New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 8:11-18

11Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175then shallpresentוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068as awaveH8573offeringH8573from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they mayqualifyוְהָי֕וּve.ha.YuH1961to performלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12Nowthe Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall layיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027on the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullsהַפָּרִ֑יםha.pa.RimH6499;then offerוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259for a sinחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the otherהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259for a burntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to makeלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13You shall have the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881standוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121so as to presentוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them as a waveH8573offeringH8573to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14“Thus you shall separateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be Mine.

15Then afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may goיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935in to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.But you shall cleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them andpresentוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them as a waveH8573offeringH8573;

16for they arewhollyנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414givenנְתֻנִ֥יםne.tu.NimH5414to Me from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I have takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them for Myselfinsteadתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478of everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstH6363issueH6363of the wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of allכֹּל֙kolH3605the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Foreveryכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is Mine, among the menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and among the animalsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929;on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that I struckH5221downH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942them for Myself.

18But I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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