Revised Version 1895

Numbers 4:2-15

2Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375thesumרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955from among thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviH3881, by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, by theirfathers’אֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

3fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605evenH5704untilH5704fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,allכָּל־kol-H3605thatenterH935uponH935theserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213theworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

4This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, about themostקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things:

5when thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264settethforwardH935,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175shallgoוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935in, and hissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121, and they shalltakeH935downוְהוֹרִ֕דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381theveilפָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of thescreenהַמָּסָ֑ךְha.ma.SakhH4539, andcoverוְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-H3680thearkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715with it:

6and shallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921acoveringכְּסוּי֙ke.SuiH3681of sealskin, and shallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּu.fa.re.SuH6566over it aclothבֶֽגֶד־ve.ged-H899allכְּלִ֛ילke.LilH3632ofblueתְּכֵ֖לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and shallputH5414in the staves thereof.

7Anduponוְעַ֣ל׀ve.'AlH5921thetableשֻׁלְחַ֣ןshul.ChanH7979of shewbread they shallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֮yif.re.SuH6566aclothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899ofblueתְּכֵלֶת֒te.khe.LetH8504, andputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414thereonעָ֠לָיו'A.lavH5921thedishesהַקְּעָרֹ֤תha.ke.'a.RotH7086, and thespoonsהַכַּפֹּת֙ha.ka.PotH3709, and thebowlsהַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תha.me.na.ki.YotH4518, and the cups to pouroutהַפָּנִ֗יםha.pa.NimH6440withal: and thecontinualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899shall bethereonעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921:

8and they shallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them aclothבֶּ֚גֶדBe.gedH899ofscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144, andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680thesameH853with acoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of sealskin, and shallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760in the staves thereof.

9And they shalltakeוְלָקְח֣וּ׀ve.la.ke.ChuH3947aclothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899ofblueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andcoverוְכִסּ֞וּve.khi.SuH3680the candlestick of thelightהַמָּאוֹר֙ha.ma.'OrH3974, anditsH3605lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216, anditsH3605tongsמַלְקָחֶ֖יהָmal.ka.Chei.haH4457, anditsH3605snuffdishes, andallH3605theoilשַׁמְנָ֔הּsham.NahH8081vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627thereof, wherewith theyministerיְשָׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334unto it:

10and they shallputוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414it andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכֵּלֶ֔יהָke.Lei.haH3627thereofwithinH5921acoveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of sealskin, and shallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414ituponH5921the frame.

11Anduponוְעַ֣ל׀ve.'AlH5921thegoldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196they shallspreadיִפְרְשׂוּ֙yif.re.SuH6566aclothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899ofblueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680it with acoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of sealskin, and shallputוְשָׂמ֖וּve.sa.MuH7760in the staves thereof:

12and they shalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֩ve.la.ke.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of ministry, wherewith theyministerיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334in thesanctuaryבַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944, andputוְנָֽתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414them in aclothבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899ofblueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andcoverוְכִסּ֣וּve.khi.SuH3680them with acoveringבְּמִכְסֵ֖הbe.mikh.SehH4372of sealskin, and shallputוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414them on the frame.

13And they shalltakeוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּve.di.she.NuH1878awayH1878theashesH1878from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566apurpleאַרְגָּמָֽן׃'ar.ga.ManH713clothבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899thereonעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921:

14and they shallputוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414uponעָ֠לָיו'A.lavH5921itallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכֵּלָ֞יוke.LavH3627thereof, wherewith theyministerיְֽשָׁרְת֧וּye.sha.re.TuH8334aboutעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921it, thefirepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֤תha.mach.TotH4289, the fleshhooks, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֣יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and the basons,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; and they shallspreadוּפָרְשׂ֣וּu.fa.re.SuH6566uponעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921it acoveringכְּס֛וּיke.SuiH3681of sealskin, andputH5414in the staves thereof.

15And whenAaronאַֽהֲרֹן־'a.ha.ron-H175and hissonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121havemadeH3605anendוְכִלָּ֣הve.khi.LahH3615ofcoveringלְכַסֹּ֨תle.kha.SotH3680thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, andallH3605thefurnitureכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha.ko.DeshH6944, as thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264is tosetבִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'H5265forwardH935;afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that, thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955shallcomeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935tobearלָשֵׂ֔אתla.SetH5375it: but they shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808touchיִגְּע֥וּyi.ge.'UH5060thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, lest theydieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428things are theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

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