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Numbers 4:17-49

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,

22TakeH5375thesumofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,bytheirfamiliesH4940;

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:

36andthosethatwereH1961numberedofthembytheirfamiliesH4940wereH1961twoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

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,

40eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthem,bytheirfamiliesH4940,bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,wereH1961twoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃u.she.lo.ShimH7970.

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,

44eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthembytheirfamiliesH4940,wereH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andtwoוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967.

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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