New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 18:2-4

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.

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