Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:20-24

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.

21And, behold, I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878all the tenthמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,forחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500their serviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656which they serveעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647, eventhe serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Neither must the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478henceforthע֛וֹדodH5750come nighיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,lest they bearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399,and dieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23But the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shall doוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and they shall bearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,that amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they haveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157no inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24But the tithesמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they offerיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311asan heave offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881to inheritלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159:therefore I have saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto them, Amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shall haveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157no inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159.

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