New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 3:46-51

46For the ransomH6299of the 273הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםha.she.lo.Shah ve.ha.shiv.'Im ve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH7969 H7657 H3967of the firstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478who are in excessהָעֹֽדְפִים֙ha.'o.de.FimH5736beyondעַל־'al-H5921the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,

47you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveחֲמֵ֧שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apieceחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568,per headלַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538;you shall takeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them interms of the shekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944(the shekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255is twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626),

48and giveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the ransomפְּדוּיֵ֕יpe.du.YeiH6302of those who are in excessהָעֹדְפִ֖יםha.'o.de.FimH5736among them, to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121.”

49So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the ransomפְּדוּיֵ֥יpe.du.YeiH6302moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701from those who were in excessהָעֹ֣דְפִ֔יםha.'O.de.FimH5736,beyondעַ֖ל'alH5921those ransomedH6299by the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

50from the firstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478he tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947the moneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701in terms of the shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944,1,365חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֜ים וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ וָאֶ֖לֶףcha.mi.Shah ve.shi.Shim u.she.Losh va.'E.lefH2568 H8346 H7969 H3067 H505.

51Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the ransomH6299moneyכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121, at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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