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Numbers 3:14-39

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.

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