Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 4:34-49

34And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and the chiefוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and after the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

35From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

36And those that were numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

37These werethey that were numberedפְקוּדֵי֙fe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956,all that might do serviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,which Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175did numberפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

38And those that were numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֖יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and by the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

39From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

40Even those that were numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them, throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,were two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃u.she.lo.ShimH7970.

41These arethey that were numberedפְקוּדֵ֗יfe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,of all that might do serviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175did numberפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And those that were numberedוּפְקוּדֵ֕יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

43From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that enterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into the serviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,for the workלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

44Even those that were numberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,were threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

45These bethose that were numberedפְקוּדֵ֔יfe.ku.DeiH6485of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to the wordפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

46All those that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and the chiefוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and after the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

47From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even unto fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,every one that cameהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to doלַעֲבֹ֨דla.'a.VodH5647the service of the ministryH5656,and the serviceH5656of the burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

48Even those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, were eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃u.she.mo.NimH8084.

49According to the commandmentפִּ֨יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068they were numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,and according to his burdenמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853:thus were they numberedוּפְקֻדָ֕יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485of him, as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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