Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 7:3-9

3And they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935their offeringקָרְבָּנָ֜םka.re.ba.NamH7133beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337coveredצָב֙tzavH6632wagonsעֶגְלֹ֥ת'eg.LotH5699,and twelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240oxenבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241;a wagonעֲגָלָ֛ה'a.ga.LahH5699for twoH8147of the princesהַנְּשִׂאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387,and for each oneלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259an oxוְשׁ֣וֹרve.ShorH7794:and they broughtוַיַּקְרִ֥יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126them beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

4And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Takeקַ֚חkachH3947itof them, that they may be to doלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;and thou shalt giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them unto the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,to every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376accordingכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310to his serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the wagonsהָעֲגָלֹ֖תha.'a.ga.LotH5699and the oxenהַבָּקָ֑רha.ba.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

7Twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wagonsהָעֲגָלֹ֗תha.'a.ga.LotH5699and fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241he gaveנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414unto the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,accordingכְּפִ֖יke.FiH6310to their serviceעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃'a.vo.da.TamH5656:

8And fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702wagonsהָעֲגָלֹ֗תha.'a.ga.LotH5699and eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241he gaveנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414unto the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,accordingכְּפִי֙ke.FiH6310unto their serviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656,under the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

9But unto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955he gaveנָתָ֑ןna.TanH5414noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808:because the serviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944belonging unto them was thatthey should bearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375upon their shouldersבַּכָּתֵ֖ףba.ka.TefH3802.

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