The Meaning of Numbers 18:11 Explained

Numbers 18:11

KJV: And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

YLT: And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, to all the wave-offerings of the sons of Israel, to thee I have given them, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute age-during; every clean one in thy house doth eat it;

Darby: And this shall be thine: the heave-offering of their gift, with all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by an everlasting statute; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

ASV: And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a portion for ever; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat thereof.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And this [is] thine; the heave offering  of their gift,  with all the wave offerings  of the children  of Israel:  I have given  them unto thee, and to thy sons  and to thy daughters  with thee, by a statute  for ever:  every one that is clean  in thy house  shall eat  of it. 

What does Numbers 18:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 18

1  The charge of the priests and Levites
8  The priests, portion
21  The Levites,
25  The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion

What do the individual words in Numbers 18:11 mean?

And this [is] yours the heave offering of their gift with all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel to you I have given them and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it
וְזֶה־ לְּךָ֞ תְּרוּמַ֣ת מַתָּנָ֗ם לְכָל־ תְּנוּפֹת֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֗ים וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ אִתְּךָ֖ לְחָק־ עוֹלָ֑ם כָּל־ טָה֥וֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ יֹאכַ֥ל אֹתֽוֹ

וְזֶה־  And  this  [is] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לְּךָ֞  yours 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
תְּרוּמַ֣ת  the  heave  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
מַתָּנָ֗ם  of  their  gift 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מַתָּן  
Sense: gifts, offerings, presents.
לְכָל־  with  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
תְּנוּפֹת֮  the  wave  offerings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: תְּנוּפָה  
Sense: swinging, waving, wave offering, offering.
בְּנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְךָ֣  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
נְתַתִּ֗ים  I  have  given  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ  and  your  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ  and  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
אִתְּךָ֖  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
לְחָק־  as  an  ordinance 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹק  
Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.
עוֹלָ֑ם  forever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
כָּל־  Everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
טָה֥וֹר  who  is  clean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
בְּבֵיתְךָ֖  in  your  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יֹאכַ֥ל  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.