Revised Version 1895

Numbers 8

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, When thou lightest thelampsהַנֵּרֹ֔תha.ne.RotH5216, thesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651lampsהַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ha.ne.RotH5216shallgiveיָאִ֖ירוּya.'I.ruH215lightH215infrontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the candlestick.

3AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651; helightedהֶעֱלָ֖הhe.'e.LahH5927thelampsנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereofsoH3651as togiveH6680light infrontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the candlestick, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4And this was theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of the candlestick, beatenworkH4639ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091; unto thebaseיְרֵכָ֥הּye.re.KhahH3409thereof, and unto theflowersפִּרְחָ֖הּpir.ChahH6525thereof, it was beatenworkH4639: according unto thepatternכַּמַּרְאֶ֗הka.mar.'EhH4758whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had shewedMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651hemadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213the candlestick.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Takeקַ֚חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andcleanseוְטִהַרְתָּ֖ve.ti.har.TaH2891them.

7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541shalt thoudoתַעֲשֶׂ֤הta.'a.SehH6213unto them, tocleanseH2891them: sprinkle thewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of expiationuponH5921them, and let them cause arazorתַ֙עַר֙ta.'arH8593topassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּve.he.'e.Vi.ruH5674overallכָּל־kol-H3605theirfleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320, and let themwashוְכִבְּס֥וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899, andcleanseH2891themselvesH2891.

8Then let themtakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock, anditsH3947mealוּמִנְחָת֔וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503offering,fineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withoilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081, andanotherשֵׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8145youngבֶן־ven-H1121bullock shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947for asinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403offering.

9And thou shaltpresentוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thou shaltassembleוְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ve.Hik.hal.taH6950thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10and thou shaltpresentוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shalllayוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

11andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallofferוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for awaveתְּנוּפָה֙te.nu.FahH8573offering, on the behalf of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they may be todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12And theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shalllayיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027uponH5921theheadsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullocks: andofferוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213thou the one for asinחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403offering, and theotherH259for aburntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offering, unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, tomakeH6213atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13And thou shaltsetוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440hissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121, andofferוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them for awaveתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Thusוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961shalt thouseparateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine.

15Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that shall theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881goיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935in todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the service of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thou shaltcleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them, andofferוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them for awaveתְּנוּפָֽה׃te.nu.FahH8573offering.

16For they arewhollyH5414givenH5414untomeH5414from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;insteadתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that openeth thewombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,evenכִּי֩kiH3588thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofallכֹּל֙kolH3605thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, have Itakenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them untomeH5414.

17ForallH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mine,bothH3605manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120andbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929: on thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that Ismoteהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221allH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714IsanctifiedH6942them formyselfH6942.

18And I havetakenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19And I havegivenH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881as agiftH5414toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, todoלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and tomakeH5414atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: that there benoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808plagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֤יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961nigh unto thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

20ThusH3651didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881: according untoallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872touching theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,soכֵּן־ken-H3651didעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto them.

21And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881purifiedלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891themselvesH2891fromsinוַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.te.'UH2398, and theywashedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.HemH899; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175offeredH8573them for awaveH8573offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175madeatonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722for them tocleanseH2891them.

22Andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatwentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881in todoH6213theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440hissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121: as theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerning theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,soH3651didH6213they unto them.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24This is thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongeth unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881: fromtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605they shallgoיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935in to waituponH935theserviceבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656in theworkH5656of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

25and from theageוּמִבֶּן֙u.mi.BenH1121offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they shall cease waiting upon theworkהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656, and shallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750;

26but shallministerוְשֵׁרֵ֨תve.she.RetH8334with theirbrethrenאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251in thetentבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104thechargeH4931, and shalldoH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808serviceוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602shalt thoudoH6213unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881touching their charges.

Commentaries on Numbers 8

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