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Numbers 3:1-13

1These also arethe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872in the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2And these arethe namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175;Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070the firstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.KhorH1060,and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499,and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3These arethe namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548which were anointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886,whom he consecratedמִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖םmi.Le' ya.DamH3027 H4390to minister in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547.

4And Nadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,when they offeredבְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩be.hak.ri.VamH7126strangeזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,and they had no childrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121:and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499and Ithamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385ministered in the priest’s officeוַיְכַהֵ֤ןvay.kha.HenH3547in the sightפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1.

5And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of LeviH3878nearH7126,and presentוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975them beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,that they may ministerוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334unto him.

7And they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104his chargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the whole congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8And they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104all the instrumentsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9And thou shalt giveH5414the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881unto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121: they arewholly givenH5414unto him out of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And thou shalt appointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,and they shall wait onוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104their priest’s officeכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191.

11And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12And I, behold, I have takenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478instead of all the firstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060that openethפֶּ֥טֶרPe.terH6363the matrixרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therefore the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine;

13Because all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are mine; foron the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that I smoteהַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.TiH5221all the firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I hallowedהִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942unto me all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: mine shall they be: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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