Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 4:23-26

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.

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