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Numbers 3:40-51

40And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557allכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from amonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, andtakeוְשָׂ֕אve.Sa'H5375thenumberH4557of theirnamesשְׁמֹתָֽם׃she.mo.TamH8034.

41And thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881formeאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589(I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068)insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thecattleבֶּהֱמַ֣תbe.he.MatH929of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstlingsבְּכ֔וֹרbe.KhorH1060among thecattleבְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbe.ve.he.MatH929of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,allכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43AndallH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145according to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofnamesשֵׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034, from amonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, ofthoseH3605that werenumberedלִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, weretwentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505twoH8147hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and threescore and thirteen.

44And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thecattleבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadH8478of theircattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םbe.hem.TamH929: and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall bemineH8478; I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46And for the redemption of thetwoוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967and threescore and thirteen of thefirstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, which are over andaboveעַל־'al-H5921the number of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,

47thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apieceלַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538by the poll; after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them (theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626):

48and thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121.

49AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the redemption-money from them that were over andaboveעַ֖ל'alH5921them that were redeemed by theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

50from thefirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947he themoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701; athousandוָאֶ֖לֶףva.'E.lefH505threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255, after theshekelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944:

51andMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the redemption-money untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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