Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:27-32

27And of Kohathוְלִקְהָ֗תve.lik.HatH6955wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Amramitesהַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ha.'am.ra.MiH6020,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Izeharitesהַיִּצְהָרִ֔יhai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙u.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Hebronitesהַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔יha.chev.ro.NiH2276,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Uzzielitesהָֽעָזִּיאֵלִ֑יha.'a.zi.'e.LiH5817: these arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִֽי׃ha.ke.ha.TiH6956.

28In the numberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557of all the malesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, wereeightשְׁמֹנַ֤תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505and sixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,keepingשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

29The familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955shall pitchיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583on the sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southwardתֵּימָֽנָה׃tei.Ma.nahH8486.

30And the chiefוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the fatherאָ֖ב'avH1of the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956shall beElizaphanאֶלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃'u.zi.'ElH5816.

31And their chargeוּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗םu.mish.mar.TamH4931shall bethe arkהָאָרֹ֤ןha.'a.RonH727,and the tableוְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ve.ha.shul.ChanH7979,and the lampstandוְהַמְּנֹרָ֣הve.ha.me.no.RahH4501,and the altarsוְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תve.ha.miz.be.ChotH4196,and the vesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944wherewith they ministerיְשָׁרְת֖וּye.sha.re.TuH8334,and the hangingוְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְve.Ha.ma.SakhH4539,and all the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

32And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall bechiefוּנְשִׂיא֙u.ne.Si'H5387over the chiefנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881, and havethe oversightפְּקֻדַּ֕תpe.ku.DatH6486of them that keepשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

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