Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:21-26

21Of Gershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Libnitesהַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.NiH3846,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Shimitesהַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'IH8097: these arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

22Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙pe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of all the malesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, eventhose that were numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them weresevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

23The familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shall pitchיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

24And the chiefוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the fatherאָ֖ב'avH1of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shall beEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laelלָאֵֽל׃la.'ElH3815.

25And the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150shall bethe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the tentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168,the coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372thereof, and the hangingוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And the hangingsוְקַלְעֵ֣יve.kal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and the curtainמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539for the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isby the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,and by the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and the cordsמֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmei.ta.RavH4340of it for all the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

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