New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 4:29-33

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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