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Numbers 8:23-26

23And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872לֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063appliesאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:Men twenty-fiveחָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםcha.Mesh ve.'es.RimH2568 H6242years of ageמִבֶּן֩ שָׁנָה֙mi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605shall enterיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633the serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635in the workבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656at the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

25But at the ageוּמִבֶּן֙u.mi.BenH1121of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔הcha.mi.Shim sha.NahH2572 H8141,they must retireיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725from performingמִצְּבָ֣אmi.tze.Va'H6635the workהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656and noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647.

26After that, they may assistוְשֵׁרֵ֨תve.she.RetH8334אֶת־'et-H853their brothersאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251in fulfillingלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104their dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931at the Tentבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,but they themselves are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to doיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647the workוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.This is howכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602you are to assignתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213responsibilitiesבְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ פbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881.”

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