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Numbers 3:40-51

40And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Numberפְּקֹ֨דpe.KodH6485all the firstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060of the malesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,and takeוְשָׂ֕אve.Sa'H5375the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of their namesשְׁמֹתָֽם׃she.mo.TamH8034.

41And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881for me (I amthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068)instead of all the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֣תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of all the firstlingsבְּכ֔וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the cattleבְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbe.ve.he.MatH929of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, all the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43And all the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145by the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034,from a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,of those that were numberedלִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, were twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242and twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and threescore and thirteenשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםshe.lo.Shah ve.shiv.'ImH7969 H7657.

44And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of their cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םbe.hem.TamH929;and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46And for those that are to be redeemedפְּדוּיֵ֣יpe.du.YeiH6302of the two hundredוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967and threescore and thirteenהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖יםha.she.lo.Shah ve.ha.shiv.'ImH7969 H7657of the firstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,which are moreהָעֹֽדְפִים֙ha.'o.de.FimH5736thanעַל־'al-H5921the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881;

47Thou shalt even takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apiece by the pollלַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944shalt thou takeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them: (the shekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626:)

48And thou shalt giveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,wherewith the odd numberהָעֹדְפִ֖יםha.'o.de.FimH5736of them is to be redeemedפְּדוּיֵ֕יpe.du.YeiH6302,unto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121.

49And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the redemptionהַפִּדְי֑וֹםha.pid.YomH6306moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701of them that were overהָעֹ֣דְפִ֔יםha.'O.de.FimH5736and above them that were redeemedפְּדוּיֵ֥יpe.du.YeiH6302by the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

50Of the firstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947he the moneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701;a thousandוָאֶ֖לֶףva.'E.lefH505threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֜יםve.shi.ShimH8346and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekels,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944:

51And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the moneyכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701of them that were redeemedהַפְּדוּיִ֛םha.pe.du.YimH6306 H6302unto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,according to the wordפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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