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Numbers 18:21-28

21Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the Levitesוְלִבְנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔יve.liv.Nei le.ViH1121 H3878allכָּל־kol-H3605the tithesמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159in return forחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500the workעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֣םhemH1992doעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647אֶת־'et-H853,the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750may the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478comeאֶל־'el-H413nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,or they will incurלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375guiltחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399and dieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23The Levitesהַלֵּוִ֜י ה֗וּאha.le.Vi Hu'H3881 H1931אֶת־'et-H853are to performוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647the workעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992must bearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771.This is a permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.The Levites will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808receive an inheritanceיִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃yin.cha.Lu na.cha.LahH5157 H5159amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

24Forכִּ֞יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881as their inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159the titheמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478presentיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068as a contributionתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641.That is whyעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I told themאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that they would notלֹ֥אlo'H3808receive an inheritanceיִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃ פyin.cha.Lu na.cha.LahH5157 H5159amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.”

25And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413instructedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

26“Speakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881and tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶם֒ve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.le.HemH559 H413: ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you receiveתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947fromמֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youמֵאִתָּ֖םme.'i.TamH854as your inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159,you must presentוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311partמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480of itמִן־min-H4480as an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068—a titheמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27Your offeringתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641will be reckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803to youas grainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715fromמִן־min-H4480the threshing floorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637or juiceוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395fromמִן־min-H4480the winepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859are to presentתָּרִ֤ימוּ גַם־ta.Ri.mu gam-H7311 H1571an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you receiveתִּקְח֔וּ מֵאֵ֖תtik.Chu me.'EtH3947 H854from the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,and fromמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480theseאֶת־'et-H853you are to giveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

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