Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 18:8-18

8And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Behold, I also have givenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mine heave offeringsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641of all the hallowed thingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478;unto thee have I givenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them by reason of the anointingלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888,and to thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121,by an ordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

9This shall be thine of the mostמִקֹּ֥דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944, reservedfrom the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:every oblationקָ֠רְבָּנָםKa.re.ba.nomH7133of theirs, every grain offeringמִנְחָתָ֞םmin.cha.TamH4503of theirs, and every sin offeringחַטָּאתָ֗םcha.ta.TamH2403of theirs, and every trespass offeringאֲשָׁמָם֙'a.sha.MamH817of theirs, which they shall renderיָשִׁ֣יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725unto me, shall bemostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944for thee and for thy sonsוּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

10In the mostבְּקֹ֥דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944placeshalt thou eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it; every maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398it: it shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto thee.

11And this isthine; the heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of their giftמַתָּנָ֗םma.ta.NamH4976,with all the wave offeringsתְּנוּפֹת֮te.nu.FotH8573of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:I have givenנְתַתִּ֗יםne.ta.TimH5414them unto thee, and to thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and to thy daughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, by a statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:every one that is cleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thy houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shall eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398of it.

12All the bestחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459of the oilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323,and all the bestחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459of the wineתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492,and of the wheatוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715,the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתָ֛םre.shi.TamH7225of them which they shall offerיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,them have I givenנְתַתִּֽים׃ne.ta.TimH5414thee.

13Andwhatsoever is first ripeבִּכּוּרֵ֞יbi.ku.ReiH1061in the landבְּאַרְצָ֛םbe.'ar.TzamH776,which they shall bringיָבִ֥יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,shall be thine; every one that is cleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thine houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shall eatיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398of it.

14Every thing devotedחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thine.

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.

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