New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 4:21-33

21Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22“Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375a censusרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121, you shallnumberתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them; allכָּל־kol-H3605who enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633the serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635to doלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,in servingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647and in carryingוּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃u.le.ma.Sa'H4853:

25they shall carryוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908and the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150withits coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372andthe coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseH8476skinH8476that is on topמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605of it, and the screenמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26andthe hangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and the screenמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for the doorwayפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691whichH834is aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and their cordsמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340and allכָּל־kol-H3605the equipmentכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627for their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;and allכָּל־kol-H3605that is to be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213,they shall performוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27Allכָּל־kol-H3605the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their loadsמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853and in allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their workעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, shall be performed at thecommandפִּי֩piH6310of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121;and you shall assignוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485to them as a dutyבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931allכָּל־kol-H3605their loadsמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and their dutiesוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall beunder the directionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29“As forthe sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,you shall numberתִּפְקֹ֥דtif.KodH6485them by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004;

30fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121,you shall numberתִּפְקְדֵ֑םtif.ke.DemH6485them, everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who entersהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31Now thisH2088is the dutyמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their loadsמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:the boardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908and its barsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280and its pillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982and itssocketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134,

32and the pillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982aroundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439the courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691and theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'ad.nei.HemH134and their pegsוִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙vi.te.do.TamH3489and their cordsוּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םu.Meit.rei.HemH4340,with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their equipmentכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627and with allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;and you shall assignתִּפְקְד֔וּtif.ke.DuH6485each manby nameוּבְשֵׁמֹ֣תu.ve.she.MotH8034the itemsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627he is to carryמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,according to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,under the directionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.”

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