Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 3:6-38

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.

17And these were the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878by their namesבִּשְׁמֹתָ֑םbish.mo.TamH8034;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,and Kohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

18And these arethe namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Libniלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH3845,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

19And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,and Izeharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

20And the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249,and Mushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187. Theseareהֵ֛םhemH1992the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881according to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.

21Of Gershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Libnitesהַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.NiH3846,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Shimitesהַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'IH8097: these arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

22Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙pe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of all the malesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, eventhose that were numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them weresevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

23The familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shall pitchיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

24And the chiefוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the fatherאָ֖ב'avH1of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shall beEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laelלָאֵֽל׃la.'ElH3815.

25And the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150shall bethe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the tentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168,the coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372thereof, and the hangingוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And the hangingsוְקַלְעֵ֣יve.kal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and the curtainמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539for the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isby the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,and by the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and the cordsמֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmei.ta.RavH4340of it for all the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

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.

33Of MerariH4847wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mahlitesהַמַּחְלִ֔יha.mach.LiH4250,and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mushitesהַמּוּשִׁ֑יha.mu.ShiH4188: these arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of MerariH4847.

34And those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙u.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of all the malesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, weresixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

35And the chiefוּנְשִׂ֤יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the fatherאָב֙'avH1of the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of MerariH4847wasZurielצוּרִיאֵ֖לtzu.ri.'ElH6700the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abihailאֲבִיחָ֑יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32: theseshall pitchיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583on the sideיֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908northwardצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

36And underthe custodyוּפְקֻדַּ֣תu.fe.ku.DatH6486and chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶת֮mish.me.RetH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֒me.ra.RiH4847shall bethe boardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the barsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and the pillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof, and the socketsוַאֲדָנָ֑יוva.'a.da.NavH134thereof, and all the vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627thereof, and all that servethעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656thereto,

37And the pillarsוְעַמֻּדֵ֧יve.'a.mu.DeiH5982of the courtהֶחָצֵ֛רhe.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑םve.'ad.nei.HemH134,and their pinsוִיתֵדֹתָ֖םvi.te.do.TamH3489,and their cordsוּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃u.Mei.te.rei.HemH4340.

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.

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