Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:15-20

15Every thing that openethפֶּ֣טֶרPe.terH6363the matrixרֶ֠חֶםRe.chemH7358in all fleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,which they bringיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, whether it beof menבָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.DamH120or beastsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929,shall be thine: nevertheless the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shalt thou surelyפָּדֹ֣הpa.DohH6299redeemתִפְדֶּ֗הtif.DehH6299,and the firstlingבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060of uncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.MahH929shalt thou redeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

16And those that are to be redeemedוּפְדוּיָו֙u.fe.du.YavH6299from a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121shalt thou redeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299,according to thine estimationבְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔be.'Er.ke.khaH6187,for the moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701of fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, which istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626.

17But the firstlingבְּֽכוֹר־be.khor-H1060of a cowשׁ֡וֹרShorH7794,or the firstlingבְכ֨וֹרve.KhorH1060of a sheepכֶּ֜שֶׂבKe.sevH3775,or the firstlingבְכ֥וֹרve.KhorH1060of a goatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795,thou shalt not redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299; they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:thou shalt sprinkleתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236their bloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and shalt burnתַּקְטִ֔ירtak.TirH6999their fatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459foran offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801,for a sweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And the fleshוּבְשָׂרָ֖םu.ve.sa.RamH1320of them shall be thine, as the waveהַתְּנוּפָ֛הha.te.nu.FahH8573breastכַּחֲזֵ֧הka.cha.ZehH2373and as the rightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225shoulderוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785are thine.

19All the heave offeringsתְּרוּמֹ֣תte.ru.MotH8641of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,which the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478offerיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,have I givenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, by a statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: it isa covenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285of saltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417for everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto thee and to thy seedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Thou shalt have no inheritanceתִנְחָ֔לtin.ChalH5157in their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776,neither shalt thou have any partוְחֵ֕לֶקve.Che.lekH2506amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them: I amthy partחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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