Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 8:11-21

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.

15And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that shall the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881go inיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to do the serviceלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and thou shalt cleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them, and offerוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them foran offeringתְּנוּפָֽה׃te.nu.FahH8573.

16For they arewholly givenH5414unto me from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;instead of such as openפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363every wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358, even instead ofthe firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of all the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,have I takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them unto me.

17For all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060of the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mine, bothmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929:on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that I smoteהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221every firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942them for myself.

18And I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881for all the firstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19And I have givenוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881asa giftנְתֻנִ֣ים׀ne.tu.NimH5414to Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121from amongמִתּוֹךְ֮mi.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to doלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and to make an atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722for the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:that there be no plagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֤יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478come nighבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתbe.Ge.shetH5066unto the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872,and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,and all the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881according unto all that Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerning the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,so didעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto them.

21And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881were purifiedוַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.te.'UH2398,and they washedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526their clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.HemH899;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175offeredוַיָּ֨נֶףvai.Ya.nefH5130them asan offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175made an atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722for them to cleanseלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891them.

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