New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 18:21-24

21“To the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thetitheמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,inH2500returnחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500forH2500their serviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they performעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647,the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Andthe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall not comeH7126nearH7126the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150againע֛וֹדodH5750,or they will bringלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399on themselves and dieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23Only the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shall performוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and they shallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375their ownguiltעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771; it shall bea permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,and amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shall haveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24For the titheמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they offerיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311as an offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I have saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559concerning them, ‘They shall haveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

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