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Numbers 18:1-8

1And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Thou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thy father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with thee shall bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720:and thou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2And thy brethrenאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251also of the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878,the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thou with thee, that they may be joinedוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867unto thee, and ministerוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334unto thee: but thou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall ministerbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of witnessהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thy chargeמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931,and the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of all the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:only they shall not come nighיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126the vesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,that neither they, nor ye also, dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4And they shall be joinedוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867unto thee, and keepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,for all the serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:and a strangerוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114shall not come nighיִקְרַ֥בyik.RavH7126unto you.

5And ye shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:that there be no wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110any more upon the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And I, behold, I have takenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: to you they aregivenנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414asa giftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Therefore thou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall keepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104your priest’s officeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for every thingדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and withinוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004the vailלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532;and ye shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647:I have givenאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414your priest’s officeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550unto you asa serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of giftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

8And the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Behold, I also have givenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mine heave offeringsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641of all the hallowed thingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478;unto thee have I givenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them by reason of the anointingלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888,and to thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121,by an ordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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