New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 4:16-20

16“The responsibilityוּפְקֻדַּ֞תu.fe.ku.DatH6486of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר׀'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548isthe oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081for the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974and thefragrantהַסַּמִּ֔יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹ֣רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004andthe continualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548grain offeringוּמִנְחַ֥תu.min.ChatH4503andthe anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֑הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081--the responsibilityפְּקֻדַּ֗תpe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908and of allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is in it, with the sanctuaryבְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944and its furnishingsוּבְכֵלָֽיו׃ סu.ve.khe.LavH3627.”

17Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Do not let the tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956be cutתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772offH3772from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

19But doעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088to them that they may liveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421andnot dieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191when they approachבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944objects:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall goיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935in and assignוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760eachH376of them to his workעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656and to his loadמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853;

20butthey shall not goיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935in to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectseven for a momentכְּבַלַּ֥עke.va.La'H1104,or they will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.”

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