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Numbers 3:40-51

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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