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Numbers 8:13-19

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.

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