New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 8:23-26

23Now the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“ThisH2088is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834appliesto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881: fromtwenty-fiveחָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםcha.Mesh ve.'es.RimH6242 H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605they shall enterיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635in the workבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

25But at the ageוּמִבֶּן֙u.mi.BenH1121of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they shallretireיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725from serviceמִצְּבָ֣אmi.tze.Va'H6635in the workהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656and not workיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647anyH5750moreH5750.

26They may, however,assistוְשֵׁרֵ֨תve.she.RetH8334their brothersאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251in the tentבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104an obligationמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931, but they themselvesshall doיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647noלֹ֣אlo'H3808workוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602you shall dealתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881concerning their obligationsבְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ פbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931.”

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