New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 18:26-32

26“Moreover, you shall speakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696to the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you takeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947from the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you from them for your inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159,then you shall presentוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641from it to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, atitheמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27Your offeringתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641shall be reckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803to you as the grainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715from the threshingהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637or the fullוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395produceH4395from the wineH3342vatH3342.

28Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you shall alsoגַם־gam-H1571presentתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you receiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and from it you shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605your giftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979you shall presentתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311everyכָּל־kol-H3605offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641due to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thebestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459of them,the sacredH4720partH4720from them.’

30You shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘When you haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311from it the bestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459of it, then the restshall be reckonedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as the productכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637,and as the productוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of the wineH3342vatH3342.

31You may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it anywhereבְּכָל־ מָק֔וֹםbe.khol ma.KomH3605 H4725,you and your householdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004,for it is your compensationשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939in returnחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500for your serviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32You will bearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375noH3808sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399by reasonעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921of it when you haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311thebestחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459of it. But you shall notprofaneתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490the sacredH6944giftsH6944of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orH3808you will dieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191.’”

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