New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 18:1-8

1So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “You, your sonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and your father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with you shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in connection with the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720,and you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you shall bearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375the guiltעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771in connection with your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2But alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126your brothersאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251with you, the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878,the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, so that they mayjoinוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867you and serveוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334you, while you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you are beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shall performוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104dutiesמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931for you and the dutiesוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, butthey shall not comeH7126nearH7126the furnishingsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944andthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,orH3808bothH1571they and you will dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4They shall joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867you and performוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168; butan unauthorizedH2114personH2114shall not comeH7126nearH7126you.

5So you shall performוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104thedutiesמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,so that there will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110on the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589have takenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947yourfellowאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; they area giftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979to you,dedicatedנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to performלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656for the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7But you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with you shallattendתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104to your priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for everythingלְכָל־le.kholH3605that concernsדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and insideוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH4480 H1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,and you are to performוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656.I am givingאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414you the priesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550as aserviceH5656that is a giftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979, and theunauthorizedH2114personH2114who comesH7131nearH7131shall be putיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191.”

8Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Now beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have putנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414you in chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Myofferingsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641,allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the holyקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944gifts of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478I have givenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414to you as a portionלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888and to your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121as a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769allotmentלְחָק־le.chok-H2706.

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