Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 4:22-28

22Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375also the sumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,throughout the housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605until fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thou numberתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them; all that enter inהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935to performלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633the serviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635,to doלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647the workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24This isthe serviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647,and for burdensוּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃u.le.ma.Sa'H4853:

25And they shall bearוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,and the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,his coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,and the coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of the badgers’הַתַּ֥חַשׁha.Ta.chashH8476skins that isaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon it, and the hangingמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And the hangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and the hangingמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for the doorפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isby the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and by the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and their cordsמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340,and all the instrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,and all that is madeיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213for them: so shall they serveוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27At the appointmentפִּי֩piH6310of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121shall be all the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649,in all their burdensמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853,and in all their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656:and ye shall appointוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485unto them in chargeבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931all their burdensמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28This isthe serviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and their chargeוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall beunder the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

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