Deuteronomy 18:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Now ifוְכִֽי־
(ve·chi-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜י
(hal·le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
comesיָבֹ֨א
(ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
from anyמֵאַחַ֤ד
(me·'a·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
of your townsשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙
(she·'a·rei·cha)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
throughout 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
whereאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he resides,גָּ֣ר
(gar)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
and comesוּבָא֙
(u·va)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
wheneverבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
he desiresאַוַּ֣ת
(av·vat)
185: desirefrom the same as avah
to the placeהַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
chooses,יִבְחַ֥ר
(yiv·char)
977: to choosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And if a Levite
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
from any
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of thy gates
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
out of all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
where he sojourned
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
and come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with all the desire
'avvah  (av-vaw')
longing -- desire, lust after, pleasure.
of his mind
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
unto the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shall choose
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses,

King James Bible
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a Levite leaves one of your towns where he lives in Israel and wants to go to the place the LORD chooses,

International Standard Version
"Any descendant of Levi who wishes to do so may come from any city or part of Israel where he resides to the place that the LORD will choose.

NET Bible
Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the LORD chooses

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A Levite from any of your cities in Israel may come from where he has been living to the place the LORD will choose. He may come as often as he wants

King James 2000 Bible
And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
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