New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 18:2-4

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.

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