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Numbers 3

1NowthesearethegenerationsH8435ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872inthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahspakewithMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872inmountSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175:Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070thefirst-born,andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499,andIthamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3ThesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatwereanointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886,whomheconsecratedtoministerinthepriest’sH3548office.

4AndNadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedH4191beforeJehovah,whentheyofferedstrangeזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeJehovah,inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,andtheyhadnochildren;andEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385ministeredinthepriest’s officeinthepresenceH6440ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1.

5AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3881near,andsetH5975thembeforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,thattheymayministeruntohim.

7Andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104hischargeH4931,andthechargeH4931ofthewholecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforethetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8Andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104allthefurnitureofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andthechargeH4931ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9Andthou shaltgiveH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121:theyarewhollygivenH5414untohimonthebehalfofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Andthou shaltappointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104theirpriesthoodכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550:andthestrangerthatcometh nighshallbeputיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

11AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12AndI,behold,IhavetakenH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478insteadofallthefirst-bornthatopeneththewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine:

13forallthefirst-bornaremine;onthedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatIsmoteallthefirst-borninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Ihallowed untomeallthefirst-borninIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothmanH120andbeast; minetheyshallbeH1961:IamJehovah.

14AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15NumberthechildrenofLeviH3881bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,bytheirfamiliesH4940:everymaleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145fromamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605shalt thounumberthem.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedthemaccordingtothewordofJehovah,ashewascommandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

17AndthesewereH1961thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviH3881bytheirnamesH8034:Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,andKohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955,andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

18AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648bytheirfamiliesH4940:Libniלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH3845andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

19Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955bytheirfamiliesH4940:Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,andIzharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

20Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847bytheirfamiliesH4940:Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187.ThesearethefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881accordingtotheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

21OfGershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648wasthefamilyH4940oftheLibnites,andthefamilyH4940oftheShimeites:thesearethefamiliesH4940oftheGershonites.

22Thosethatwerenumberedofthem, accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,eventhosethatwerenumberedofthemweresevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967.

23ThefamiliesH4940oftheGershonitesshallencampיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westward.

24AndtheprinceH5387ofthefathers’אָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004oftheGershonitesshallbeEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLael.

25AndthechargeH4931ofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150shallbethetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,andtheTentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168,thecoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372thereof,andthescreenוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539forthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26andthehangingsofthecourtH2691,andthescreenמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539forthedoorH6607ofthecourtH2691,whichisbythetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,andbythealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439about,andthecordsH4340ofitforalltheserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

27AndofKohathוְלִקְהָ֗תve.lik.HatH6955wasthefamilyH4940oftheAmramites,andthefamilyH4940oftheIzharites,andthefamilyH4940oftheHebronites,andthefamilyH4940oftheUzzielites:thesearethefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956.

28Accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,therewereeightשְׁמֹנַ֤תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967,keepingH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryH6944.

29ThefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955shallencampיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583onthesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southward.

30AndtheprinceH5387ofthefathers’אָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956shallbeElizaphanאֶלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃'u.zi.'ElH5816.

31AndtheirchargeH4931shallbethearkהָאָרֹ֤ןha.'a.RonH727,andthetableוְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ve.ha.shul.ChanH7979,andthecandlestick,andthealtarsוְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תve.ha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andthevesselsH3627ofthesanctuaryH6944wherewiththeyminister,andthescreenוְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְve.Ha.ma.SakhH4539,andalltheserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

32AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shallbeprinceH5387oftheprincesH5387oftheLevitesH3881,andhavetheoversightפְּקֻדַּ֕תpe.ku.DatH6486ofthemthatkeepH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryH6944.

33OfMerariH4847wasthefamilyH4940oftheMahlites,andthefamilyH4940oftheMushites:thesearethefamiliesH4940ofMerariH4847.

34Andthosethatwerenumberedofthem, accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,weresixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andtwoוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967.

35AndtheprinceH5387ofthefathers’אָב֙'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofthefamiliesH4940ofMerariH4847wasZurielthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbihailאֲבִיחָ֑יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32:theyshallencampיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583onthesideיֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908northward.

36AndtheappointedchargeH4931ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֒me.ra.RiH4847shallbetheboardsofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof,andthepillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof,andthesocketsthereof,andalltheinstrumentsH3627thereof,andalltheserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof,

37andthepillarsוְעַמֻּדֵ֧יve.'a.mu.DeiH5982ofthecourtH2691roundH5439about,andtheirsockets,andtheirpins,andtheircordsH4340.

38Andthosethatencampוְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583beforethetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.KanH4908eastward,beforethetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdH4150towardthesunrising,shallbeMosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.ShehH4872,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsH1121,keepingשֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720forthechargeH4931ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthestrangerthatcometh nighshallbeputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

39AllthatwerenumberedoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedatthecommandmentofJehovah,bytheirfamiliesH4940,allthemalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145fromamonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,weretwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

40AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557allthefirst-bornmalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,andtakeוְשָׂ֕אve.Sa'H5375thenumberH4557oftheirnamesH8034.

41Andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881forme(IamJehovah)insteadofallthefirst-bornamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirstlingsamongthecattleH929ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numbered,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,allthefirst-bornamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43Andallthefirst-bornmalesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofnamesH8034,fromamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,ofthosethatwereH1961numberedofthem,wereH1961twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505twoH8147hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andthreescoreandthirteen.

44AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirst-bornamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadoftheircattleH929;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine:IamJehovah.

46Andfortheredemptionofthetwoוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andthreescoreandthirteenofthefirst-bornofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatareoverandabovethenumberoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,

47thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apiecebythepoll; aftertheshekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them(theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626):

48andthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, wherewiththeodd numberofthemisredeemed, untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121.

49AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947theredemption-moneyfromthemthatwereoverandabovethemthatwereredeemedbytheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

50fromthefirst-bornofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947hethemoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,athousandוָאֶ֖לֶףva.'E.lefH505threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967andthreescoreandfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, aftertheshekelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944:

51andMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414theredemption-money untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,accordingtothewordofJehovah,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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