Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:3-5

3And they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thy chargeמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931,and the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of all the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:only they shall not come nighיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126the vesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,that neither they, nor ye also, dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4And they shall be joinedוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867unto thee, and keepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,for all the serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:and a strangerוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114shall not come nighיִקְרַ֥בyik.RavH7126unto you.

5And ye shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:that there be no wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110any more upon the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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