Darby Bible

Numbers 4

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2TakeH5375thesumofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955fromamongthesonsH1121ofLeviH3881, aftertheirfamiliesH4940, accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

3fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605evenuntofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,allthatenterintotheserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,todotheworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

4Thisshallbetheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:itismostholyH6944.

5Andwhenthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264settethforward,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shallgoוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935in,andtheyshalltakedowntheveilofseparationandcoverוְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-H3680thearkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727oftestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715withit;

6andshallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonacoveringכְּסוּי֙ke.SuiH3681ofbadgers'skinע֣וֹרorH5785,andshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overitaclothH899whollyofblueH8504,andshallputH5414itsstaves [toit].

7Anduponthetableשֻׁלְחַ֣ןshul.ChanH7979ofshewbreadtheyshallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֮yif.re.SuH6566aclothH899ofblueH8504;andputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonthedishesהַקְּעָרֹ֤תha.ke.'a.RotH7086,andthecups,andthebowlsהַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תha.me.na.ki.YotH4518,andgobletsofthedrink-offering;andthecontinualbreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899shallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961thereon.

8Andtheyshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponthemaclothH899ofscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680itwithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofbadgers'skinע֣וֹרorH5785,andshallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760itsstaves [toit].

9Andtheyshalltakeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947aclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680thecandlestickofthelightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,anditslampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216,anditssnuffers,anditssnuff-trays,andalltheoilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627thereof, wherewiththeyperformitsservice;

10andtheyshallputוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414itandalltheutensilsH3627thereofwithinacoveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372ofbadgers'skinע֣וֹרorH5785,andshallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414ituponapole.

11Anduponthegoldenaltarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196theyshallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566aclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680itwithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofbadgers'skinע֣וֹרorH5785,andshallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760itsstaves [toit].

12Andtheyshalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947alltheinstrumentsH3627ofservice, wherewiththeyserveיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334inthesanctuaryH6944,andputוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414theminaclothH899ofblueH8504,andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680themwithacoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372ofbadgers'skinע֣וֹרorH5785,andshallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414themuponapole.

13Andtheyshall cleansethealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196oftheashesוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878,andspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566apurpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothH899thereon;

14andtheyshallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414uponitalltheutensilsH3627thereof, wherewiththeyperformserviceaboutit:thefirepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289,theforks,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219, —alltheutensilsH3627ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;andtheyshallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponitacoveringכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681ofbadgers'skinע֥וֹרorH5785,andputH5414itsstaves [toit].

15AndwhenAaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175andhissonsH1121haveendedH3615coveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680thesanctuaryH6944,andalltheutensilsH3627ofthesanctuaryH6944,whenthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264settethforward,thenafterwardsthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shallcomeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935tocarryלָשֵׂ֔אתla.SetH5375it;buttheyshallnottouchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060theholyH6944thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428, lesttheydieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.ThisiswhatthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955havetocarryH5375inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

16AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר׀'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallhavetheoversightוּפְקֻדַּ֞תu.fe.ku.DatH6486oftheoilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081forthelightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,andthefragrantincenseוּקְטֹ֣רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004,andthecontinualoblation,andtheanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֑הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081, —theoversightפְּקֻדַּ֗תpe.ku.DatH6486ofthewholetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,andofallthatistherein,overthesanctuaryH6944,andoveritsfurniture.

17AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Yeshallnotcutתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772offthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956fromamongtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881,

19butthisshallyedountothem,thattheymayliveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421,andnotdieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,whentheydrawבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066nearuntothemostholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shallgoיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935in,andappointוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760themeveryoneH376tohisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656andtohisburdenמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853;

20buttheyshallnotgoיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935inandseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200foramomenttheholyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944thingsH6944, lesttheydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.

21AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22TakeH5375alsoגַּם־gam-H1571thesumofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,aftertheirfamiliesH4940.

23Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldshalt thounumberthem;everyonethatcomethtolabourintheworkH5656,toperformtheserviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24Thisshallbetheserviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940oftheGershonites,inservingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647,andincarrying:

25theyshallcarryוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375thecurtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,andthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,itscoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,andthecoveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372ofbadgers'skinthatisaboveuponit,andthecurtainH3407oftheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607tothetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26andthehangingsofthecourtH2691,andthecurtainoftheentranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607,ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecourtH2691,whichsurroundeththetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908andthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,andthecordsH4340thereof,andalltheinstrumentsH3627oftheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;andallthatistobedoneforthesethingsshalltheyperform.

27AtthecommandmentofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsH1121shallbeתִּהְיֶ֗הtih.YehH1961alltheserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656ofthesonsH1121oftheGershonites,inalltheircarrying,andinalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;andyeshallappointH6485untotheminchargeH4931alltheircarrying.

28Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofGershoninthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,andtheirchargeH4931shallbeunderthehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29ThesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847: aftertheirfamiliesH4940, accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004shalt thounumberthem;

30fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605eventofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldshalt thounumberthem,everyonethatenterethintothelabour,toperformtheserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31AndthisshallbethechargeH4931oftheirburdenH4853, accordingtoalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:theboardsofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof,andthepillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof,andbasesthereof,

32andthepillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982ofthecourtH2691roundH5439about,andtheirbases,andtheirpegsוִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙vi.te.do.TamH3489,andtheircordsH4340,alltheirinstrumentsH3627, accordingtoalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;andbynameH8034yeshallnumbertothemthematerials whicharetheirchargeH4931tocarryמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33Thisistheserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,accordingtoalltheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,underthehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

34AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andtheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712numberedthesonsH1121oftheKohathitesH6956aftertheirfamiliesH4940,andaccordingtotheirfathers'housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

35fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605eventofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredintothelabour,forserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

36AndthosethatwereH1961numberedofthemaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940wereH1961twoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

37ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956,everyonethatservedH5647inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahthroughMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

38AndthosethatwerenumberedofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, aftertheirfamiliesH4940,andaccordingtotheirfathers'housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

39fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605eventofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredintothelabour,forserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

40eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthem,aftertheirfamiliesH4940, accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,wereH1961twoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃u.she.lo.ShimH7970.

41ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,allthatservedH5647inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovah.

42AndthosethatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, aftertheirfamiliesH4940, accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

43fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605eventofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatenteredintothelabour,forserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

44eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthemaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940,wereH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505twoוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967.

45ThesearetheythatwerenumberedofthefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahthroughMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

46AllthosethatwerenumberedoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andtheprincesH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478numbered, aftertheirfamiliesH4940andaccordingtotheirfathers'housesוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

47fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605eventofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,everyonethatcameH935toserveלַעֲבֹ֨דla.'a.VodH5647[in]theworkH5656oftheserviceH5656,and[in]theworkH5656ofcarrying,inthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

48eventhosethatwereH1961numberedofthem,wereH1961eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃u.she.mo.NimH8084.

49AccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahtheywerenumberedbyMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,everyoneH376forhisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,andforhisburdenמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853,andnumberedbyhim,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Numbers 4

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