Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 227 [e] אָ֚ז ’āz Then Adv 559 [e] אָמַ֣ר ’ā-mar said V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִ֔יד dā-wîḏ, David N-proper-ms 3808 [e] לֹ֤א lō No one Adv-NegPrt 5375 [e] לָשֵׂאת֙ lā-śêṯ may carry Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 727 [e] אֲר֣וֹן ’ă-rō-wn the ark N-csc 430 [e] הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm, of God Art | N-mp 3588 [e] כִּ֖י kî for Conj 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- but Conj 3881 [e] הַלְוִיִּ֑ם hal-wî-yim; the Levites Art | N-proper-mp 3588 [e] כִּי־ kî- for Conj   בָ֣ם ׀ ḇām them Prep | 3mp 977 [e] בָּחַ֣ר bā-ḥar has chosen V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֗ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 5375 [e] לָשֵׂ֞את lā-śêṯ to carry Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 727 [e] אֲר֧וֹן ’ă-rō-wn the ark N-csc 3068 [e] יְהוָ֛ה Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 8334 [e] וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ ū-lə-šā-rə-ṯōw and to minister before Him Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3ms 5704 [e] עַד־ ‘aḏ- to him for Prep 5769 [e] עוֹלָֽם׃ ‘ō-w-lām. ever N-ms   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
Then David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever."

King James Bible
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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."

None ought to [heb] It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites.

them hath

Numbers 4:2-15,19,20 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after …

Numbers 7:9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none…

Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark …

Deuteronomy 31:9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons …

Joshua 3:3 And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the …

Joshua 6:6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take …

2 Chronicles 35:3 And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy to the LORD…

to minister

Numbers 8:13,14,24-26 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, …

Numbers 18:1-8 And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house …

Isaiah 66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, said the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:17-22 For thus said the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit on the …

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