Word Study · Strong's H3881 · Hebrew
לֵוִיִּי
Levii
lay-vee-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Lêvîyîy
“a Levite or descendant of Levi”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Levite or descendant of Levi
Rendered in the KJV as
Leviite.
- 291occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 81inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 291 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 81
- הַלְוִיִּ֔ם37
- הַלְוִיִּ֖ם17
- הַלְוִיִּ֑ם16
- הַלְוִיִּ֗ם15
- הַלְוִיִּֽם׃15
- הַלְוִיִּם֙11
- וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם11
- לַלְוִיִּ֔ם9
- הַלְוִיִּ֜ם8
- הַלֵּוִ֖י7
- לַלְוִיִּ֑ם7
- וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם6
and 69 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- the Levites146
- and the Levites58
- to the Levites24
- the Levite14
- Levi7
- and the Levite6
- the Levite[s]6
- and to the Levites5
- of the Levites5
- for the Levites3
- and for the Levites2
- and of the Levites2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)147
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)58
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)35
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)21
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)9
- proper noun (a name)7
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)6
- gentilic noun (a people)3
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)1
- gentilic noun (a people) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ngmpa · 147
- HC/Td/Ngmpa · 58
- HRd/Ngmpa · 35
- HTd/Ngmsa · 21
- HC/Rd/Ngmpa · 9
- HNpm · 7
- HC/Td/Ngmsa · 6
- HNgmsa · 3
- HRd/Ngmsa · 2
- HC/R/Td/Ngmpa · 1
- HNgmpc/Sp1bp · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 291, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles65 of 291 · 22%
- Numbers61 of 291 · 21%
- Nehemiah43 of 291 · 15%
- 1 Chronicles33 of 291 · 11%
- Deuteronomy21 of 291 · 7%
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 4:14הַלֵּוִ֔יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.here: the Levite
- Exodus 6:16לֵוִי֙leviproper noun (a name)These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.here: Levi
- Exodus 6:25הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.here: the Levites
- Exodus 38:21הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.here: the Levites
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 25:32הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess.here: the Levites
- Leviticus 25:32לַלְוִיִּֽם׃lalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess.here: to the Levites
- Leviticus 25:33הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.here: the Levites
- Leviticus 25:33הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.here: the Levites
Numbers61 occurrences
- Numbers 1:47וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.here: and the Levites
- Numbers 1:50הַלְוִיִּם֩halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.here: the Levites
- Numbers 1:51הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.here: the Levites
- Numbers 1:51הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.here: the Levites
- Numbers 1:53וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”here: and the Levites
- Numbers 1:53הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”here: the Levites
- Numbers 2:17הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.here: the Levites
- Numbers 2:33וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: and the Levites
- Numbers 3:6לֵוִ֔יleviproper noun (a name)“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.here: Levi
- Numbers 3:9הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:12הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:12הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:20הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:32הַלֵּוִ֔יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.here: the Levite[s]
- Numbers 3:39הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:41הַלְוִיִּ֥םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:41הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:45הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:45הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:45הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:46הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,here: the Levites
- Numbers 3:49הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.here: the Levites
- Numbers 4:18הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.here: the Levites
- Numbers 4:46הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Leviteshere: the Levites
- Numbers 7:5הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”here: the Levites
- Numbers 7:6הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:6הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:9הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:10הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:10הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:11הַלְוִיִּ֤םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:12וְהַלְוִיִּם֙vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.here: and the Levites
- Numbers 8:12הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:13הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:14הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:14הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:15הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:18הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:19הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:20לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 8:20לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.here: of the Levites
- Numbers 8:21הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:22הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:22הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: the Levites
- Numbers 8:24לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.here: [is] to the Levites
- Numbers 8:26לַלְוִיִּ֖םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”here: to the Levites
- Numbers 16:1לֵוִ֑יleviproper noun (a name)Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conductedhere: Levi
- Numbers 18:6הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.here: the Levites
- Numbers 18:23הַלֵּוִ֜יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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.here: the Levite[s]
- Numbers 18:24לַלְוִיִּ֖םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”here: to the Levites
- Numbers 18:26הַלְוִיִּ֣םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.here: the Levites
- Numbers 18:30לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 26:57הַלֵּוִי֮halevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.here: the Levite[s]
- Numbers 31:30לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”here: to the Levites
- Numbers 31:47לַלְוִיִּ֗םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:2לַלְוִיִּ֗םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:2לַלְוִיִּֽם׃lalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:4לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:6לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:7לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.here: to the Levites
- Numbers 35:8לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”here: to the Levites
Deuteronomy21 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 10:9לְלֵוִ֛יlelevipreposition + proper noun (a name)That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.here: to Levi
- Deuteronomy 12:12וְהַלֵּוִי֙vehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 12:18וְהַלֵּוִ֖יvehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 12:19הַלֵּוִ֑יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.here: the Levite
- Deuteronomy 14:27וְהַלֵּוִ֥יvehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 14:29הַלֵּוִ֡יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.here: the Levite
- Deuteronomy 16:11וְהַלֵּוִי֙vehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 16:14וְהַלֵּוִ֗יvehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 17:9הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 17:18הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 18:1הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 18:6הַלֵּוִ֜יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,here: the Levite
- Deuteronomy 18:7הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 24:8הַלְוִיִּ֛םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 26:11וְהַלֵּוִ֔יvehaleviconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.here: and the Levite
- Deuteronomy 26:12לַלֵּוִ֗יlalevipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.here: to the Levite
- Deuteronomy 26:13לַלֵּוִי֙lalevipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.here: to the Levite
- Deuteronomy 27:9הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 27:14הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:here: the Levites
- Deuteronomy 31:9לֵוִ֔יleviproper noun (a name)So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.here: Levi
- Deuteronomy 31:25הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:here: the Levites
Joshua14 occurrences
- Joshua 3:3הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.here: the Levites
- Joshua 8:33הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.here: the Levites
- Joshua 14:3וְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.here: and to the Levites
- Joshua 14:4לַלְוִיִּ֜םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.here: to the Levites
- Joshua 18:7לַלְוִיִּם֙lalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”here: [will belong] to the Levites
- Joshua 21:1הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israelhere: the Levites
- Joshua 21:3לַלְוִיִּ֛םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:here: to the Levites
- Joshua 21:4הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.here: the Levites
- Joshua 21:8לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.here: to the Levites
- Joshua 21:20הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities:here: the Levites
- Joshua 21:27הַלְוִיִּם֒halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.here: the Levites
- Joshua 21:34הַלְוִיִּ֣םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:here: the Levites
- Joshua 21:40הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.here: the Levites
- Joshua 21:41הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.here: the Levites
Judges10 occurrences
- Judges 17:7לֵוִ֖יlevigentilic noun (a people)And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.here: [was] a Levite
- Judges 17:9לֵוִ֣יlevigentilic noun (a people)“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”here: [am] a Levite
- Judges 17:10הַלֵּוִֽי׃halevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went inhere: the Levite
- Judges 17:11הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.here: the Levite
- Judges 17:12הַלֵּוִ֔יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.here: the Levite
- Judges 17:13הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”here: the Levite
- Judges 18:3הַלֵּוִ֑יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”here: the Levite
- Judges 18:15הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.here: the Levite
- Judges 19:1לֵוִ֗יlevigentilic noun (a people)Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.here: a Levite
- Judges 20:4הַלֵּוִ֗יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.here: the Levite
1 Chronicles33 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:19הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:here: the Levite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 6:48הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 6:64לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.here: to the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:2הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:14הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:26הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.here: [were] the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:31הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:33לַלְוִיִּ֛םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.here: of the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 9:34לַלְוִיִּ֛םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.here: of the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 13:2וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.here: and the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:2הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:4הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:11וְלַלְוִיִּ֗םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.here: and to the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:12לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.here: of the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:14וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.here: and the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:15הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:16הַלְוִיִּם֒halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:17הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:22הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:26הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 15:27הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 16:4הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 23:2וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.here: and the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 23:3הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 23:26לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”here: to the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 24:6הַלֵּוִ֗יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.here: the Levite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 24:6וְלַלְוִיִּ֑םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.here: and of the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 24:30הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 24:31וְלַלְוִיִּ֑םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.here: and of the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 26:17הַלְוִיִּ֣םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.here: the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 26:20וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.here: and the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 28:13וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:here: and the Levites
- 1 Chronicles 28:21וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”here: and the Levites
2 Chronicles65 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 5:4הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 5:5הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 5:12וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 7:6וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 8:14וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 8:15וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 11:13וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 11:14הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 13:9וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 13:10וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 17:8הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 17:8הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 19:8הַלְוִיִּ֣םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 19:11הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 20:14הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.here: the Levite
- 2 Chronicles 20:19הַלְוִיִּ֛םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:2הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:4וְלַלְוִיִּ֔םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,here: and to the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:6לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.here: of the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:7הַלְוִיִּ֨םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:8הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 23:18הַלְוִיִּם֮halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 24:5וְהַלְוִיִּם֒vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 24:5הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 24:6הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 24:11הַלְוִיִּם֒halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:4הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:5הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.here: O Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:12הַ֠לְוִיִּםhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:16הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:25הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:26הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:30לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.here: to the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:34הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 29:34הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:15וְהַלְוִיִּ֤םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:16הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:17וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:21הַלְוִיִּ֧םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:22הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:25וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 30:27הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:2וְ֠הַלְוִיִּםvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:2וְלַלְוִיִּ֔םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.here: and to the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:4וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:9וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites about the heaps,here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:12הַלֵּוִ֔יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.here: the Levite
- 2 Chronicles 31:14הַלֵּוִי֙halevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.here: the Levite
- 2 Chronicles 31:17וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their duties and divisions.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 31:19בַּלְוִיִּֽם׃balviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.here: among the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 34:9הַלְוִיִּם֩halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 34:12הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 34:12וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 34:13וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םumehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.here: and some of the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 34:30וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:3לַ֠לְוִיִּםlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.here: to the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:5לַלְוִיִּֽם׃lalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.here: for the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:8וְלַלְוִיִּ֖םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.here: and for the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:9הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:9לַלְוִיִּ֤םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.here: for the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:10וְהַלְוִיִּ֥םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:11וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:14וְהַלְוִיִּם֙vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.here: and the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:15הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.here: the Levites
- 2 Chronicles 35:18וְהַלְוִיִּ֤םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.here: and the Levites
Ezra20 occurrences
- Ezra 1:5וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 2:40הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.here: the Levites
- Ezra 2:70וְ֠הַלְוִיִּםvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 3:8וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 3:8הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.here: the Levites
- Ezra 3:9הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.here: the Levites
- Ezra 3:10וְהַלְוִיִּ֤םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 3:12וְהַלְוִיִּם֩vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 6:20וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 7:7וְהַלְוִיִּ֜םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 8:15לֵוִ֖יleviproper noun (a name)Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.here: Levi
- Ezra 8:18לֵוִ֖יleviproper noun (a name)And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;here: Levi
- Ezra 8:20הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.here: the Levites
- Ezra 8:29וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”here: and the Levites
- Ezra 8:30וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 8:33הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.here: the Levites
- Ezra 9:1וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.here: and the Levites
- Ezra 10:5הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.here: the Levites
- Ezra 10:15הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)here: the Levite[s]
- Ezra 10:23הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.here: the Levites
Nehemiah43 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:17הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 7:1וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 7:43הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 7:73וְהַלְוִיִּ֡םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 8:7וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 8:9וְהַלְוִיִּם֩vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 8:11וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 8:13וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 9:4הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 9:5הַלְוִיִּ֡םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 9:38לְוִיֵּ֖נוּleviyenugentilic noun (a people) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralIn view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”here: Levites our
- Nehemiah 10:9וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:28הַ֠לְוִיִּםhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:34הַלְוִיִּם֮halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:37לַלְוִיִּ֑םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.here: to the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:37הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:38הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:38הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 10:38וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:3וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:15הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:16הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:18הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:20הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:22הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 11:36הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:1וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:8וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:22הַלְוִיִּם֩halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:24הַ֠לְוִיִּםhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:27הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:30וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:44וְלַלְוִיִּ֑םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.here: and for the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:44הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:47לַלְוִיִּ֔םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.here: for the Levites
- Nehemiah 12:47וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:5הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:10הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:10הַלְוִיִּ֥םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:13הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.here: the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:22לַלְוִיִּ֗םlalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.here: to the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:29וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃vehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.here: and the Levites
- Nehemiah 13:30וְלַלְוִיִּ֖םvelalviyimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.here: and to the Levites
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 33:18הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”here: the Levites
- Jeremiah 33:21הַלְוִיִּ֥םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.here: the Levites
- Jeremiah 33:22הַלְוִיִּ֖םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”here: the Levites
Ezekiel9 occurrences
- Ezekiel 43:19הַלְוִיִּ֡םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 44:10הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 44:15הַלְוִיִּ֜םhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 45:5לַלְוִיִּם֩lalviyimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.here: to the Levites
- Ezekiel 48:11הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ סhalviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 48:12הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 48:13וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םvehalviyimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.here: and the Levites
- Ezekiel 48:22הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.here: the Levites
- Ezekiel 48:31לֵוִ֖יleviproper noun (a name)Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.here: Levi