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H3881

לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) a (lay-vee-ee')
Source: or לֵוִי; patronymically from H3878;
Meaning: a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV: Leviite.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

l.ax.ag

לֵוִי 291 occurrences adj.gent. Levite

Displaying only every 10th verse out of 258:

NEH 10:35

OET-LV: 35 and_the_lots we_have_throw on the_offering_of the_wood(s) the_priests the_Lēviyyiy and_the_people to_bring to_the_house_of our_god_of_our to_the_house_of our_ancestors_of_our to_times appointed a_year in_year to_burn_it on the_altar_of YHWH god_of_our according_what_is_written in_law.   (NEH_10:35)

OET-RV: 35Every year we will also bring the early produce from our soil and the first harvest from every fruit tree to Yahweh’s temple. (NEH 10:35)

CH2 29:25

OET-LV: 25And_he_stationed DOM the_Lēviyyiy the_house_of YHWH with_cymbals with_lyres and_with_harps by_the_command_of Dāvid and_Gād the_seer_of the_king and_Nathan the_prophet if/because was_by_the_hand_of YHWH the_command by_the_hand_of his_prophets_of_his.   (CH2_29:25)

OET-RV: 25Then he told the Levites to stand in the temple with cymbals, harps, and lyresobeying what David and his prophets Gad and Natan had commanded. (Yahweh had actually given those orders through his prophets.) (CH2 29:25)

DEU 14:29

OET-LV: 29And_he_will_come the_Lēviyyiy if/because there_belongs_not to_him/it a_portion and_an_inheritance with_you and_the_sojourner and_the_fatherless_one and_the_widow who are_in_gates_of_your and_they_will_eat and_they_will_be_satisfied so_that he_may_bless_you YHWH god_of_your in_all the_work_of your_hand_of_your which you_will_do.   (DEU_14:29)

OET-RV: 29for the Levites (because they didn’t get land), and for any foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They can come and get what they need so that your god Yahweh can bless you in everything that you do. (DEU 14:29)

JDG 18:3

OET-LV: 3They were_near the_house_of Mīkāh and_they they_recognized DOM the_voice_of the_young_man the_Lēviyyiy and_they_turned_aside there and_they_said to_him/it who did_he_bring_you here and_what are_you doing in_this_place and_what belongs_to_you here.   (JDG_18:3)

OET-RV: 3They’d been near Micah’s house when they recognized the voice of the young Levite man. So they’d gone in there and they asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What do you get here?” (JDG 18:3)

CH2 34:9

OET-LV: 9And_they_came to Ḩilqiyyāh the_priest/officer (the)_great and_they_gave DOM the_money which_had_been_brought the_house_of god which they_had_gathered the_Lēviyyiy who_kept_of (of)_the_threshold from_the_hand_of Mənashsheh and_ʼEfrayim and_from_all the_remnant_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_from_all_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Binyāmīn and_they_returned of_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).   (CH2_34:9)

OET-RV: 9They went to Hilkiyah the high priest and handed over the funds that had been donated for God’s house, which had been collected by the Levites as doorkeepers—the money was from the tribes of Menashsheh, Efrayim, and other places in the northern kingdom of Yisrael, as well as from Yerushalem’s inhabitants and across all of Yehudah and Benyamin. (CH2 34:9)

EZR 8:33

OET-LV: 33And_on_day the_fourth it_was_weighed_out the_silver and_the_gold and_the_vessels in_house_of our_god_of_our on the_hand_of Mərēmōt the_son_of ʼŪriyyāh the_priest/officer and_was_with_him ʼElˊāzār the_son_of Pinḩāş and_were_with_them Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) the_son_of Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) and_Nōˊadyāh the_son_of Binnūy the_Lēviyyiy.   (EZR_8:33)

OET-RV: 33On the fourth day, the gold and silver and the containers and utensils were weighed out in the templebeing handed over to Uriyah’s son Meremot, the priest, and with him was Pinhas’s son Eleazar (and with them were Yeshua’s son Yozavad, and Binnuy’s son Noadyah, the Levites). (EZR 8:33)

NEH 13:30

OET-LV: 30And_I_purified_them from_all foreignness and_I_assigned duties to_priests and_to_Lēviyyiy each in_his_own_of_work.   (NEH_13:30)

OET-RV: 30Then I purified them from everything foreign, established regulations for each part of the work done by the priests and the Levites, (NEH 13:30)

EZE 44:10

OET-LV: 10If/because (if) the_Lēviyyiy who they_became_distant from_with_me when_went_astray Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who they_went_astray from_with_me after idols_of_their and_they_will_bear iniquity_of_their.   (EZE_44:10)

OET-RV: 10The Levites went far from me—wandering away from me and going after their idols, but they’ll be punished. (EZE 44:10)

CH2 35:18

OET-LV: 18And_not a_passover it_had_been_observed like_it in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) since_the_days_of Shəʼēl/(Samuel) the_prophet and_all (the)_kings_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_had_observed like_passover which he_observed Yʼoshiyyāh and_the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_all Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which_was_found and_the_inhabitants_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).   (CH2_35:18)

OET-RV: 18There hadn’t been a ‘pass-over’ celebration done like that is Yisrael since the time of the prophet Shemuel (Samuel), and all of Yisrael’s kings had never done it like Yoshiyah did, along with the priests and Levites and the inhabitants of Yerushalem and across all Yehudah and Yisrael. (CH2 35:18)

CH1 15:12

OET-LV: 12And_he/it_said to/for_them you(pl) are_the_heads_of the_fathers of_Lēviyyiy consecrate_yourselves you(pl) and_relatives_of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will_bring_up DOM the_box_of YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to where_I_have_prepared to_him/it.   (CH1_15:12)

OET-RV: 12He told them, “You are the heads of the Levite clans. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, and bring Yisrael’s god Yahweh’s box up to where I’ve prepared a place for it. (CH1 15:12)

DEU 18:7

OET-LV: 7And_he_will_serve in/on_name_of YHWH his/its_god like_all_of relatives_of_his the_Lēviyyiy who_stand there to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH.   (DEU_18:7)

OET-RV: 7then he can join the other Levites there to serve his god Yahweh (DEU 18:7)

CH1 24:30

OET-LV: 30And_the_sons of_Mūshiy were_Maḩlī and_ˊĒder and_Yərīmōt/(Jerimoth) these were_the_sons_of the_Lēviyyiy to_the_house_of their_ancestors_of_their.   (CH1_24:30)

OET-RV:  •  30Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Yerimot.
¶ Those were the Levites listed by their ancestors’ families. (CH1 24:30)

CH1 26:20

OET-LV: 20And_the_Lēviyyiy ʼAḩiyyāh was_over the_storehouses_of the_house_of the_ʼElohīm and_to_the_storehouses_of the_holy_things.   (CH1_26:20)

OET-RV: 20The Levite Ahiyah was in charge of the temple treasuries, as well as the storehouses for dedicated gifts. (CH1 26:20)

CH2 5:5

OET-LV: 5And_they_brought_up DOM the_box and_DOM the_tent_of meeting and_DOM all_of the_articles_of (the)_holiness which were_in_tent they_brought_up DOM_them the_priests the_Lēviyyiy.   (CH2_5:5)

OET-RV: 5and carried it up towards the temple. The priests (who are also Levites) carried it, along with the sacred tent and everything that had been in it. (CH2 5:5)

CH1 23:3

OET-LV: 3And_they_were_counted the_Lēviyyiy from_a_son_of thirty year[s] and_upwards and_he/it_was number_of_their to_heads_of_their to_men thirty and_eight thousand.   (CH1_23:3)

OET-RV: 3Counting the Levite males that were thirty years old and older, they found there were thirty-eight thousand men. (CH1 23:3)

CH1 26:17

OET-LV: 17To_east the_Lēviyyiy six to_north to_day four to_south to_day four and_for_storehouses two two.   (CH1_26:17)

OET-RV: 17Every day there were six Levites on duty in the east, four in the north, four in the south, and two at the storehouses. (CH1 26:17)

NEH 9:5

OET-LV: 5And_they_said the_Lēviyyiy Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) and_Qadmīʼēl Bānī Ḩₐshaⱱnəyāh Shērēⱱəyāh Hōdiyyāh Shəⱱanyāh Pətaḩyāh arise bless DOM YHWH god_of_your(pl) from (the)_antiquity until (the)_perpetuity and_may_people_bless the_name_of your_glory_of_your and_may_it_be_exalted above all_of blessing and_praise.   (NEH_9:5)

OET-RV: 5Then some Levites (Yeshua, Kadmi’el, Bani, Hashavneyah, Shereveyah, Hodiyyah, Shevanyah, and Petahyah) said, “Stand up and bless your eternal God Yahweh: May the peoples bless your wonderful reputation which is greater than anything else that we bless or praise. (NEH 9:5)

JDG 19:1

OET-LV: 19and_he/it_was in_the_days the_those and_a_king there_was_not in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it_was a_man a_Lēviyyiy sojourning in_the_the_remotest_parts_of the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim and_he/it_took to_him/it a_woman a_concubine from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah).   (JDG_19:1)

OET-RV: 19In those days when there was no king over Yisrael, there was a Levite man who was staying in the remotest parts of the hill country of Efrayim. He took a slave-wife for himself from Bethlehem in Yehudah. (JDG 19:1)

DEU 12:18

OET-LV: 18If/because (if) to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH god_of_your you_will_eat_it in_place which he_will_choose YHWH god_of_your in/on/over_him/it you and_son_of_your and_daughter_of_your and_your_male_of_servant and_your_female_of_servant and_the_Lēviyyiy who is_in_gates_of_your and_you_will_rejoice to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH god_of_your in_every_of (the)_undertaking_of your_hand_of_your.   (DEU_12:18)

OET-RV: 18You can only eat those in Yahweh’s presence in the place that he’ll choose. The same applies to your children, your servants, and any Levites who live in your towns. The celebration for what you’ve produced must be done in front of your god Yahweh. (DEU 12:18)

CH2 30:22

OET-LV: 22and_ Ḩizqiyyāh _he/it_spoke to the_heart_of all_of the_Lēviyyiy who_ understanding_of _were_understanding good to/for_YHWH and_they_ate DOM the_appointed_feast the_seven_of the_days sacrificing sacrifices_of peace_offerings and_giving_thanks to/for_YHWH the_god_of their_ancestors_of_their.   (CH2_30:22)

OET-RV: 22Hizkiyah sincerely thanked all the Levites who were very insightful about worshipping Yahweh. Then everyone ate for the prescribed seven dayssacrificing peace offerings and confessing to Yahweh, the god of their ancestors. (CH2 30:22)

CH2 35:15

OET-LV: 15And_the_singers the_descendants_of ʼĀşāf were_at position_of_their according_to_the_command_of Dāvid and_ʼĀşāf and_Hēymān and_Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun) the_seer_of the_king and_the_gatekeepers were_to_a_gate and_a_gate there_was_not to/for_them to_turn_aside from_under service_of_their if/because relatives_of_their the_Lēviyyiy they_prepared to/for_them.   (CH2_35:15)

OET-RV: 15The singers (Asaf’s descendants) were at their posts as had been commanded by King David, Asaf, Heyman, and the king’s prophet Yedutun. The men guarding the gates didn’t have to leave their posts because their fellow Levites prepared food for them. (CH2 35:15)

CH2 34:12

OET-LV: 12And_the_men were_working in_faithfulness in_work and_over_them Yaḩat/(Jahath) were_appointed and_ˊOⱱadyāh the_Lēviyyiy of the_descendants_of Mərārī and_Zəkaryāh and_Məshullām of the_descendants_of the_Qəhātites to_act_as_overseers and_the_Lēviyyiy every_of one_who_was_skilled in_instruments_of song.   (CH2_34:12)

OET-RV: 12and the workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Yahat and Ovadyah (Levites descended from Merari), as well as Zekaryah and Meshullam (descendants of Levi’s son Kohat), and all the Levites who were good on their musical instruments. (CH2 34:12)

CH2 23:8

OET-LV: 8And_they_made the_Lēviyyiy and_all Yəhūdāh/(Judah) according_to_all that Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) he_had_commanded the_priest/officer and_they_took each DOM men_of_his those_who_came_of (of)_the_sabbath with those_who_went_out_of (of)_the_sabbath if/because not Yəhōyādāˊ he_let_go_off_duty the_priest/officer DOM the_divisions.   (CH2_23:8)

OET-RV: 8So the Levites and the other people did everything that Yehoyada the priest had instructed. Each leader took his men, both those starting duty on the Rest Day, as well as the others finishing their duties that day, because Yehoyada didn’t dismiss any of the groups. (CH2 23:8)

CH2 5:12

OET-LV: 12And_the_Lēviyyiy the_singers to/for_all_them (to)_ʼĀşāf (to)_Hēymān (to)_Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun) and_(to)_sons_of_their and_(to)_relatives_of_their fully_clothed fine_linen with_cymbals and_with_lyres and_harps were_standing east of_altar and_were_with_them priests of_one_hundred and_twenty who_were_blowing_a_trumpet on_trumpets.   (CH2_5:12)

OET-RV: 12All the Levites who were singers (Asaf, Heyman, Yedutun, and their sons and their brothers) stood on the east side of the altar. They were dressed in fine linen, and had cymbals, and harps and lyres, along with 120 priests playing trumpets. (CH2 5:12)

CH2 31:12

OET-LV: 12And_they_brought DOM the_contribution and_the_tithe and_the_holy_things in_faithfulness and_was_over_them an_officer Kōnanyāhū the_Lēviyyiy and_Shimˊī brother_of_his was_second_in_command.   (CH2_31:12)

OET-RV: 12and they brought in the contributions and the tenths that had been given and the things faithfully dedicated to Yahweh. The Levite, Konanyah was appointed as supervisor with his brother Shimei as deputy. (CH2 31:12)

NEH 8:13

OET-LV: 13and_on_day the_second the_heads_of they_gathered of_the_fathers to/from_all/each/any/every the_people the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy to ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe and_to_gain_insight into the_words/messages_of the_law.   (NEH_8:13)

OET-RV: 13The next day, all the clan leaders, and the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to study the instructions on the scroll. (NEH 8:13)

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