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Numbers 8

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Whenthou lightestthelampsהַנֵּרֹ֔תha.ne.RotH5216,thesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651lampsהַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ha.ne.RotH5216shallgiveיָאִ֖ירוּya.'I.ruH215lightH215infrontofthecandlestick.

3AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175didsoכֵּן֙kenH3651;helightedthelampsנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereofsoH3651astogivelightinfrontofthecandlestick,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4Andthiswastheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofthecandlestick, beatenworkH4639ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091; untothebaseיְרֵכָ֥הּye.re.KhahH3409thereof,anduntotheflowersthereof,itwasbeatenworkH4639: according untothepatternwhichJehovahhadshowedH7200Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,sohemadeH6213thecandlestick.

5AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Takeקַ֚חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andcleanseH2891them.

7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541shalt thoudountothem,tocleanseH2891them: sprinklethewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofexpiationuponthem,andletthemcausearazorתַ֙עַר֙ta.'arH8593topassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּve.he.'e.Vi.ruH5674overalltheirfleshH1320,andletthemwashוְכִבְּס֥וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899,andcleanseH2891themselves.

8Thenletthemtakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock,anditsmeal-offering,fineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingledwithoilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081;andanotheryoungבֶן־ven-H1121bullock shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947forasin-offering.

9Andthou shaltpresentH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforethetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:andthou shaltassembleוְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ve.Hik.hal.taH6950thewholecongregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10andthou shaltpresentH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeJehovah.AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shalllaytheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027upontheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

11andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shalloffertheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeJehovahforawave-offering,onthebehalfofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatitmaybeוְהָי֕וּve.ha.YuH1961theirstodotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofJehovah.

12AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shalllaytheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027upontheheadsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthebullocks:andofferוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213thoutheoneH259forasin-offering,andtheotherforaburnt-offering, untoJehovah,tomakeH6213atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722fortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13Andthou shaltsetH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andbeforehissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121,andofferthemforawave-offering untoJehovah.

14Thusshalt thouseparateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine.

15AndafterthatshalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881goיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935intodotheserviceofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:andthou shaltcleanseH2891them,andofferthemforawave-offering.

16FortheyarewhollygivenH5414untomefromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;insteadofallthatopeneththewombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,eventhefirst-bornofallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,haveItakenH3947themuntome.

17Forallthefirst-bornamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremine,bothmanH120andbeast:onthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIsmoteallthefirst-borninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714IsanctifiedH6942themformyself.

18AndIhavetakenH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirst-bornamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19AndIhavegivenH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881asagifttoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andtomakeH5414atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;thattherebeיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961noplagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comenigh untothesanctuaryH6944.

20ThusH3651didMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,andallthecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881: according untoallthatJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872touchingtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,soכֵּן־ken-H3651didthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478untothem.

21AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881purifiedלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891themselvesfromsinH2398,andtheywashedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.HemH899:andAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175offeredthemforawave-offeringbeforeJehovah;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175madeatonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722forthemtocleanseH2891them.

22AndafterthatwentH935theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881intodotheirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150beforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andbeforehissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121:asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerningtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,soH3651didtheyuntothem.

23AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thisisthatwhichbelongeth untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:fromtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605theyshallgoיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935intowaitupontheserviceבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656intheworkH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

25andfromtheageoffiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141theyshallcease waiting upontheworkH5656,andshallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647nomore,

26butshallministerwiththeirbrethreninthetentבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104thechargeH4931,andshalldonoserviceוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602shalt thoudountotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881touchingtheircharges.

Commentaries on Numbers 8

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