Revised Version 1895

Numbers 18

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thyfathers’אָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720: and thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of yourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2And thybrethrenאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251also, thetribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878, thetribeH4294of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thounearH7126with thee, that they may bejoinedH854unto thee, andministerוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334unto thee: but thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall bebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thychargeמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931, and thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168:onlyאַךְ֩'aKhH389they shallnotH3808comeיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126nigh unto thevesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, that theydieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191notH3808,neitherH3808they,norH3808ye.

4And they shall bejoinedH7126unto thee, andkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, forallH3605theserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of theTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: and a stranger shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808comeH7126nigh untoyouH3605.

5And ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: that there bewrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750uponעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And I,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I havetakenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: toyouH5414they are agiftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979,givenH5414unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7And thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104yourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550foreveryלְכָל־le.kholH3605thingדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and for thatwithinוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004theveilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532; and ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647: Igiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859thepriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550as aserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofgiftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall beputH5414todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

8And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spake untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, And I,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mineheaveH8641offeringsH8641,evenאֶת־'et-H853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hallowed things of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, unto thee have Igivenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them by reason of theanointingלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121, as adueלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

9This shall be thine of themostמִקֹּ֥דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things, reserved from thefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:everyכָּל־kol-H3605oblation of theirs, eveneveryלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605mealמִנְחָתָ֞םmin.cha.TamH4503offering of theirs, andeveryוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605sinחַטָּאתָ֗םcha.ta.TamH2403offering of theirs, andeveryוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605guiltאֲשָׁמָם֙'a.sha.MamH817offering of theirs,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shallrenderH7725untomeH7725, shall bemostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944for thee and for thysonsוּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

10As themostבְּקֹ֥דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398thereof:everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thereof; it shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto thee.

11And this is thine; theheaveH8641offering of theirgiftמַתָּנָ֗םma.ta.NamH4976,evenאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thewaveתְּנוּפֹת֮te.nu.FotH8573offeringsH8641of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478: I havegivenנְתַתִּ֗יםne.ta.TimH5414them unto thee, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and to thydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, as adueלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thereof.

12Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thebestחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459of theoilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebestחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459of the vintage, and of the corn, the firstfruits of themwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theygiveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, to thee have Igivenנְתַתִּֽים׃ne.ta.TimH5414them.

13The firstripefruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֞יbi.ku.ReiH1061ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that is in theirlandבְּאַרְצָ֛םbe.'ar.TzamH776,whichH834theybringיָבִ֥יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, shall be thine;everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shalleatיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398thereof.

14EveryH3605thingH3605devotedחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thine.

15EveryH3605thingH3605that openeth thewombרֶ֠חֶםRe.chemH7358, ofallH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyofferיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068,bothH3605ofmanבָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.DamH120andbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929, shall be thine:neverthelessH389thefirstbornH1060ofmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shalt thousurelyH389redeemH6299, and thefirstlingפֶּ֣טֶרPe.terH6363ofuncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.MahH929shalt thouredeemH6299.

16AndthoseH1121that are to beredeemedוּפְדוּיָו֙u.fe.du.YavH6299of them from amonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldH1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299, according to thine estimation, for themoneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701offiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255, after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944(thesameהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626).

17But the firstling of anoxשׁ֡וֹרShorH7794, or the firstling of asheepכֶּ֜שֶׂבKe.sevH3775, or the firstling of agoatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299; they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: thou shaltsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236theirbloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, and shaltburnתַּקְטִ֔ירtak.TirH6999theirfatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459for an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801, for a sweet savour unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And thefleshוּבְשָׂרָ֖םu.ve.sa.RamH1320of them shall be thine, as thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֛הha.te.nu.FahH8573breastכַּחֲזֵ֧הka.cha.ZehH2373and as therightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785, it shall be thine.

19Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605theheaveH8641offeringsH8641of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478offerיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068, have Igivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, as adueלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: it is acovenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285ofsaltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto thee and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou shalt havenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159in theirlandבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shalt thou haveanyיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961portionוְחֵ֕לֶקve.Che.lekH2506among them: I am thyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506and thineinheritanceH5159among thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And unto thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havegivenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thetitheמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159, inreturnחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500for theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyserveעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647,evenאֶת־'et-H853theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22And henceforth thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808comeיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126nigh thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, lest theybearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399, anddieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23But theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shalldoוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and they shallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: it shall be astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, and among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shall havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24For thetitheמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theyofferיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311as anheaveתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159: therefore I havesaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto them, Among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shall havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26MoreoverH1696thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696unto theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When yetakeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643whichH834I havegivenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youH834from them for yourinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159, then ye shallofferוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311upH7311anheaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering of it for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, atitheמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27And yourheaveתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641offering shall bereckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803untoyouH4480, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of thewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651ye also shallofferתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311anheaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834yereceiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thereof ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29OutH4480ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605yourgiftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979ye shallofferתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311everyכָּל־kol-H3605heaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thebestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459thereof,evenH853the hallowedpartH4480thereofoutH4480of it.

30Therefore thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye heave thebestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459thereof from it, then it shall becountedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as theincreaseכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of the threshing-floor, and as theincreaseוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of thewinepressיָֽקֶב׃Ya.kevH3342.

31And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004: for it is yourrewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939inreturnחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500for yourserviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32And ye shallbearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399byreasonעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921of it, when ye have heaved from it thebestחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459thereof: and ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808profaneתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490theholyH6918things of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that yedieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

Commentaries on Numbers 18

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