New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 4:17-49

17Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Do not let the tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956be eliminatedתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

19Rather, doעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088for them so that they will liveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421andnot dieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191when they approachבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944objects:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall goיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935inH935and assignוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760eachH376of them to his workעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656and to his loadמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853;

20butthey shall not comeH935inH935to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectseven forH1104aH1104momentH1104,or they will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.”

21Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22“Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375acensusרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121you shallcountתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them: allכָּל־kol-H3605who can enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635,to doלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,in servingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647and in carryingוּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃u.le.ma.Sa'H4853:

25they shall carryוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908and the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150withits coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372andthe coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of fineH8476leatherH8476that is on topמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605of it, and the curtainמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26andthe curtainsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,the curtainמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for the entranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691that is aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and their ropesמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340and allכָּל־kol-H3605the equipmentכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627for their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is to be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213by them,they shall performוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27Allכָּל־kol-H3605the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,that is, allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their loadsמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853and allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their workעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, shall be performed at thecommandפִּי֩piH6310of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121;and you shall assignוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485to them as a dutyבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931allכָּל־kol-H3605their loadsמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;and their dutiesוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall beunder the directionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29“As forthe sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,you shall countתִּפְקֹ֥דtif.KodH6485them by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004;

30fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,you shall countתִּפְקְדֵ֑םtif.ke.DemH6485them, everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who can enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31Now thisH2088is the dutyמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their loadsמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:the boardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,its barsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280,its pillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982,and its basesוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134,

32and the pillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982aroundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691and their basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'ad.nei.HemH134,their pegsוִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙vi.te.do.TamH3489,and their ropesוּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םu.Meit.rei.HemH4340,with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their equipmentכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627and with allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;and you shall assignתִּפְקְד֔וּtif.ke.DuH6485by namesוּבְשֵׁמֹ֣תu.ve.she.MotH8034of the menthe itemsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627that each is to carryמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33ThisH2088is the serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,according to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,under the directionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.”

34So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,and the leadersוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712countedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940and by their fathers’אֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1householdsוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

35fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who could enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635for workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

36Their numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485men by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were 2,750אַלְפַּ֕יִם שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃'al.Pa.yim she.Va' me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH505 H7651 H3967 H2572.

37Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428were the numberedפְקוּדֵי֙fe.ku.DeiH6485men of the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who was servingהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175countedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

38And the numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֖יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485men of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940and by their fathers’אֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1householdsוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

39from thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who could enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635for workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150--

40their numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485men by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,were 2,630אַלְפַּ֕יִם וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃'al.Pa.yim ve.Shesh me.'ot u.she.lo.ShimH505 H8337 H3967 H7970.

41Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the numberedפְקוּדֵ֗יfe.ku.DeiH6485men of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who was servingהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175countedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And the numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֕יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485men of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

43fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who could enterהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635for workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150--

44their numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485men by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were 3,200שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃she.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim u.ma.Ta.yimH7969 H505 H3967.

45Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the numberedפְקוּדֵ֔יfe.ku.DeiH6485men of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175countedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

46Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485men of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,and the leadersוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478countedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940and by their fathers’אֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1householdsוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004,

47from thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who could enterהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to doלַעֲבֹ֨דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדַ֧ת'a.vo.DatH5656of serviceעֲבֹדָ֛ה'a.vo.DahH5656and the workוַעֲבֹדַ֥תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of carryingמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150--

48their numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485men were8,580שְׁמֹנַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃she.mo.Nat 'a.la.Fim va.cha.Mesh me.'ot u.she.mo.NimH8083 H505 H2568 H3967 H8084.

49AccordingH5921to thecommandmentפִּ֨יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, theywere countedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485,everyoneH376by his servingעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656or carryingמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853; so these werehis numberedוּפְקֻדָ֕יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485men, justH834asH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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