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Numbers 18

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121andthyfathers’H1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004withtheeshallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityH5771ofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720;andthouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121withtheeshallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityH5771ofyourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2Andthybrethrenalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,thetribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878,thetribeH4294ofthyfatherH1,bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thounearwiththee,thattheymaybejoinedunto thee,andministerunto thee:butthouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121withtheeshallbebeforethetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3Andtheyshallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thychargeH4931,andthechargeH4931ofalltheTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:onlyאַךְ֩'aKhH389theyshallnotcomenigh untothevesselsH3627ofthesanctuaryH6944anduntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,thattheydieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191not,neitherthey,norye.

4Andtheyshallbejoinedunto thee,andkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeH4931ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,foralltheserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656oftheTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:andastrangershallnotcomenigh untoyou.

5Andyeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryH6944,andthechargeH4931ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;thattherebeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110nomoreuponthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6AndI,behold,IhavetakenH3947yourbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:toyoutheyareagiftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979,givenH5414untoJehovah,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Andthouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121withtheeshallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104yourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550foreverythingH3605ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andforthatwithintheveil;andyeshallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647:Igiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414youthepriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550asaserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofgiftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979:andthestrangerthatcometh nighshallbeputH5414todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

8AndJehovahspake untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,AndI,behold,Ihavegivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414theethechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofmyheave-offerings,evenallthehallowedthingsofthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478; unto theehaveIgivenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414thembyreasonoftheanointingH4888,andtothysonsH1121,asaportionלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverH5769.

9ThisshallbeH1961thineofthemostholyH6944thingsH6944, reservedfromthefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:everyoblationoftheirs, eveneverymeal-offeringoftheirs,andeverysin-offeringoftheirs,andeverytrespass-offeringoftheirs,whichtheyshallrenderuntome,shallbeH1961mostholyH6944fortheeandforthysonsוּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

10Asthemostholyבְּקֹ֥דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398thereof;everymaleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thereof:itshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto thee.

11Andthisisthine:theheave-offeringoftheirgiftמַתָּנָ֗םma.ta.NamH4976,evenallthewave-offeringsofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;Ihavegivenנְתַתִּ֗יםne.ta.TimH5414themunto thee,andtothysonsH1121andtothydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323withthee,asaportionלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverH5769;everyoneH2088thatiscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889inthyhouseH1004shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thereof.

12Allthebestoftheoilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323,andallthebestofthevintage,andofthegrainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715,thefirst-fruitsofthemwhichtheygiveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414untoJehovah,totheehaveIgivenנְתַתִּֽים׃ne.ta.TimH5414them.

13Thefirst-ripefruitsofallthatisintheirlandבְּאַרְצָ֛םbe.'ar.TzamH776,whichtheybringיָבִ֥יאוּya.Vi.'uH935untoJehovah,shallbeH1961thine;everyonethatiscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889inthyhouseH1004shalleatיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398thereof.

14EverythingH3605devotedinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961thine.

15EverythingH3605thatopeneththewombרֶ֠חֶםRe.chemH7358,ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320whichtheyofferuntoJehovah,bothofmanH120andbeastshallbeH1961thine:neverthelessH389thefirst-bornofmanH120shalt thousurelyH389redeemH6299,andthefirstlingofuncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931beastsshalt thouredeemH6299.

16AndthosethataretoberedeemedH6299ofthemfromamonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldshalt thouredeemH6299, accordingtothine estimation,forthemoneyH3701offiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255, aftertheshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944(thesameistwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626).

17Butthefirstlingofacow,orthefirstlingofasheep,orthefirstlingofagoatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795, thou shaltnotredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299;theyareholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: thou shaltsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236theirbloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,andshaltburntheirfatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459foranofferingאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801madebyfireH801,forasweet savor untoJehovah.

18AndthefleshH1320ofthemshallbeH1961thine,asthewave-breastandastherightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785,itshallbeH1961thine.

19Alltheheave-offeringsoftheholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478offerיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311untoJehovah,haveIgivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee,andthysonsH1121andthydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323withthee,asaportionלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverH5769:itisacovenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285ofsaltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417foreverH5769beforeJehovahunto theeandtothyseedH2233withthee.

20AndJehovahsaidH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou shalthavenoinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159intheirlandבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776,neithershalt thouhaveanyportionH2506amongthem:IamthyportionH2506andthineinheritanceH5159amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AnduntothechildrenofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,behold,Ihavegivenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allthetitheמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478foraninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,inreturnחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500fortheirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656whichtheyserveH5647,eventheserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22AndhenceforththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotcomenighthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, lesttheybearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399,anddieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23ButtheLevitesH3881shalldotheserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andtheyshallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:itshallbeastatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverH5769throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755;andamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478theyshallhavenoinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24Forthetitheמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheyofferיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311asaheave-offering untoJehovah,Ihavegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414totheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881foraninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159:thereforeH3651IhavesaidH559untothem,AmongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478theyshallhavenoinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159.

25AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Moreoverthou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696untotheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Whenyetakeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643whichIhavegivenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youfromthemforyourinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159,thenyeshallofferוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311upaheave-offeringofitforJehovah,atitheמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643ofthetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27Andyourheave-offering shallbereckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803untoyou,asthoughitwerethegrainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715ofthethreshing-floor,andasthefulnessofthewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651yealsoגַם־gam-H1571shallofferתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311aheave-offering untoJehovahofallyourtithesH4643,whichyereceiveH3947ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthereof yeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414Jehovah’s heave-offeringtoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Outofallyourgiftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979yeshallofferתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311everyheave-offeringofJehovah,ofallthebestthereof,eventhehallowedpartthereofoutofit.

30Therefore thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Whenye heavethebestthereoffromit,thenitshallbereckonedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881astheincreaseofthethreshing-floor,andastheincreaseofthewinepressיָֽקֶב׃Ya.kevH3342.

31Andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398itineveryplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725, yeandyourhouseholdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004:foritisyourrewardH7939inreturnחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500foryourserviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32Andyeshallbearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375nosinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399byreasonofit,whenyehaveheavedfromitthebestthereof:andyeshallnotprofaneתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490theholyH6918thingsofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatyedieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191not.

Commentaries on Numbers 18

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