New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 4:3-23

3fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,even to fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who can enterבָּא֙ba'H935the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635of ministryto doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

4ThisH2088is the workעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thedescendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, concerningthe mostH6944holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

5“When the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264setsבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265outH5265,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall goוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935inH935and takeוְהוֹרִ֕דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downH3381the veilפָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the curtainהַמָּסָ֑ךְha.ma.SakhH4539,and coverוְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-H3680thearkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715with it;

6and they shall placeוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414acoveringכְּסוּי֙ke.SuiH3681offineתַּ֔חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֣וֹרorH5785on it, and spreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605it a clothבֶֽגֶד־ve.ged-H899of pureכְּלִ֛ילke.LilH3632violetתְּכֵ֖לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its carryingH905polesH905.

7OverH5921the tableשֻׁלְחַ֣ןshul.ChanH7979of the bread ofthe Presenceהַפָּנִ֗יםha.pa.NimH6440they shall also spreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֮yif.re.SuH6566a clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899of violetתְּכֵלֶת֒te.khe.LetH8504and putוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414on it the dishesהַקְּעָרֹ֤תha.ke.'a.RotH7086,the pansהַכַּפֹּת֙ha.ka.PotH3709,the sacrificialH4518bowlsהַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תha.me.na.ki.YotH4518,and the jugsקְשׂ֣וֹתke.SotH7184for the drinkהַנָּ֑סֶךְha.Na.sekhH5262offeringH5262; andthe continualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899shall be on it.

8And they shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566overעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them a clothבֶּ֚גֶדBe.gedH899of scarletתּוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔יto.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144material,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680the sameH853with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of fineתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֣וֹרorH5785,and they shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its carryingH905polesH905.

9Then they shall takeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947a violetתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899and coverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680thelampstandמְנֹרַ֤תme.no.RatH4501for the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,along with its lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216,its tongsמַלְקָחֶ֖יהָmal.ka.Chei.haH4457,its traysמַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָmach.to.Tei.haH4289,and allכָּל־kol-H3605its oilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081containersכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they attendיְשָׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334to it;

10and they shall putוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414it and allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלֶ֔יהָke.Lei.haH3627in a coveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of fineתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֣וֹרorH5785,and putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414it on the carryingהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132barsH4132.

11Overוְעַ֣ל׀ve.'AlH5921the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196they shall spreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566a violetתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680it with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of fineתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֣וֹרorH5785,and they shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760its carryingH905polesH905;

12and they shall takeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of serviceהַשָּׁרֵ֜תha.sha.RetH8335,with whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they serveיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,and putוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themin a violetתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680them with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of fineתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֣וֹרorH5785,and putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414them on the carryingהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132barsH4132.

13Then they shall cleanH1878awayוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878theashesH1878from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566a purpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899overעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921it.

14They shall also putוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414on it allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלָ֞יוke.LavH3627by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they serveיְֽשָׁרְת֧וּye.sha.re.TuH8334inH5921connectionH5921withH5921it: the firepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289,the forksהַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ha.miz.la.GotH4207,shovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the basinsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;and they shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566a coverכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681of fineתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8476leatherע֥וֹרorH5785overH5921it and insertוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760its carryingH905polesH905.

15When Aaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175and his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121have finishedוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615coveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680the holyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectsand allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha.ko.DeshH6944,when the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264is to setבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265outH5265,afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shall comeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935to carryלָשֵׂ֔אתla.SetH5375them by the poles,so that they will not touchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944objectsand dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are thethingsH4853in the tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955are toH4853carryH4853.

16“Now the responsibilityוּפְקֻדַּ֞תu.fe.ku.DatH6486of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר׀'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548isthe oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081for the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974, thefragrantהַסַּמִּ֔יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹ֣רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004,the continualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548grain offeringוּמִנְחַ֥תu.min.ChatH4503, andthe anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֑הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081--the responsibilityפְּקֻדַּ֗תpe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is in it, with the sanctuaryבְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944and its furnishingsוּבְכֵלָֽיו׃ סu.ve.khe.LavH3627.”

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.

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