Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 18:1-7

1So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִתָּ֔ךְ'a.Vi.kha 'i.TakhH1 H854houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004must bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771involvingthe sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720.And youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121aloneאִתָּ֔ךְ'i.TakhH854must bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771involvingyour priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2But bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126with youאִתָּ֔ךְ'i.TakhH854alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853your brothersאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251from the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878,the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,that they may joinוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and assistוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִתָּ֔ךְu.va.Nei.kha 'i.TakhH1121 H854beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shall attendוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104to your dutiesמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931and to all the dutiesוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת כָּל־u.mish.Me.ret kol-H4931 H3605of the Tentהָאֹ֑הֶל אַךְ֩ha.'O.hel 'aKhH168 H389;butאֶל־'el-H413they must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808come nearיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126to the furnishingsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944orוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808bothגַם־gam-H1571theyהֵ֖םhemH1992andגַּם־gam-H1571youאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859will dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4They are to joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and attendוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853to the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,doing allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the workעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656at the Tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168;but noלֹא־lo'-H3808outsiderוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114may come nearיִקְרַ֥בyik.RavH7126youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.

5And you shall attendוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֵ֚ת'etH853to the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,so that wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110may notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808fallיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961onעַל־'al-H5921the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478againע֛וֹדodH5750.

6Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589have selectedלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947אֶת־'et-H853your fellowאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478as a giftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979to you,dedicatedנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to performלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656for the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7But only youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִ֠תְּךָu.va.Nei.kha 'I.te.khaH1121 H854shall attendתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853to your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for everythingלְכָל־le.kholH3605concerningדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and what is insideוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,and you are to perform that serviceוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647.I am givingאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853you the workעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550as a giftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979,but any outsiderוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who comes nearהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131the sanctuarymust be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.”

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