New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 8:10-14

10and presentוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ve.hik.rav.TaH7126the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall layוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027on the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

11Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175then shallpresentוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068as awaveH8573offeringH8573from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, so that they mayqualifyוְהָי֕וּve.ha.YuH1961to performלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12Nowthe Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall layיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027on the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullsהַפָּרִ֑יםha.pa.RimH6499;then you are to offerוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259as a sinחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the otherהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259as a burntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to makeלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13And you shall have the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881standוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975beforeH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121so as to presentוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them as a waveH8573offeringH8573to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14“So you shall singleH914outH914the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be Mine.

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