Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 27:18-23

18And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in whom isthe spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307,and layוְסָמַכְתָּ֥ve.sa.makh.TaH5564thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027upon him;

19And setוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975him beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440all the congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712;and give him a chargeוְצִוִּיתָ֥הve.tzi.vi.TahH6680in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

20And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414someof thine honourמֵהֽוֹדְךָ֖me.hod.KhaH1935upon him, that all the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478may be obedientיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085.

21And he shall standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975beforeוְלִפְנֵ֨יve.lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,who shall askוְשָׁ֥אַלve.Sha.'alH7592counselfor him after the judgmentבְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טbe.mish.PatH4941of Urimהָאוּרִ֖יםha.'u.RimH224beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:at his wordפִּ֨יוpivH6310shall they go outיֵצְא֜וּye.tze.'UH3318,and at his wordפִּ֣יוpivH6310they shall come inיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935, bothhe, and all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, even all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

22And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him: and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and setוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975him beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

23And he laidוַיִּסְמֹ֧ךְvai.yis.MokhH5564his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027upon him, and gave him a chargeוַיְצַוֵּ֑הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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