New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 8:14-17

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

15Then afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881may goיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935inH935to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.But you shall cleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them andpresentוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them as a waveH8573offeringH8573;

16for they areexclusivelyנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414givenנְתֻנִ֥יםne.tu.NimH5414to Me from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I have takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them for MyselfinsteadH8478ofH8478the firstbornפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363of everyכָּל־kol-H3605wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of allכֹּל֙kolH3605the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Foreveryכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is Mine, among the peopleבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and among the animalsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929;on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that I fatallyH5221struckH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942them for Myself.

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