, and bear the sins of the people. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations. They shall not possess any other thing,

YLT and the Levites have done the service of the tent of meeting, and they — they bear their iniquity; a statute age-during to your generations, that in the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance;

Drby But the Levite, he shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it is an everlasting statute throughout your generations. And among the children of Israel shall they possess no inheritance;

RV But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
(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.)

SLT And it is the Levite serving the service of the tent of appointment, and they shall bear their iniquity a law forever to your generations, and in the midst of the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.)

KJB-1611 But the Leuites shall doe the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shal beare their iniquitie: it shall be a statute for euer throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they haue no inheritance.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps But the Leuites shal do ye seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation, & beare their sinne: It shalbe a lawe for euer in your generations, that among ye childre of Israel they possesse no inheritaunce.
(But the Levites shall do ye/you_all service in the tabernacle of the congregation, and bear their sin: It shall be a law forever in your generations, that among ye/you_all children of Israel they possess no inheritance.)

Gnva But the Leuites shall do the seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shall beare their sinne: it is a law for euer in your generations, that among the children of Israel they possesse none inheritance.
(But the Levites shall do the service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shall bear their sin: it is a law forever in your generations, that among the children of Israel they possess none inheritance.)

Cvdl But the Leuites shal do the seruyce in the Tabernacle of witnes, & shal beare their synne, for a perpetuall lawe amonge youre posterities. And they shall inheret none inheritaunce amonge the children of Israel.
(But the Levites shall do the service in the Tabernacle of witness, and shall bear their sin, for a perpetual law among your(pl) posteritys. And they shall inherit none inheritance among the children of Israel.)

Wycl To the sones aloone of Leuy, seruynge me in the tabernacle, and berynge the `synnes of the puple, it schal be a lawful thing euerlastynge in youre generaciouns.
(To the sons alone of Levi, serving me in the tabernacle, and bearing the sins of the people, it shall be a lawful thing everlasting in your(pl) generations.)

Luth sondern die Leviten sollen des Amts pflegen an der Hütte des Stifts, und sie sollen jener Missetat tragen zum ewigen Recht bei euren Nachkommen. Und sie sollen unter den Kindern Israel kein Erbgut besitzen.
(rather the Levites should the official(n) maintain/care_for at/to the/of_the hut/cabin the congregation, and they/she/them should that misdeed/iniquity bear/carry for_the eternal law/right at/in your(s)(pl) progeny. And they/she/them should under the children Israel no/not heritage/inheritance own.)

ClVg solis filiis Levi mihi in tabernaculo servientibus, et portantibus peccata populi. Legitimum sempiternum erit in generationibus vestris. Nihil aliud possidebunt,
(of_the_sun to_the_children Levi to_me in/into/on tabernacle to_the_servantbus, and they_carryibus sins of_the_people. Legitimum eternal will_be in/into/on generations yours. Nothing something_else they_will_possess,)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הֵ֖ם יִשְׂא֣וּ עֲוֺנָ֑⁠ם

and,they bear iniquity_of,their

Here, the pronoun they refers to the Levites. The pronoun their could refer to: (1) the Levites again. In this case, the Levites are responsible for their own sins concerning the holy things. Alternate translation: [and the Levites shall bear their own iniquity] (2) the Israelites in general. In this case, the Levites are responsible for any sins concerning the holy things. Alternate translation: [and the Levites shall the iniquity of any Israelite]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִשְׂא֣וּ עֲוֺנָ֑⁠ם

bear iniquity_of,their

Yahweh is using shall bear their iniquity as a common expression of the culture to mean “shall be responsible for the consequences of their offenses.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [shall be responsible for the consequences of their offenses]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֲוֺנָ֑⁠ם

iniquity_of,their

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what they do wrong]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְ⁠דֹרֹ֣תֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

regulation_of perpetual to,generations_of,your(pl)

Yahweh is using a statute of eternity for your generations as a common expression of the culture to mean “a permanent rule for all your descendants.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [This is a permanent rule for all your descendants]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙

regulation_of perpetual

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of statute, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [This is a rule that will last forever]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

sons_of Yisrael

See how you translated the similar expression in [18:5](../18/5.md).

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נַחֲלָֽה

inheritance

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of inheritance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [any property]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠עָבַ֨ד הַ⁠לֵּוִ֜י ה֗וּא

and,he_will_serve the,Levite[s] he/it

The pronoun he refers to any individual Levite, used collectively to represent all the Levites. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And each Levite shall serve]

Parallel NUM 18:23