New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 8:6-12

6“Takeקַ֚חkachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478andcleanseוְטִהַרְתָּ֖ve.ti.har.TaH2891them.

7ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall doתַעֲשֶׂ֤הta.'a.SehH6213to them, for their cleansingH2891:sprinkleהַזֵּ֥הha.ZehH5137purifyingH2891waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325on them, and have themuseוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּve.he.'e.Vi.ruH5674a razorתַ֙עַר֙ta.'arH8593overH5921their wholeכָּל־kol-H3605bodyבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320, and they shallwashוְכִבְּס֥וּve.khi.be.SuH3526their clothesבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899and cleanseH2891themselves.

8Then have them takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947abullפַּ֣רparH6499 H1121 H1241withits grain offeringוּמִנְחָת֔וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503,fineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mixedבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081;and you shall takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a secondשֵׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8145bullוּפַר־u.far-H6499as a sinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

9Soyou shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.TaH7126the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.You shall also assembleוְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ve.Hik.hal.taH6950the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

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.

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