Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:41-45

41And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881for me (I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068)instead of all the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֣תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of all the firstlingsבְּכ֔וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the cattleבְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbe.ve.he.MatH929of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, all the firstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43And all the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145by the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034,from a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,of those that were numberedלִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, were twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242and twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and threescore and thirteenשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםshe.lo.Shah ve.shiv.'ImH7969 H7657.

44And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881instead of their cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םbe.hem.TamH929;and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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