Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 4:18-20

18“Do notאַל־'al-H408allow the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956tribalשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940to be cut offתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772אֶת־'et-H853from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

19In order that they may liveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191when they come nearבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066אֶת־'et-H853the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,doעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thisוְזֹ֣את׀ve.ZotH2063for them:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121are to go inיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935and assignוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760אוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853each manעַל־'al-H376 H5921his taskעֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְאֶל־a.vo.da.To ve.'el-H5656 H413and what he is to carryמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853.

20But the Kohathites are notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to go inיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935and lookלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200at the holy objectsהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,even for a momentכְּבַלַּ֥עke.va.La'H1104אֶת־'et-H853,or they will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.”

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