עֶ֥בֶד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עֶ֥בֶד

   E-ved

   the servant of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃

   E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

   the servant of the LORD
3. clause🔊 וְגָ֡ד וּרְאוּבֵ֡ן וַחֲצִי֩ שֵׁ֨בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה לָקְח֣וּ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם מֵעֵ֤בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃

   ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

   and Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance from beyond the Jordan eastward which gave to them Moses the servant of the LORD
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֠י אֵֽין־חֵ֤לֶק לַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־כְהֻנַּ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה נַחֲלָת֑וֹ וְגָ֡ד וּרְאוּבֵ֡ן וַחֲצִי֩ שֵׁ֨בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה לָקְח֣וּ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם מֵעֵ֤בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃

   KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

   for there is no portion for the Levites among you for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance and Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance from beyond the Jordan eastward which gave to them Moses the servant of the LORD

Exegesis

The relative clause asher natan lahem moshe eved YHWH {אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה | ʾăšer nātan lāhem mōšeh ʿeved YHWH} anchors that eastern inheritance in Moses’ authorized action as YHWH’s servant, reinforcing that the distribution is legitimate and already settled.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ע־ב־דAyin–Bet–Dalet

“servant, one who works”

• 🔊 עָבַדʿāḇaḏto serveExodus 3:12