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Numbers 4:2-15

2TakeH5375thesumofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955fromamongthesonsH1121ofLeviH3881,bytheirfamiliesH4940,bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

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.

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