Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 18:25-32

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.

29You must presentתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311אֵ֖ת'etH853the offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641due the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068fromמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605allכָּל־kol-H3605the bestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459of everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605giftמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979אֶֽת־'et-H853,the holiest partמִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹmik.de.ShoH4720of itמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.’

30Therefore sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559toאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413the Levites, ‘When you have presentedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311אֶת־'et-H853the best partחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,it will be reckonedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803to youלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as the produceכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of the threshing floorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637or winepressוְכִתְבוּאַ֥ת יָֽקֶב׃ve.khit.vu.'At Ya.kevH8393 H3342.

31And youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859and your householdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־u.veit.Khem ki-H1004 H3588may eat the rest of it anywhereוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853בְּכָל־be.kholH3605מָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725;itהוּא֙hu'H1931is the compensationשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939forחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500your workעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656at the Tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32Once you have presentedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311אֶת־'et-H853the best partחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459of itמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,you will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808incurתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375guiltחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399because of itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921.Butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808defileתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490the sacred offeringsקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944of the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,or elseוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808you will dieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191.’”

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