Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 4:8-14

8And they shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566upon them a clothבֶּ֚גֶדBe.gedH899of scarletתּוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔יto.La.'at sha.NiH8144 H8438,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680the same with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of badgers’תָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinsע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall putוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760in the stavesבַּדָּֽיו׃ba.DavH905thereof.

9And they shall takeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947a clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and coverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680the lampstandמְנֹרַ֤תme.no.RatH4501of the lightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974,and his lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216,and his tongsמַלְקָחֶ֖יהָmal.ka.Chei.haH4457,and his snuffdishesמַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָmach.to.Tei.haH4289,and all the oilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627thereof, wherewith they ministerיְשָׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334unto it:

10And they shall putוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414it and all the vesselsכֵּלֶ֔יהָke.Lei.haH3627thereof within a coveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of badgers’תָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinsע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414itupon a barהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132.

11And upon the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196they shall spreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566a clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899of blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680it with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of badgers’תָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinsע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall putוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760to the stavesבַּדָּֽיו׃ba.DavH905thereof:

12And they shall takeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947all the instrumentsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of ministryהַשָּׁרֵ֜תha.sha.RetH8335,wherewith they ministerיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,and putוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themin a clothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899of blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and coverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680them with a coveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of badgers’תָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinsע֣וֹרorH5785,and shall putוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414themon a barהַמּֽוֹט׃ha.MotH4132:

13And they shall take away the ashesוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566a purpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899thereon:

14And they shall putוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414upon it all the vesselsכֵּלָ֞יוke.LavH3627thereof, wherewith they ministerיְֽשָׁרְת֧וּye.sha.re.TuH8334about it, eventhe censersהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289,the fleshhooksהַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ha.miz.la.GotH4207,and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the basonsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219,all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;and they shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566upon it a coveringכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681of badgers’תַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8476skinsע֥וֹרorH5785,and putוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760to the stavesבַדָּֽיו׃va.DavH905of it.

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