New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 18:20-23

20Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, “You shall have noלֹ֣אlo'H3808inheritanceתִנְחָ֔לtin.ChalH5157in their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776norלֹא־lo'-H3808ownיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961any portionוְחֵ֕לֶקve.Che.lekH2506amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them;I am your portionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506and your inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

21“To the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thetitheמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,in returnחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500for their serviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they performעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647,the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall not comeH7126nearH7126the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150againע֛וֹדodH5750,or they will bearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399and dieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23Only the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shall performוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and they shallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;it shall be a perpetualעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,and amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shall haveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

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