New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 3:6-16

6“Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of LeviH3878nearH7126and setוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975them beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,that they may serveוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334him.

7They shall performוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the dutiesH4931forhim and for the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8They shall also keepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,along with the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9You shall thusgiveוְנָתַתָּה֙ve.na.ta.TahH5414the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121;they are whollyנְתוּנִ֨םne.tu.NimH5414givenנְתוּנִ֥םne.tu.NimH5414to him from among the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10So you shall appointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121thatthey may keepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104their priesthoodכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550, but thelaymanוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who comesH7131nearH7131shall be putיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191to deathH4191.”

11Again the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Now, beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, Ihave takenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478insteadתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478of everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060,the firstH6363issueH6363of the wombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358amongH4480the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be Mine.

13Forallכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are Mine; on the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that I struckH5221downH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942to Myself allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120to beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.They shall be Mine; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

14Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15“Numberפְּקֹד֙pe.KodH6485the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605you shall numberתִּפְקְדֵֽם׃tif.ke.DemH6485.”

16So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485them accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as he had been commandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

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