New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 4:5-33

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.

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.”

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