1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 3fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntilfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,allthatenterupontheserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,todotheworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150. 4Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, aboutthemostholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944: 5whenthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264settethforward,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175shallgoוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935in,andhissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121,andtheyshalltakedowntheveilofthescreenהַמָּסָ֑ךְha.ma.SakhH4539,andcoverוְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-H3680thearkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727ofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715withit, 6andshallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonacoveringכְּסוּי֙ke.SuiH3681ofsealskin,andshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overitaclothH899allofblueH8504,andshallputH5414inthestaves thereof. 7Anduponthetableשֻׁלְחַ֣ןshul.ChanH7979ofshowbreadtheyshallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֮yif.re.SuH6566aclothH899ofblueH8504,andputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonthedishesהַקְּעָרֹ֤תha.ke.'a.RotH7086,andthespoons,andthebowlsהַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תha.me.na.ki.YotH4518andthecups wherewithtopourout;andthecontinualbreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899shallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961thereon: 8andtheyshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponthemaclothH899ofscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680thesamewithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofsealskin,andshallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760inthestaves thereof. 9Andtheyshalltakeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947aclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680thecandlestickofthelightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,anditslampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216,anditssnuffers,anditssnuffdishes,andalltheoilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627thereof, wherewiththeyministeruntoit: 10andtheyshallputוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414itandallthevesselsH3627thereofwithinacoveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372ofsealskin,andshallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414itupontheframe. 11Anduponthegoldenaltarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196theyshallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566aclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680itwithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofsealskin,andshallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760inthestaves thereof: 12andtheyshalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947allthevesselsH3627ofministry, wherewiththeyministerinthesanctuaryH6944,andputוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414theminaclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680themwithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofsealskin,andshallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414themontheframe. 13Andtheyshalltakeוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878awayH1878theashesH1878fromthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566apurpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothH899thereon: 14andtheyshallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414uponitallthevesselsH3627thereof, wherewiththeyministeraboutit,thefirepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289,theflesh-hooks,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebasins,allthevesselsH3627ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;andtheyshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponitacoveringכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681ofsealskin,andputH5414inthestaves thereof. 15AndwhenAaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175andhissonsH1121havemadeanendH3615ofcoveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680thesanctuaryH6944,andallthefurnitureofthesanctuaryH6944,asthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264issetבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265forward;afterthat,thesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shallcomeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935tobearH5375it:buttheyshallnottouchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060thesanctuaryH6944, lesttheydieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.Thesethingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428aretheburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150. 16AndthechargeofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר׀'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallbetheoilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081forthelightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,andthesweetincenseוּקְטֹ֣רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004,andthecontinualmeal-offering,andtheanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֑הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081,thechargeofallthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,andofallthatthereinis,thesanctuaryH6944,andthefurniturethereof. 17AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 18Cutתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772yenotoffthetribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956fromamongtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881; 19butthusdountothem,thattheymayliveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421,andnotdieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,whentheyapproachH5066untothemostholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shallgoיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935in,andappointוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760themeveryoneH376tohisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656andtohisburdenמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853; 20buttheyshallnotgoיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935intoseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200thesanctuaryH6944evenforamoment, lesttheydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191. 21AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 23fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605untilfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldshalt thounumberthem;allthatenterintowaitupontheserviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656,todotheworkH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150. 24Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940oftheGershonites,inservingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647andinbearing burdens: 25theyshallbearH5375thecurtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,andthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,itscoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,andthecoveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372ofsealskinthatisaboveuponit,andthescreenמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539forthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150, 26andthehangingsofthecourtH2691,andthescreenמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539forthedoorH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecourtH2691,whichisbythetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908andbythealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439about,andtheircordsH4340,andalltheinstrumentsH3627oftheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,andwhatsoevershallbedonewiththem: thereinshalltheyserveוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647. 27AtthecommandmentofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsH1121shallbeתִּהְיֶ֗הtih.YehH1961alltheserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656ofthesonsH1121oftheGershonites,inalltheirburdenH4853,andinalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;andyeshallappointH6485untotheminchargeH4931alltheirburdenH4853. 28Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121oftheGershonitesinthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:andtheirchargeH4931shallbeunderthehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548. 29AsforthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, thou shaltnumberthembytheirfamiliesH4940,bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004; 30fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldshalt thounumberthem,everyonethatenterethupontheserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656,todotheworkH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150. 31AndthisisthechargeH4931oftheirburdenH4853, accordingtoalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:theboardsofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof,andthepillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof,andthesocketsthereof, 32andthepillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982ofthecourtH2691roundH5439about,andtheirsockets,andtheirpins,andtheircordsH4340,withalltheirinstrumentsH3627,andwithalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656:andbynameH8034yeshallappointH6485theinstrumentsH3627ofthechargeH4931oftheirburdenH4853. 33Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,accordingtoalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,underthehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548. 34AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andtheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712numberedthesonsH1121oftheKohathitesH6956bytheirfamiliesH4940,andbytheirfathers’H1housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004, 35fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredupontheserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656,forworkH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150: 37ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956,allthatdidserveH5647inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahbyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872. 38AndthosethatwerenumberedofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,theirfamiliesH4940,andbytheirfathers’H1housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004, 39fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredupontheserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656,forworkH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150, 41ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,allthatdidserveH5647inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovah. 42AndthosethatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,bytheirfamiliesH4940,bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004, 43fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredupontheserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656,forworkH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150, 45ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahbyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872. 46AllthosethatwerenumberedoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andtheprincesH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478numbered,bytheirfamiliesH4940,andbytheirfathers’H1housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004, 47fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredintodotheworkH5656ofserviceH5656,andtheworkH5656ofbearing burdensinthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150, 48eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthem,wereH1961eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967andfourscore. 49AccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahtheywerenumberedbyMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,everyoneH376accordingtohisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,andaccordingtohisburdenמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853: thusweretheynumberedofhim,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872. 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