Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:6-16

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of LeviH3878nearH7126,and presentוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975them beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,that they may ministerוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334unto him.

7And they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104his chargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the whole congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8And they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104all the instrumentsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to doלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9And thou shalt giveH5414the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881unto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121: they arewholly givenH5414unto him out of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And thou shalt appointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,and they shall wait onוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104their priest’s officeכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191.

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12And I, behold, I have takenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478instead of all the firstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060that openethפֶּ֥טֶרPe.terH6363the matrixרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therefore the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine;

13Because all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are mine; foron the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that I smoteהַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.TiH5221all the firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I hallowedהִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942unto me all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: mine shall they be: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Numberפְּקֹד֙pe.KodH6485the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878after the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:every maleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605shalt thou numberתִּפְקְדֵֽם׃tif.ke.DemH6485them.

16And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485them according to the wordפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,as he was commandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

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