Word Study · Strong's H8334 · Hebrew
שָׁרַת
sharath
shaw-rath'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shârath
“to attend as a menial or worshipper”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Rendered in the KJV as
minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
- 97occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 20 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 71inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 97 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 71
- לְשָׁרֵ֣ת6
- לְשָׁרֵ֖ת4
- לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ3
- מְשָׁרֵ֥ת3
- מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י3
- הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים2
- וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת2
- יְשָׁרְת֥וּ2
- יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־2
- יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ2
- לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי2
- מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ2
and 59 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 39
- to serve18
- servants his6
- to serve him6
- serving5
- they will serve5
- [the] servants of4
- [the] servant of3
- [was] serving3
- servant his3
- servants3
- to serve me3
- who serve3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 28
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)18
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)9
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural8
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural8
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural6
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular3
- verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Vpcc · 18
- HVprmpc · 9
- HVpi3mp · 8
- HVprmpa · 8
- HVprmpc/Sp3ms · 7
- HR/Vpcc/Sp3ms · 6
- HTd/Vprmpa · 6
- HVprmsc/Sp3ms · 4
- HR/Vpcc/Sp1bs · 3
- HR/Vpcc/Sp3mp · 3
- HVprmsa · 3
- HVprmsc · 3
All 97, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel17 of 97 · 18%
- Exodus10 of 97 · 10%
- Numbers10 of 97 · 10%
- 2 Chronicles10 of 97 · 10%
- 1 Chronicles8 of 97 · 8%
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 39:4וַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvaysharetHc/Vpw3msJoseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.here: and he served
- Genesis 40:4וַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvaysharetHc/Vpw3msThe captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,here: and he served
Exodus10 occurrences
- Exodus 24:13מְשָׁרְת֑וֹmesharetoverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.here: servant his
- Exodus 28:35לְשָׁרֵ֑תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.here: to serve
- Exodus 28:43לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.here: to serve
- Exodus 29:30לְשָׁרֵ֥תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.here: to serve
- Exodus 30:20לְשָׁרֵ֔תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.here: to serve
- Exodus 33:11וּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹumesharetoconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.here: and servant his
- Exodus 35:19לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”here: to serve
- Exodus 39:1לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: to serve
- Exodus 39:26לְשָׁרֵ֕תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: to serve
- Exodus 39:41לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.here: to serve
Numbers10 occurrences
- Numbers 1:50יְשָׁרְתֻ֑הוּyeshartuhuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularInstead, 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: they will serve it
- Numbers 3:6וְשֵׁרְת֖וּvesheretuHc/Vpq3cp“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.here: and they will serve
- Numbers 3:31יְשָׁרְת֖וּyesharetuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralTheir duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.here: they will serve
- Numbers 4:9יְשָׁרְתוּ־yesharetu-verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.here: they will serve
- Numbers 4:12יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־yesharetu-verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.here: they will serve
- Numbers 4:14יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּyesharetuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluraland place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.here: they will serve
- Numbers 8:26וְשֵׁרֵ֨תvesheretHc/Vpq3msAfter 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: and he will serve
- Numbers 11:28מְשָׁרֵ֥תmesharetverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”here: [the] servant of
- Numbers 16:9לְשָׁרְתָֽם׃lesharetampreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralIs it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?here: to serve them
- Numbers 18:2וִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvisharetukhaHC/Vpu3mp/Sp2msBut bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.here: so they may serve you
Deuteronomy5 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 10:8לְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙lesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.here: to serve him
- Deuteronomy 17:12לְשָׁ֤רֶתlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.here: to serve
- Deuteronomy 18:5לְשָׁרֵ֧תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.here: to serve
- Deuteronomy 18:7וְשֵׁרֵ֕תvesheretHc/Vpq3msthen he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.here: and he will serve
- Deuteronomy 21:5לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹlesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.here: to serve him
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:11מְשָׁרֵת֙mesharetverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.here: serving
- 1 Samuel 2:18מְשָׁרֵ֖תmesharetverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularNow Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.here: [was] serving
- 1 Samuel 3:1מְשָׁרֵ֥תmesharetverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.here: [was] serving
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 13:17מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹmesharetoverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularInstead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”here: [who] served him
- 2 Samuel 13:18מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙mesharetoverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.here: servant his
1 Kings5 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:4וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּvatesharetehuHc/Vpw3fs/Sp3msThe girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.here: and she served him
- 1 Kings 1:15מְשָׁרַ֖תmesharatverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularSo Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.here: [was] serving
- 1 Kings 8:11לְשָׁרֵ֖תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.here: to serve
- 1 Kings 10:5מְשָׁרְתָ֜יוmesharetovverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthe food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.here: servants his
- 1 Kings 19:21וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvaysharetehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3msSo Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.here: and he served him
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:43מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹmesharetoverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”here: servant his
- 2 Kings 6:15מְשָׁרֵ֨תmesharetverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”here: [the] servant of
- 2 Kings 25:14יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־yesharetu-verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.here: people served
1 Chronicles8 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:32מְשָׁרְתִ֜יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThey ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.here: serving
- 1 Chronicles 15:2וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹulesharetoconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen 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: and to serve him
- 1 Chronicles 16:4מְשָׁרְתִ֑יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralDavid 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: servants
- 1 Chronicles 16:37לְשָׁרֵ֞תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,here: to serve
- 1 Chronicles 23:13לְשָׁרְת֛וֹlesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.here: to serve him
- 1 Chronicles 26:12לְשָׁרֵ֖תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.here: to serve
- 1 Chronicles 27:1הַמְשָׁרְתִ֨יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThis is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:here: who serve
- 1 Chronicles 28:1הַמְשָׁרְתִ֪יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.here: who served
2 Chronicles10 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 5:14לְשָׁרֵ֖תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.here: to serve
- 2 Chronicles 8:14וּלְשָׁרֵ֜תulesharetconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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 to serve
- 2 Chronicles 9:4מְשָׁרְתָ֜יוmesharetavverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthe food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.here: servants his
- 2 Chronicles 13:10מְשָׁרְתִ֤יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralBut 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: serving
- 2 Chronicles 17:19הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThese were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.here: [were] the [ones who] served
- 2 Chronicles 22:8מְשָׁרְתִ֥יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralSo while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.here: serving
- 2 Chronicles 23:6וְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםvehamsharetimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNo 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: and those [who] are serving
- 2 Chronicles 29:11לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹlesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularNow, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”here: to serve him
- 2 Chronicles 29:11מְשָׁרְתִ֥יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”here: servants
- 2 Chronicles 31:2לְשָׁרֵת֙lesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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: to serve
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 10:36הַמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.here: who serve
- Nehemiah 10:39הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralFor the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”here: who serve
Esther3 occurrences
- Esther 1:10הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםhamsharetimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralOn the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—here: who served
- Esther 2:2מְשָׁרְתָ֑יוmesharetavverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,here: [who were] serving him
- Esther 6:3מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוmesharetavverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.here: servants his
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 101:6יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃yeshareteniverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.here: he will serve me
- Psalms 103:21מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יוmesharetavverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.here: servants his
- Psalms 104:4מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יוmesharetavverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.here: servants his
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 56:6לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹlesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—here: to serve him
- Isaiah 60:7יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְyesharetunekhverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularAll the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.here: they will serve you
- Isaiah 60:10יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְyesharetunekhverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularForeigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.here: they will serve you
- Isaiah 61:6מְשָׁרְתֵ֣יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.here: [the] servants of
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 33:21מְשָׁרְתָֽי׃mesharetaiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularthen 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: servants my
- Jeremiah 33:22מְשָׁרְתֵ֥יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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] servants of
- Jeremiah 52:18יְשָׁרְת֥וּyesharetuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.here: they served
Ezekiel17 occurrences
- Ezekiel 20:32לְשָׁרֵ֖תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.here: to serve
- Ezekiel 40:46לְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃lesharetopreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularand the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”here: to serve him
- Ezekiel 42:14יְשָׁרְת֥וּyesharetuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralOnce the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”here: they will serve
- Ezekiel 43:19לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיlesharetenipreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYou 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: to serve me
- Ezekiel 44:11מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralYet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.here: serving
- Ezekiel 44:11וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםumesharetimconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralYet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.here: and serving
- Ezekiel 44:11לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃lesharetampreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralYet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.here: to serve them
- Ezekiel 44:12יְשָׁרְת֤וּyesharetuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralBecause they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.here: they served
- Ezekiel 44:15לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיlesharetenipreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut 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: to serve me
- Ezekiel 44:16לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִיlesharetenipreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThey alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.here: to serve me
- Ezekiel 44:17בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbesharetampreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralWhen they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.here: when serve they
- Ezekiel 44:19מְשָׁרְתִ֣םmesharetimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralWhen they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.here: [were] serving
- Ezekiel 44:27לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.here: to serve
- Ezekiel 45:4מְשָׁרְתֵ֤יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.here: [who] serve
- Ezekiel 45:4לְשָׁרֵ֣תlesharetpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.here: to serve
- Ezekiel 45:5מְשָׁרְתֵ֨יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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: [who] serve
- Ezekiel 46:24מְשָׁרְתֵ֥יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”here: [those who] serve
Joel4 occurrences
- Joel 1:9מְשָׁרְתֵ֖יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD.here: [the] servants of
- Joel 1:13מְשָׁרְתֵ֣יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.here: O servants of
- Joel 1:13מְשָׁרְתֵ֖יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.here: O servants of
- Joel 2:17מְשָׁרְתֵ֖יmeshareteiverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”here: [the] servants of