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Numbers 8:11-21

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.

16Forכִּי֩kiH3588the Levitesהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have been wholly givenH5414to Mefrom amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I have takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853for Myselfin place ofתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605who come firstפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363from the wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of allכֹּל֙kolH3605the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Forכִּ֣יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060maleבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is Mine,both manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.I set them apartהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853for Myselfon the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117I struck downהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

18But I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19And I have givenוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881as a giftנְתֻנִ֣ים׀ne.tu.NimH5414to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andhis sonsוּלְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121from amongמִתּוֹךְ֮mi.toKhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,to performלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the serviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656for the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478at the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and to make atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722on theirבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478behalfעַל־'al-H5921,so that noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808plagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063will comeיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961against the Israelitesבִּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙biv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478when theyבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־be.nei- Yis.ra.'El 'el-H1121 H3478 H413approachבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתbe.Ge.shetH5066the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605congregationעֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881everythingכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙ כֵּן־mo.Sheh ken-H4872 H3651theyבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478should doעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213לַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881.

21The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881purifiedוַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.te.'UH2398themselves and washedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526their clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.HemH899,and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175presentedוַיָּ֨נֶףvai.Ya.nefH5130themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175also made atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722for themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to cleanse themלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891.

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