Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:5-7

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.

6And I, behold, I have takenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: to you they aregivenנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414asa giftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979for Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Therefore thou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall keepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104your priest’s officeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for every thingדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and withinוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004the vailלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532;and ye shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647:I have givenאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414your priest’s officeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550unto youas a serviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of giftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

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