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Numbers 3:1-13

1Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the accountתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872at the timeבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696withאֶת־'et-H854Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175:Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070the firstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.KhorH1060,then Abihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499,and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428wereAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175שְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,the anointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were ordainedמִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖םmi.Le' ya.DamH4390 H3027to serve as priestsלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547.

4Nadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070and Abihu, howeverוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the presence ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068when they offeredבְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩be.hak.ri.VamH7126unauthorizedזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514.And since they hadהָי֣וּha.YuH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121,only Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499and Ithamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385served as priestsוַיְכַהֵ֤ןvay.kha.HenH3547duringעַל־'al-H5921the lifetimeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175.

5Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

6“Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3881אֶת־'et-H853and presentוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975themאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853toלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548to assist himוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

7They are to performוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853duties for himמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931and for the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,attendingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853to the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8They shall take care ofוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853fulfill obligationsמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931for the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478by attendingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853to the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9AssignH5414אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121;theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have been given exclusivelyH5414to himfrom amongמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

10Soוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you shall appointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121to carry outוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853the duties of the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550;but any outsiderוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who approachesהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131the tabernaclemust be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191.”

11Again the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have takenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in place ofתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־ בְּכ֛וֹרkol- be.KhorH3605 H1060firstbornפֶּ֥טֶרPe.terH6363Israeliteמִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478from the wombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358.The Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881belongוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961to Me,

13forכִּ֣יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are Mine.On the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117I struck downהַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.TiH5221everyכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I consecratedהִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942to Myselfallכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andעַד־'ad-H5704beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.They areיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961Mine;Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

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