Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:44-47

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.

46And for those that are to be redeemedפְּדוּיֵ֣יpe.du.YeiH6302of the two hundredוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967and threescore and thirteenהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖יםha.she.lo.Shah ve.ha.shiv.'ImH7969 H7657of the firstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,which are moreהָעֹֽדְפִים֙ha.'o.de.FimH5736thanעַל־'al-H5921the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881;

47Thou shalt even takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apiece by the pollלַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944shalt thou takeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them: (the shekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626:)

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