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Numbers 3:40-51

40AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557allthefirst-bornmalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,andtakeוְשָׂ֕אve.Sa'H5375thenumberH4557oftheirnamesH8034.

41Andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881forme(IamJehovah)insteadofallthefirstbornH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,insteadofallthefirstlingsamongthecattleH929ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numbered,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,allthefirstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43Andallthefirstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145,bythenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthenamesH8034,fromamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605, accordingtotheirnumberingH4557,wereH1961twenty-twothousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andseventy-three.

44AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadoftheircattleH929;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine:IamJehovah.

46Andforthosethataretoberansomed,thetwoוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andseventy-threeofthefirstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whichareinexcessהָעֹֽדְפִים֙ha.'o.de.FimH5736overtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,

47thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apiecebythepoll, accordingtotheshekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them, —twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255;

48andthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175anduntohissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121forthoseinexcessהָעֹדְפִ֖יםha.'o.de.FimH5736amongthemwhoaretoberansomed.

49AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947theransom-moneyfromthemthatwereoverandabovethosewhowereransomedbytheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

50ofthefirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hetookH3947themoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,athousandוָאֶ֖לֶףva.'E.lefH505threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967andsixty-five [shekelsבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255], accordingtotheshekelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944.

51AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414themoneyכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701ofthemthatwereransomedtoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah, —asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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