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Exodus 32:26-28

26Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who ison Yhwh'sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068side? let him comeunto me. And all the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselves together unto him.

27And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719by his sideיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409, andgoעִבְר֨וּ'iv.RuH5674in and outוָשׁ֜וּבוּva.Shu.vuH7725from gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179to gateלָשַׁ֙עַר֙la.Sha.'arH8179throughout the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,and slayוְהִרְג֧וּve.hir.GuH2026every manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376his brotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his companionרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his neighbourקְרֹבֽוֹ׃ke.ro.VoH7138.

28And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872:and there fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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