Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:26-32

26Thus speakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696unto the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye takeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478the tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643which I have givenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you from them for your inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159,then ye shall offerוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311up an heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of it for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, evena tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643partof the titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27And thisyour heave offeringתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641shall be reckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803unto you, as though it werethe grainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715of the threshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,and as the fulnessוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395of the winepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Thus ye also shall offerתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068of all your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643,which ye receiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and ye shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414thereof Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Out of all your giftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979ye shall offerתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311every heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of all the bestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459thereof, eventhe hallowed partמִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹmik.de.ShoH4720thereof out of it.

30Therefore thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye have heavedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311the bestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459thereof from it, then it shall be countedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as the increaseכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of the threshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637,and as the increaseוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of the winepressיָֽקֶב׃Ya.kevH3342.

31And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in every placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725,ye and your householdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004: for it isyour rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939forחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500your serviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32And ye shall bearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375no sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399by reason of it, when ye have heavedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311from it the bestחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459of it: neither shall ye polluteתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490the holy thingsקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,lest ye dieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191.

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