King James Version

Numbers 4:17-49

17And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Cut ye not offתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772the tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19But thus doעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213unto them, that they may liveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421,and not dieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,when they approachבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066unto the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall go inיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935,and appointוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760them everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656and to his burdenמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853:

20But they shall not go inיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200when the holy thingsהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944are coveredכְּבַלַּ֥עke.va.La'H1104,lest they dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.

21And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375also the sumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,throughout the housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605until fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thou numberתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them; all that enter inהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633the serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635,to doלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24This isthe serviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647,and for burdensוּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃u.le.ma.Sa'H4853:

25And they shall bearוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,and the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,his coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,and the coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of the badgers’הַתַּ֥חַשׁha.Ta.chashH8476skins that isaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon it, and the hangingמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And the hangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and the hangingמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isby the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and by the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and their cordsמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340,and all the instrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,and all that is madeיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213for them: so shall they serveוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27At the appointmentפִּי֩piH6310of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121shall be all the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,in all their burdensמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853,and in all their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656:and ye shall appointוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485unto them in chargeבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931all their burdensמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28This isthe serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and their chargeוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall beunder the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29As for the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,thou shalt numberתִּפְקֹ֥דtif.KodH6485them after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1;

30From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thou numberתִּפְקְדֵ֑םtif.ke.DemH6485them, every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31And this isthe chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their burdenמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853,according to all their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;the boardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the barsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and the pillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof, and socketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134thereof,

32And the pillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982of the courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'ad.nei.HemH134,and their pinsוִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙vi.te.do.TamH3489,and their cordsוּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םu.Meit.rei.HemH4340,with all their instrumentsכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627,and with all their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656:and by nameוּבְשֵׁמֹ֣תu.ve.she.MotH8034ye shall reckonתִּפְקְד֔וּtif.ke.DuH6485the instrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their burdenמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33This isthe serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,according to all their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,under the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

34And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and the chiefוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and after the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

35From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

36And those that were numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

37These werethey that were numberedפְקוּדֵי֙fe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956,all that might do serviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,which Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175did numberפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

38And those that were numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֖יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and by the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

39From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

40Even those that were numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them, throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,were two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃u.she.lo.ShimH7970.

41These arethey that were numberedפְקוּדֵ֗יfe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,of all that might do serviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175did numberפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And those that were numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֕יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

43From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

44Even those that were numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,were threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

45These bethose that were numberedפְקוּדֵ֔יfe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to the wordפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

46All those that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and the chiefוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and after the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

47From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that cameהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to doלַעֲבֹ֨דla.'a.VodH5647the service of the ministryH5656,and the serviceH5656of the burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

48Even those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, were eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃u.she.mo.NimH8084.

49According to the commandmentפִּ֨יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068they were numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,and according to his burdenמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853:thus were they numberedוּפְקֻדָ֕יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485of him, as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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