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Numbers 18:1-8

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.

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