Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 24:2-9

2Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they bringוְיִקְח֨וּve.yik.ChuH3947unto thee pureזָ֛ךְzakhH2134oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081oliveזַ֥יִתZa.yitH2132beatenכָּתִ֖יתka.TitH3795for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרla.ma.'orH3974,to cause the lampsנֵ֖רnerH5216to burnלְהַעֲלֹ֥תle.ha.'a.LotH5927continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

3Withoutמִחוּץ֩mi.ChutzH2351the vailלְפָרֹ֨כֶתle.fa.Ro.khetH6532of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'ei.DutH5715,in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,shall Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175orderיַעֲרֹךְ֩ya.'a.roKhH6186it from the eveningמֵעֶ֧רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto the morningבֹּ֛קֶרBo.kerH1242beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769in your generationsלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

4He shall orderיַעֲרֹ֖ךְya.'a.RokhH6186the lampsהַנֵּר֑וֹתha.ne.RotH5216upon the pureהַטְּהֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֣הha.me.no.RahH4501beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548.

5And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947fine flourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560,and bakeוְאָפִיתָ֣ve.'a.fi.TaH644twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240cakesחַלּ֑וֹתcha.LotH2471thereof: twoH8147tenth dealsעֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים'es.ro.NimH6241shall be in oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259cakeהַֽחַלָּ֥הha.cha.LahH2471.

6And thou shalt setוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760them in twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147rowsH4634,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337on a rowH4635,upon the pureהַטָּהֹ֖רha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןha.shul.ChanH7979beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414pureזַכָּ֑הza.KahH2134frankincenseלְבֹנָ֣הle.vo.NahH3828upon eachrowהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,that it may be on the breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899for a memorialלְאַזְכָּרָ֔הle.'az.ka.RahH234, evenan offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

8Every sabbathH7676he shall set itH3117in orderיַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּya.'ar.Khe.nuH6186beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, being takenfrom the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

9And it shall be Aaron’sלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sons’וּלְבָנָ֔יוu.le.va.NavH1121;and they shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it in the holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725: for it ismostקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֨יםka.da.ShimH6944unto him of the offeringsH801of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made by fireמֵאִשֵּׁ֥יme.'i.SheiH801by a perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769statuteחָק־chok-H2706.

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