Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 8:10-14

10And thou shalt bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ve.hik.rav.TaH7126the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall putוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027upon the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

11And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shall offerוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foran offeringתְּנוּפָה֙te.nu.FahH8573of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they may executeלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall layיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027upon the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullocksהַפָּרִ֑יםha.pa.RimH6499:and thou shalt offerוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259fora sin offeringחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403,and the otherהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259fora burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930,unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13And thou shalt setוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121,and offerוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them foran offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Thus shalt thou separateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine.

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