Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 4:15-20

15And when Aaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175and his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121have made an endוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615of coveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha.ko.DeshH6944,as the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264is to set forwardבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265;afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that, the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shall comeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935to bearלָשֵׂ֔אתla.SetH5375it:but they shall not touchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060anyholy thingהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,lest they dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191. These things arethe burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

16And to the officeוּפְקֻדַּ֞תu.fe.ku.DatH6486of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר׀'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548pertaineththe oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081for the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,and the sweetהַסַּמִּ֔יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹ֣רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004,and the dailyהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548grain offeringוּמִנְחַ֥תu.min.ChatH4503,and the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֑הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081, andthe oversightפְּקֻדַּ֗תpe.ku.DatH6486of all the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908, and of all that therein is,in the sanctuaryבְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944,and in the vesselsוּבְכֵלָֽיו׃ סu.ve.khe.LavH3627thereof.

17And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Cut ye not offתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772the tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19But thus doעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213unto them, that they may liveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421,and not dieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,when they approachבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066unto the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall go inיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935,and appointוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760them everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656and to his burdenמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853:

20But they shall not go inיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200when the holy thingsהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944are coveredכְּבַלַּ֥עke.va.La'H1104,lest they dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.

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