Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:35-40

35And there came outיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318a fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the two hundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that offeredמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

36And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

37Speakאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559unto Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,that he take upוְיָרֵ֤םve.ya.RemH7311the censersהַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.TotH4289outמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of the burningהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316,and scatterזְרֵה־ze.reh-H2219thou the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784yonderהָ֑לְאָהHal.'ahH1973;for they are hallowedקָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ka.De.shuH6942.

38The censersמַחְתּוֹת֩mach.tOtH4289of these sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִ֨יםha.cha.ta.'ImH2400against their own soulsבְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315,let them makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213them broadרִקֻּעֵ֤יri.ku.'EiH7555platesפַחִים֙fa.ChimH6341fora coveringצִפּ֣וּיtzi.PuiH6826of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196:for they offeredהִקְרִיבֻ֥םhik.ri.VumH7126them beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,therefore they are hallowedוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּvai.yik.Da.shuH6942:and they shall be a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

39And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the brasenהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178censersמַחְתּ֣וֹתmach.TotH4289,wherewith they that were burntהַשְּׂרֻפִ֑יםha.se.ru.FimH8313had offeredהִקְרִ֖יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126;and they were made broadוַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּםvay.ra.ke.'UmH7554plates fora coveringצִפּ֥וּיtzi.PuiH6826of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196:

40To bea memorialזִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616 H834no strangerאִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר'ish ZarH2114 H376, which isnot of the seedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,come nearיִקְרַ֜בyik.RavH7126to offerלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;that he be not as Korahכְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachH7141,and as his companyוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.ToH5712:as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to him by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

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