Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 18:8-19

8Then the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have putנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414youאֶת־'et-H853in chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of My offeringsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641.As for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sacred offeringsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלve.nei- Yis.ra.'elH1121 H3478,I have given themנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414to youand your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121as a portionלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888and a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706.

9זֶֽה־zeh-H2088A portion ofמִן־min-H4480the most holy offeringsH6944reservedfrom the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961yours.From allכָּל־kol-H3605the offeringsקָ֠רְבָּנָם לְֽכָל־Ka.re.ba.nom le.kholH7133 H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they renderיָשִׁ֣יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725to Meas most holyH6944offerings,whether grain offeringsמִנְחָתָ֞ם וּלְכָל־min.cha.Tam u.le.khol-H4503 H3605or sin offeringsחַטָּאתָ֗ם וּלְכָל־cha.ta.Tam u.le.khol-H2403 H3605or guilt offeringsאֲשָׁמָם֙'a.sha.MamH817, that partbelongsה֖וּאhu'H1931to youand your sonsוּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

10You are to eat itתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398as a most holyH6944offering, andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145may eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398itאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853.You shall regard itיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961as holyH6944.

11And thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088is yours as well:the offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of their giftsמַתָּנָ֗םma.ta.NamH4976,along with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the wave offeringsתְּנוּפֹת֮te.nu.FotH8573of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.I have given thisנְתַתִּ֗יםne.ta.TimH5414to youand your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and daughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ אִתְּךָ֖ve.liv.no.Tei.kha 'i.te.KhaH1323 H854as a permanentעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605ceremonially clean personטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in your householdבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004may eat itיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

12I give youיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the freshestחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459olive oilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the finestחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459new wineתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492and grainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Israelites giveנְתַתִּֽים׃ne.ta.TimH5414to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068as their firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתָ֛םre.shi.TamH7225.

13The firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֞יbi.ku.ReiH1061of everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834in their landבְּאַרְצָ֛םbe.'ar.TzamH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they bringיָבִ֥יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068will belongיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961to you.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605ceremonially clean personטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in your householdבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004may eat themיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398.

14Everyכָּל־kol-H3605devoted thingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478belongs to youיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961.

15The firstbornכָּל־ פֶּ֣טֶר רֶ֠חֶםkol- Pe.ter Re.chemH6363 H7358 H3605of everyלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605wombבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,whetherאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834manבָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.DamH120or beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929,that is offeredיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068belongsיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961to you.Butאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389you must surely redeemH6299אֵ֚ת'etH853every firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060sonהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853andH6299every firstborn maleבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060of uncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.MahH929.

16You are to pay the redemption priceוּפְדוּיָו֙u.fe.du.YavH6299for a month-old maleמִבֶּן־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּ֔הmi.ben- Cho.desh tif.DehH1121 H2320 H6299according to your valuationבְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔be.'Er.ke.khaH6187:fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,whichהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626.

17Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299the firstbornבְּֽכוֹר־be.khor-H1060of an oxשׁ֡וֹרShorH7794,a sheepאֽוֹ־ בְכ֨וֹר כֶּ֜שֶׂב'ov- ve.Khor Ke.sevH3775 H176 H1060,orאֽוֹ־ בְכ֥וֹר'ov- ve.KhorH176 H1060a goatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795;theyהֵ֑םHemH1992אֶת־'et-H853are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.You are to splatterתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236their bloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and burnתַּקְטִ֔ירtak.TirH6999their fatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459as a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801,a pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And their meatוּבְשָׂרָ֖םu.ve.sa.RamH1320belongsיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961to you,just as the breastכַּחֲזֵ֧הka.cha.ZehH2373and rightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785of the wave offeringהַתְּנוּפָ֛הha.te.nu.FahH8573belongיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961to you.

19Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944offeringsתְּרוּמֹ֣תte.ru.MotH8641thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478presentיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068I giveנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414to youand to your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and daughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ אִתְּךָ֖ve.liv.no.Tei.kha 'i.te.KhaH1323 H854as a permanentעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706.Itהִוא֙hi'H1931is a permanentעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285of saltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for youand your offspringוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אִתָּֽךְ׃u.le.zar.'a.Kha 'i.TakhH2233 H854.”

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