Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 26:51-62

51These werethe numberedפְּקוּדֵי֙pe.ku.DeiH6485of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and a thousandוָאָ֑לֶףva.'A.lefH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פu.she.lo.ShimH7970.

52And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

53Unto these the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be dividedתֵּחָלֵ֥קte.cha.LekH2505for an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֽוֹת׃she.MotH8034.

54To manyלָרַ֗בla.RavH7227thou shalt give the moreתַּרְבֶּה֙tar.BehH7235inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,and to fewוְלַמְעַ֕טve.lam.'AtH4592thou shalt give the lessתַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'ItH4591inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:to every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376shall his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to those that were numberedפְקֻדָ֔יוfe.ku.DavH6485of him.

55Notwithstanding the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be dividedיֵחָלֵ֖קye.cha.LekH2505by lotבְּגוֹרָ֕לbe.go.RalH1486:according to the namesלִשְׁמ֥וֹתlish.MotH8034of the tribesמַטּוֹת־ma.tot-H4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1they shall inheritיִנְחָֽלוּ׃yin.Cha.luH5157.

56Accordingפִּי֙piH6310to the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486shall the possessionנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159thereof be dividedתֵּחָלֵ֖קte.cha.LekH2505between manyרַ֖בravH7227and fewלִמְעָֽט׃ סlim.'AtH4592.

57And these arethey that were numberedפְקוּדֵ֣יfe.ku.DeiH6485of the Levitesהַלֵּוִי֮ha.le.ViH3881after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:of Gershonלְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןle.ge.re.ShonH1648,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.Ge.re.shu.NiH1649:of Kohathלִקְהָ֕תlik.HatH6955,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956:of Merariלִמְרָרִ֕יlim.ra.RiH4847,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Meraritesהַמְּרָרִֽי׃ha.me.ra.RiH4848.

58These arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the LevitesH3881:the familyמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Libnitesהַלִּבְנִ֜יha.liv.NiH3846,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Hebronitesהַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ha.chev.ro.NiH2276,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mahlitesהַמַּחְלִי֙ha.mach.LiH4250,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mushitesהַמּוּשִׁ֔יha.mu.ShiH4188,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Korathitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יha.ka.re.ChiH7145.And Kohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955begatהוֹלִ֥דho.LidH3205Amramעַמְרָֽם׃'am.RamH6019.

59And the nameוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034of Amram’sעַמְרָ֗ם'am.RamH6019wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802wasJochebedיוֹכֶ֙בֶד֙yo.Khe.vedH3115,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878, whom her motherbareיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Leviלְלֵוִ֖יle.le.ViH3878in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and she bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205unto Amramלְעַמְרָ֗םle.'am.RamH6019Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,and Miriamמִרְיָ֥םmir.YamH4813their sisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

60And unto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175was bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070,and Abihuאֲבִיה֑וּא'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499,and Ithamarאִיתָמָֽר׃'i.ta.MarH385.

61And Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֑וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,when they offeredבְּהַקְרִיבָ֥םbe.hak.ri.VamH7126profaneזָרָ֖הza.RahH2114fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

62And those that were numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֗םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them were twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242and threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,all malesזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605:for they were not numberedהָתְפָּקְד֗וּha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because there was no inheritanceנַחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159givenנִתַּ֤ןni.TanH5414them amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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