Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 8:14-17

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.

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