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Numbers 3:18-26

18Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:Libniלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH3845and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

19The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,Izharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

20And the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249and Mushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428wereהֵ֛םhemH1992the clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,according to their familiesלְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם׃le.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004.

21From Gershon cameלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648the Libniteהַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.NiH3846clanמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940and the Shimeiteהַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'IH8097clanוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940;theseאֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֔ם'E.leh HemH428 H1992were the Gershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940.

22The numberפְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣רpe.ku.dei.Hem be.mis.ParH6485 H4557of allכָּל־kol-H3605the malesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121or moreוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605wasפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH64857,500שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃shiv.'At 'a.la.Fim va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7651 H505 H2568 H3967.

23The Gershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940were to campיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583on the westיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220,behindאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,

24and the leaderוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the familiesבֵֽית־ אָ֖בveit- 'avH1004 H1of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649was Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laelלָאֵֽל׃la.'ElH3815.

25The dutiesוּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the Gershonitesבְּנֵֽי־ גֵרְשׁוֹן֙be.nei- ge.re.shOnH1121 H1648at the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150werethe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908and tentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168,its coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,the curtainוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26the curtainsוְקַלְעֵ֣יve.kal.'EiH7050of the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the curtainמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539for the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607to the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834surroundsעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְעַל־ha.mish.Kan ve.'al-H4908 H5921and altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִ֑יבha.miz.Be.ach sa.VivH4196 H5439וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,and the cordsמֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmei.ta.RavH4340—allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656for these items.

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