Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 1:47-53

47But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881after the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1were not numberedהָתְפָּקְד֖וּhat.pak.DuH6485amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃ פbe.to.KhamH8432them.

48For Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

49Only thou shalt not numberתִפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485the tribeמַטֵּ֤הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,neither takeתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375the sumרֹאשָׁ֖םro.ShamH7218of them amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

50But thou shalt appointהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881over the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֨ןmish.KanH4908of testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'e.DutH5715,and over all the vesselsכֵּלָיו֮ke.LavH3627thereof, and over all things that belongto it: they shall bearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,and all the vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627thereof; and they shall ministerיְשָׁרְתֻ֑הוּye.shar.Tu.huH8334unto it, and shall encampיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583round aboutוְסָבִ֥יבve.sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןla.mish.KanH4908.

51And when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908setteth forwardוּבִנְסֹ֣עַu.vin.So.a'H5265,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881shall take it downיוֹרִ֤ידוּyo.Ri.duH3381:and when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908is to be pitchedוּבַחֲנֹת֙u.va.cha.NotH2583,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881shall set it upיָקִ֥ימוּya.Ki.muH6965:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

52And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall pitch their tentsוְחָנ֖וּve.cha.NuH2583,every manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376by his own campמַחֲנֵ֛הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376by his own standardדִּגְל֖וֹdig.LoH1714,throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָֽם׃le.tziv.'o.TamH6635.

53But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall pitchיַחֲנ֤וּya.cha.NuH2583round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּ֣ןle.mish.KanH4908of testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715,that there be no wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110upon the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881shall keepוְשָׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

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