לְשֵׁ֥בֶט

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְשֵׁ֥בֶט

   le-SHE-vet

   for a tribe
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה

   le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA

   for a tribe and for a clan or family
3. clause🔊 הֲט֣וֹב הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֗ן לְבֵית֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד א֚וֹ הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֔ן לְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL

   is it good your being a priest to the house of a man one or your being a priest for a tribe and for a clan or family in Israel
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ ל֨וֹ הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ שִֽׂים־יָדְךָ֤ עַל־פִּ֙יךָ֙ וְלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔נוּ וֶֽהְיֵה־לָ֖נוּ לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵ֑ן הֲט֣וֹב הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֗ן לְבֵית֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד א֚וֹ הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֔ן לְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL

   and they said to him be silent put your hand on your mouth and go with us and be for us as a father and as a priest is it good your being a priest to the house of a man one or your being a priest for a tribe and for a clan or family in Israel

Exegesis

The construct chains lə-ḇēṯ ’îš ’eḥāḏ {לְבֵית אִישׁ אֶחָד | lə-ḇēṯ ’îš ’eḥāḏ} and lə-šēṯ u-lə-mišpāḥāh bə-yiśrāʾēl {לְשֵׁבֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל | lə-šēṯ u-lə-mišpāḥāh bə-yiśrāʾēl} contrast singular and corporate spheres of priestly service, highlighting the strategic choice offered.

Root and etymology

š-b-ṭ🔊 ש־ב־טshin–bet–tet

“tribe”

• 🔊 שֵׁבֶטshevetstaffPsalm 23:4