Revised Version 1895

Numbers 18:1-7

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.

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