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Numbers 8

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Whenthou lightestthelampsהַנֵּרֹ֔תha.ne.RotH5216,thesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651lampsהַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ha.ne.RotH5216shallgiveיָאִ֖ירוּya.'I.ruH215lightH215overagainstthecandlestick.

3AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175didsoכֵּן֙kenH3651;helightedthelampsנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereofoveragainstthecandlestick,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4Andthiswastheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofthecandlestick: [itwas]ofbeatengoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091;fromitsbaseיְרֵכָ֥הּye.re.KhahH3409toitsflowerswasitbeatenworkH4639; accordingtotheformH4758whichJehovahhadshewnMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651hadhemadeH6213thecandlestick.

5AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Takeקַ֚חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andcleanseH2891them.

7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541shalt thoudountothem,tocleanseH2891them: sprinkleuponthemwaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofpurificationfromsinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403;andtheyshallpassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּve.he.'e.Vi.ruH5674therazorתַ֙עַר֙ta.'arH8593overalltheirfleshH1320,andshallwashוְכִבְּס֥וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsH899,andmakeH6213themselvescleanH2891.

8Andtheyshalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullockanditsoblationoffineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingledwithoilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081;andanotheryoungבֶן־ven-H1121bullock shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947forasin-offering.

9Andthou shaltbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforethetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;andthou shaltgathertogetherH6950thewholeassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Andthou shaltbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeJehovah;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallputtheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027upontheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

11AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shalloffertheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881asawave-offeringbeforeJehovahfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyshallperformtheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofJehovah.

12AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shalllaytheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027upontheheadsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthebullocks,andthou shaltofferוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213theoneH259forasin-offering,andtheotherforaburnt-offering,toJehovah,tomakeH6213atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722fortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13Andthou shaltsetH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andbeforehissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121,andofferthemasawave-offeringtoJehovah.

14Andthou shaltseparateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881maybeH1961mine.

15AndafterwardsshalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881comeH935intodotheserviceofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.Andthou shaltcleanseH2891them,andofferthemasawave-offering.

16FortheyarewhollygivenH5414untomefromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;insteadofeveryonethatbreakethopenthewombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,insteadofeveryfirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,haveItakenH3947themuntome.

17Forallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremine,bothofmanH120andbeast;onthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIsmoteeveryfirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,Ihallowedthemtomyself.

18AndIhavetakenH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19AndIhavegivenH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881asagifttoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121,fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toperformtheserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andtomakeH5414atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;thattherebeיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961noplagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתbe.Ge.shetH5066neartothesanctuaryH6944.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,andalltheassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,didtotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881accordingtoallthatJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerningtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881:soכֵּן־ken-H3651didthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tothem.

21AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881purifiedלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891themselvesfromsinH2398,andtheywashedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsH899;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175offeredthemasawave-offeringbeforeJehovah;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175madeatonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722forthemtocleanseH2891them.

22AndafterwardstheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881cameH935intoperformtheirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150beforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andbeforehissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121;asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerningtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,soH3651didtheytothem.

23AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24ThisisthatwhichconcerneththeLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:fromtwenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605shallhecomeH935tolabourintheworkH5656oftheserviceבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

25Andfromfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldheshallretirefromthelabouroftheserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,andshallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647nomore;

26butheshallministerwithhisbrethreninthetentבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,andkeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104thechargeH4931,butheshallnotserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647[in]theserviceוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602shalt thoudountotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881withregardtotheircharges.

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