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Numbers 3:6-16

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.

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