New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 3:6-9

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.

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