Revised Version 1895

Numbers 3:6-16

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3881nearH7126, andsetוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975thembeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, that they mayministerוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334unto him.

7And they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104hischargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8And they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thefurnitureכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9And thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּה֙ve.na.ta.TahH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121: they arewhollyנְתוּנִ֨םne.tu.NimH5414givenנְתוּנִ֥םne.tu.NimH5414unto him on the behalf of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And thou shaltappointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121, and they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104theirpriesthoodכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall beputיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12And I,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I havetakenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478insteadH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060that openeth thewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358among thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall bemineH8478:

13forallH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are mine; on thedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that Ismoteהַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.TiH5221allH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I hallowed untomeאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589allH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH3605manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: mine they shall be; I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Numberפְּקֹד֙pe.KodH6485thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviH3881by theirfathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004, by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145from amonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605shalt thounumberתִּפְקְדֵֽם׃tif.ke.DemH6485them.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485themaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as he wascommandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

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