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Numbers 18:1-8

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720: and thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of yourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2And thybrethrenאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251also of thetribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878, thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thou with thee, that they may bejoinedוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867to thee, andministerוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334to thee: but thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall ministerbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofwitnessהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thychargeמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931, and thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of all thetabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: only they shall not comenearיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126thevesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, that neither they, nor ye also,dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4And they shall bejoinedוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867to thee, andkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, for all theserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: and astrangerוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114shall not comenearיִקְרַ֥בyik.RavH7126to you.

5And ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: that there be nowrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110any more upon thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And I, behold, I havetakenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: to you they aregivenנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414as agiftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979for theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Therefore thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104your priest’sofficeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for everythingדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andwithinוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004theveilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532; and ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647: I havegivenאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414your priest’sofficeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550to you as aserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofgiftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979: and thestrangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that comethnearהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

8And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, Behold, I also havegivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of my heaveofferingsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641of all the hallowedthingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478; to thee have Igivenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them by reason of theanointingלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121, by anordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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