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Numbers 8:13-19

13And thou shalt setוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121,and offerוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them foran offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573unto the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Thus shalt thou separateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine.

15And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that shall the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881go inיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to do the serviceלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and thou shalt cleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them, and offerוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them foran offeringתְּנוּפָֽה׃te.nu.FahH8573.

16For they arewholly givenH5414unto me from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;instead of such as openפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363every wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358, even instead ofthe firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of all the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,have I takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them unto me.

17For all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060of the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mine, bothmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929:on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that I smoteהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221every firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942them for myself.

18And I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881for all the firstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19And I have givenוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881asa giftנְתֻנִ֣ים׀ne.tu.NimH5414to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121from amongמִתּוֹךְ֮mi.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to doלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and to make an atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722for the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:that there be no plagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֤יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478come nighבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתbe.Ge.shetH5066unto the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

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