Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 8:8-12

8Then let them takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֔רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּ֣רparH6499with his grain offeringוּמִנְחָת֔וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503, evenfine flourסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560mingledבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081,and anotherשֵׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8145youngבֶן־ בָּקָ֖רven- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockוּפַר־u.far-H6499shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947for a sin offeringלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.

9And thou shalt bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.TaH7126the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and thou shalt gatherH6950the whole assemblyעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6950:

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.

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