New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 3:41-45

41And youshall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881for Me--I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068--insteadH8478ofH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֣תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881inH8478placeH8478ofH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֔וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the cattleבְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbe.ve.he.MatH929of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

42So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872countedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him;

43and allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145,by the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034from a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605for their numberedלִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485men, were22,273שְׁנַ֤יִם וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פshe.Na.yim ve.'es.Rim 'E.lef she.lo.Shah ve.shiv.'Im u.ma.Ta.yimH8147 H6242 H505 H7969 H7657 H3967.

44Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45“Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881inH8478placeתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881inH8478placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478their cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םbe.hem.TamH929.And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall be Mine; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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