New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 18:1-8

1So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “You and your sonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with you shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in connection with the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720,and you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you shall bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the guiltעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771in connection with your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2But bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126with you alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571your brothersאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251,the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878,the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, that they may bejoinedוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867with you and serveוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334you, while you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you are beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shall thus attendוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104to your obligationמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931and the obligationוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of allכָּל־kol-H3605the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, butthey shall not comeH7126nearH7126to the furnishingsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944andthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,orH3808bothH1571they and you will dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4They shall be joinedוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867with you and attendוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104to the obligationsמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168; but anoutsiderוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114may not comeH7126nearH7126you.

5So you shall attendוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104to theobligationsמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and the obligationsמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,so that there will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110on the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589have takenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947yourfellowאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; they area giftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979to you,dedicatedנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to performלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656for the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7But you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you shallattendתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104to your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for everythingלְכָל־le.kholH3605concerningדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and insideוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH4480 H1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,and you are to performוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656.I am givingאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414you the priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550as abestowedמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979serviceH5656, but theoutsiderוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who comesH7131nearH7131shall be putיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191to deathH4191.”

8Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Now beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have givenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414you chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Myofferingsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641,even allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the holyקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944gifts of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478I have givenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them to you as a portionלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888and to your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121as a perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769allotmentלְחָק־le.chok-H2706.

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