Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 18:5-7

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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