Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 8:23-26

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24This is it that belongethunto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:from twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605they shall go inיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to waitלִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔אlitz.Vo' tza.Va'H6635 H6633upon the serviceבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

25And from the ageוּמִבֶּן֙u.mi.BenH1121of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they shall ceaseיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725waitingמִצְּבָ֣אmi.tze.Va'H6635upon the serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656thereof,and shall serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647no more:

26But shall ministerוְשֵׁרֵ֨תve.she.RetH8334with their brethrenאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931,and shall doיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647no serviceוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Thus shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881touching their chargeבְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ פbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931.

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