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Numbers 1:47-51

47The Levites, howeverוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,were notלֹ֥אlo'H3808numberedהָתְפָּקְד֖וּhat.pak.DuH6485along with themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃ פbe.to.KhamH8432by the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1.

48For the LORDיְהוָ֖ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413had said toוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559:

49אַ֣ךְ'akhH389אֶת־'et-H853“Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808numberתִפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485the tribeמַטֵּ֤הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853in the censusרֹאשָׁ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשָּׂ֑אro.Sham lo' ti.Sa'H7218 H3808 H5375withבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the other Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

50Insteadוְאַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH859,you are to appointהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֨ןmish.KanH4908of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜ת וְעַ֣לha.'e.Dut ve.'AlH5715 H5921,allכָּל־kol-H3605its furnishingsכֵּלָיו֮ וְעַ֣לke.Lav ve.'AlH3627 H5921,and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in it.Theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992shall carryיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605its articlesכֵּלָ֔יו וְהֵ֖םke.Lav ve.HemH3627 H1992,care for itיְשָׁרְתֻ֑הוּye.shar.Tu.huH8334,and campיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583aroundוְסָבִ֥יבve.sa.VivH5439itלַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןla.mish.KanH4908.

51Whenever the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908is to moveוּבִנְסֹ֣עַu.vin.So.a'H5265,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881are to take it downיוֹרִ֤ידוּyo.Ri.duH3381אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853,and whenever itהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908is to be pitchedוּבַחֲנֹת֙u.va.cha.NotH2583,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881are to set it upיָקִ֥ימוּya.Ki.muH6965אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Any outsiderוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who goes near itהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131must be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

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