New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 4:4-15

4ThisH2088is the workעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thedescendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, concerningthe mostH6944holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

5“When the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264setsבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265out, Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall goוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935in and they shall takeוְהוֹרִ֕דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downH3381the veilפָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the screenהַמָּסָ֑ךְha.ma.SakhH4539and coverוְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-H3680thearkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715with it;

6and they shall layוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414acoveringכְּסוּי֙ke.SuiH3681of porpoiseתַּ֔חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֣וֹרorH5785on it, and shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605ita clothבֶֽגֶד־ve.ged-H899of pureכְּלִ֛ילke.LilH3632blueתְּכֵ֖לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its polesבַּדָּֽיו׃ba.DavH905.

7OverH5921the tableשֻׁלְחַ֣ןshul.ChanH7979of the bread of the Presenceהַפָּנִ֗יםha.pa.NimH6440they shall also spreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֮yif.re.SuH6566a clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899ofblueתְּכֵלֶת֒te.khe.LetH8504and putוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414on it the dishesהַקְּעָרֹ֤תha.ke.'a.RotH7086and the pansהַכַּפֹּת֙ha.ka.PotH3709and the sacrificialH4518bowlsהַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תha.me.na.ki.YotH4518and the jarsקְשׂ֣וֹתke.SotH7184for the drinkהַנָּ֑סֶךְha.Na.sekhH5262offeringH5262, andthe continualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899shall be on it.

8They shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them a clothבֶּ֚גֶדBe.gedH899of scarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144material,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680the sameH853with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֣וֹרorH5785,and they shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its polesבַּדָּֽיו׃ba.DavH905.

9Then they shall takeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ablueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899and coverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680thelampstandמְנֹרַ֤תme.no.RatH4501for the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,along with its lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216and its snuffersמַלְקָחֶ֖יהָmal.ka.Chei.haH4457, and itstraysמַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָmach.to.Tei.haH4289and allכָּל־kol-H3605its oilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they serveיְשָׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334it;

10and they shall putוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414it and allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלֶ֔יהָke.Lei.haH3627in a coveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414it on the carryingהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132barsH4132.

11Overוְעַ֣ל׀ve.'AlH5921the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196they shall spreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566ablueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680it with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its polesבַּדָּֽיו׃ba.DavH905;

12and they shall takeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of serviceהַשָּׁרֵ֜תha.sha.RetH8335,with whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they serveיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,and putוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414them in ablueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680them with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֣וֹרorH5785,and putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414them on the carryingהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132barsH4132.

13Then they shall takeוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878awayH1878theashesH1878from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566a purpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899overעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921it.

14They shall also putוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414on it allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלָ֞יוke.LavH3627by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they serveיְֽשָׁרְת֧וּye.sha.re.TuH8334in connectionH5921with it: the firepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289,the forksהַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ha.miz.la.GotH4207and shovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257and the basinsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;and they shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566a coverכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681of porpoiseתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinע֥וֹרorH5785overH5921it and insertוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760its polesבַדָּֽיו׃va.DavH905.

15When Aaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175and his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121have finishedוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615coveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680the holyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectsand allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha.ko.DeshH6944,when the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264is to setבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265out, afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shall comeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935to carryלָשֵׂ֔אתla.SetH5375them,so that they will not touchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectsand dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are thethingsH4853in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150which the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955are to carryH4853.

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