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Numbers 8:11-15

11Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853is to presentוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔ה מֵאֵ֖תYah.weh me.'EtH3068 H854as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָה֙te.nu.FahH8573from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָי֕וּYis.ra.'El ve.ha.YuH3478 H1961,so that they may performלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881are to layיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564אֶת־'et-H853their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027onעַ֖ל'alH5921the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullsהַפָּרִ֑יםha.pa.RimH6499,and offerוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213אֶת־'et-H853to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259as a sin offeringחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the otherהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259as a burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930,to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13You are to have the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881standוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975אֶת־'et-H853beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י'a.ha.Ron ve.lif.NeiH175 H6440and his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121and then presentוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853before the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573.

14In this way you shall separateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the rest of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881will belongוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961to Me.

15Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310כֵן֙khenH3651you have cleansedוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891themאֶת־'et-H853and presentedוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָֽה׃te.nu.FahH8573, theyהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853at the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.

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