Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:38-39

38But those that encampוְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.KanH4908toward the eastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, evenbeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdH4150eastwardמִזְרָ֜חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, shall beMosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.ShehH4872,and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121,keepingשֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720for the chargeלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

39All that were numberedפְּקוּדֵ֨יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485at the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,all the malesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, weretwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242and twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

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