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Numbers 3:41-45

41You are to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881for Me—Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068—in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060of Israelבִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbiv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,and the livestockבֶּהֱמַ֣תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in place ofתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֔וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the livestockבְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbe.ve.he.MatH929of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.”

42So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060of the Israelitesבִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃biv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853אֶֽת־'et-H853.

43The totalכָל־khol-H3605numberלִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485of the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121or moreוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,listedבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557by nameשֵׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034,wasוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH196122,273שְׁנַ֤יִם וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פshe.Na.yim ve.'es.Rim 'E.lef she.lo.Shah ve.shiv.'Im u.ma.Ta.yimH8147 H6242 H505 H7969 H7657 H3967.

44Again the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45“Takeקַ֣חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881in placeתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478of allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060of Israelבִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbiv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the livestockבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881in placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of their livestockבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םbe.hem.TamH929.The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881belongוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961to Me;Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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