But the priests
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
the Levites
Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
the sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Zadok
Tsadowq (tsaw-doke')
just; Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites -- Zadok.
that kept
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the charge
mishmereth (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
of my sanctuary
miqdash (mik-dawsh')
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum -- chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
when the children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
went astray
ta`ah (taw-aw')
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both
from me they shall come near
qarab (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
to me to minister
sharath (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
unto me and they shall stand
`amad (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
before
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
me to offer
qarab (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
unto me the fat
cheleb (kheh'-leb)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part -- best, fat(-ness), finest, grease, marrow.
and the blood
dam (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
saith
n'um (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the Lord
'Adonay (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
