New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 18:21-30

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.’”

25Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26“Moreover, you shall speakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696to the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you takeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947from the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you from them for your inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159,then you shall presentוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641from it to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, atitheמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27Your offeringתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641shall be creditedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803to you like the grainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715from the threshingהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637or the fullוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395produceH4395from the wineH3342vatH3342.

28Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you shall alsoגַם־gam-H1571presentתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you receiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and from it you shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605your giftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979you shall presentתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311everyכָּל־kol-H3605offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641due to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thebestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459of them,the sacredH4720partH4720from them.’

30And you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘When you haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311from it the bestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459of it, then the restshall be creditedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881like the productכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637,and like the productוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of the wineH3342vatH3342.

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