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Numbers 3:1-13

1AndthesearethegenerationsH8435ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872inthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahspokeH1696withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872onmountSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175:Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070thefirstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.KhorH1060,andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3ThesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,theanointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whowereconsecratedtoexercisethepriesthood.

4AndNadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedH4191beforeJehovahwhentheyofferedstrangeזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeJehovahinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,andtheyhadnosonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121;andEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385exercisedthepriesthoodinthepresenceH6440ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1.

5AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3881near,andpresentH7126thembeforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,thattheymayministeruntohim;

7andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104hischargeH4931,andthechargeH4931ofthewholeassemblyH5712,beforethetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8Andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104alltheutensilsH3627ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andthechargeH4931ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9Andthou shaltgiveH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121:theyarewhollygivenH5414tohimoutofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121shalt thouappointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485thattheymayattendtotheirpriest's office;andthestrangerthatcomethnearshallbeputיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

11AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12AndI,behold,IhavetakenH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478insteadofeveryfirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060thatbreakethopenthewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine;

13foreveryfirstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060ismine.Onthedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatIsmoteallthefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,Ihallowed untomeallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothofmanH120andbeast; mineshalltheybeH1961:IamJehovah.

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