Revised Version 1895

Numbers 4:21-33

21And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375thesumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648also, by theirfathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004, by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605untilעַ֛ד'adH5704fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thounumberתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them;allכָּל־kol-H3605thatenterH935in to waituponH935theserviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656, todoלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647theworkH5656in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649, inservingלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647and in bearing burdens:

25they shallbearוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375thecurtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908, and thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,itsH853coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372, and thecoveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of sealskin that isaboveH5921uponH5921it, and thescreenמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150;

26and thehangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691, and thescreenמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691,whichH834is by thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and by thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439aboutH5439, and theircordsמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, andwhatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605shall bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213with them, therein shall theyserveוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27At thecommandmentפִּי֩piH6310ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121shall beallכָּל־kol-H3605theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649, inallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirburdenמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853, and inallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656: and ye shallappointוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485unto them inchargeבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931allכָּל־kol-H3605theirburdenמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and theirchargeוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall beunderH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29As for thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, thou shaltnumberתִּפְקֹ֥דtif.KodH6485them by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, by theirfathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004;

30fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605evenוְעַ֛דve.'AdH5704untofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thounumberתִּפְקְדֵ֑םtif.ke.DemH6485them,everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that enterethuponהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656, todoלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647theworkH5656of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31And this is thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theirburdenמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853, according toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150; the boards of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and thepillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof, and thesocketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134thereof;

32and thepillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982of thecourtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691roundH5439aboutH5439, and theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'ad.nei.HemH134, and their pins, and theircordsוּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םu.Meit.rei.HemH4340, withallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirinstrumentsכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627, and withallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656: and bynameוּבְשֵׁמֹ֣תu.ve.she.MotH8034ye shallappointתִּפְקְד֔וּtif.ke.DuH6485theinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theirburdenמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,accordingH3027toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,underH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

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