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1 Chronicles 23:27-32

27For by the lastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697of Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732the LevitesH3881werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121and aboveוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

28Because their officeמַעֲמָדָ֞םma.'a.ma.DamH4612wasto waitלְיַד־le.yad-H3027on the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the courtsהַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ha.cha.tze.rOtH2691,and in the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957,and in the purifyingטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893of all holy thingsקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and the workוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

29Both for the shewbreadוּלְלֶ֨חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתu.le.Le.chem ha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635 H3899,and for the fine flourוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560for grain offeringלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503,and for the unleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682cakesוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550, and for that which is baked inthe panוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227,and for that which is friedוְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve.la.mur.Ba.khetH7246,and for all manner of measureמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884and sizeוּמִדָּֽה׃u.mi.DahH4060;

30And to standוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975every morningH1242to thankלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and likewise at evenלָעָֽרֶב׃la.'A.revH6153;

31And to offerהַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.LotH5927all burnt sacrificesעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,in the new moonsלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320,and on the set feastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150,by numberבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557,according to the orderכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941commanded unto them, continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

32And that they should keepוְשָׁמְר֞וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,and the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251,in the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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