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Numbers 1:47-53

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.

52The Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478are to campוְחָנ֖וּve.cha.NuH2583by their divisionsלְצִבְאֹתָֽם׃le.tziv.'o.TamH6635,each manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376inעַֽל־'al-H5921his own campמַחֲנֵ֛הוּ וְאִ֥ישׁma.cha.Ne.hu ve.'IshH4264 H376and underעַל־'al-H5921his own standardדִּגְל֖וֹdig.LoH1714.

53But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881are to campיַחֲנ֤וּya.cha.NuH2583aroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּ֣ןle.mish.KanH4908of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715and watch over itוְשָׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104,so that noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110will fallיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961onעַל־'al-H5921the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of Israelבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881אֶת־'et-H853are responsibleמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931for the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the Testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.”

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