New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 18:5-7

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.”

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