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Numbers 26:51-62

51Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478numberedפְּקוּדֵי֙pe.ku.DeiH6485601,730שֵׁשׁ־ שְׁבַ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פshesh- she.Va' u.she.lo.ShimH8337 H3967 H505 H7651 H7970in all.

52Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

53“The landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is to be dividedתֵּחָלֵ֥קte.cha.LekH2505amongלָאֵ֗לֶּהla.'E.lehH428the tribesas an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֽוֹת׃she.MotH8034.

54Increaseתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235the inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159for a largeלָרַ֗בla.RavH7227tribeand decreaseתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591itנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159for a small oneוְלַמְעַ֕טve.lam.'AtH4592;eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376tribeis to receiveיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414its inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159according toלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310the number of those registeredפְקֻדָ֔יוfe.ku.DavH6485.

55Indeedאַךְ־'akh-H389,the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776must be dividedיֵחָלֵ֖קye.cha.LekH2505אֶת־'et-H853by lotבְּגוֹרָ֕לbe.go.RalH1486;they shall receive their inheritanceיִנְחָֽלוּ׃yin.Cha.luH5157according to the namesלִשְׁמ֥וֹתlish.MotH8034of the tribesמַטּוֹת־ma.tot-H4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1.

56Each inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159is to be dividedתֵּחָלֵ֖קte.cha.LekH2505byעַל־ פִּי֙'al- piH5921 H6310lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the largerרַ֖בravH7227and smaller tribesלִמְעָֽט׃ סlim.'AtH4592.”

57Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were the Levitesהַלֵּוִי֮ha.le.ViH3881numberedפְקוּדֵ֣יfe.ku.DeiH6485by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:The Gershoniteהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.Ge.re.shu.NiH1649clanמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940from Gershonלְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןle.ge.re.ShonH1648,the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956clanמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940from Kohathלִקְהָ֕תlik.HatH6955,and the Merariteהַמְּרָרִֽי׃ha.me.ra.RiH4848clanמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940from Merariלִמְרָרִ֕יlim.ra.RiH4847.

58Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428werethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3878:The Libniteהַלִּבְנִ֜יha.liv.NiH3846clanמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,the Hebroniteהַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ha.chev.ro.NiH2276clanמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,the Mahliteהַמַּחְלִי֙ha.mach.LiH4250clanמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,the Mushiteהַמּוּשִׁ֔יha.mu.ShiH4188clanמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940,and the Korahiteהַקָּרְחִ֑יha.ka.re.ChiH7145clanמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940.Now Kohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955was the father ofהוֹלִ֥דho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Amramעַמְרָֽם׃'am.RamH6019,

59and Amram’sעַמְרָ֗ם'am.RamH6019wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802was namedוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034Jochebedיוֹכֶ֙בֶד֙yo.Khe.vedH3115.She was also a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834,bornיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853to Leviלְלֵוִ֖יle.le.ViH3878in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.To Amramלְעַמְרָ֗םle.'am.RamH6019she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶֽת־'et-H853Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and their sisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269Miriamמִרְיָ֥םmir.YamH4813.

60Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070אֶת־'et-H853,Abihuאֲבִיה֑וּא'a.vi.Hu'H30וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499אֶת־'et-H853,and Ithamarאִיתָמָֽר׃'i.ta.MarH385were bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,

61but Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֑וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191when they offeredבְּהַקְרִיבָ֥םbe.hak.ri.VamH7126unauthorizedזָרָ֖הza.RahH2114fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

62The registrationפְקֻדֵיהֶ֗םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of the Levitestotaledוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH196123,000שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶףshe.lo.Shah ve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH7969 H6242 H505,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121or moreוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605כִּ֣י׀kiH3588;they were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808numberedהָתְפָּקְד֗וּha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the other Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588noלֹא־lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159was givenנִתַּ֤ןni.TanH5414to them amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

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