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Numbers 18:15-32

15Every thing thatopenethפֶּ֣טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרֶ֠חֶםRe.chemH7358in allfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320, which theybringיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, whether ofmenבָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.DamH120orbeastsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929, shall be thine: nevertheless thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shalt thousurelyפָּדֹ֣הpa.DohH6299redeemתִפְדֶּ֗הtif.DehH6299, and thefirstlingבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060ofuncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.MahH929shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

16And those that are to beredeemedוּפְדוּיָו֙u.fe.du.YavH6299from amonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299, according to thyestimationבְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔be.'Er.ke.khaH6187, for themoneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701offiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255, after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, which istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626.

17But thefirstlingבְּֽכוֹר־be.khor-H1060of acowשׁ֡וֹרShorH7794, or thefirstlingבְכ֨וֹרve.KhorH1060of asheepכֶּ֜שֶׂבKe.sevH3775, or thefirstlingבְכ֥וֹרve.KhorH1060of agoatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795, thou shalt notredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299; they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: thou shaltsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236theirbloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, and shaltburnתַּקְטִ֔ירtak.TirH6999theirfatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459for an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801, for asweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And thefleshוּבְשָׂרָ֖םu.ve.sa.RamH1320of them shall be thine, as thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֛הha.te.nu.FahH8573breastכַּחֲזֵ֧הka.cha.ZehH2373and as therightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225shoulderוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785are thine.

19All the heaveofferingsתְּרוּמֹ֣תte.ru.MotH8641of the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944, which thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478offerיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068, have Igivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414to thee, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, by astatuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: it is acovenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285ofsaltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to thee and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou shalt have noinheritanceתִנְחָ֔לtin.ChalH5157in theirlandבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776, neither shalt thou have anypartוְחֵ֕לֶקve.Che.lekH2506amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them: I am thypartחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506and thyinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And, behold, I havegivenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878all thetenthמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,forחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656which theyserveעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647, even theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Neither must thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478henceforthע֛וֹדodH5750comenearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, lest theybearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399, anddieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23But theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shalldoוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and they shallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: it shall be astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, thatamongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478theyhaveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24But thetithesמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which theyofferיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311as an heaveofferingתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881toinheritלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159: therefore I havesaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to them,Amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shallhaveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Thusspeakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696to theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When yetakeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thetithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643which I havegivenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you from them for yourinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159, then ye shallofferוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311up an heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of it for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, even atenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643part of thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27And this your heaveofferingתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641shall bereckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803to you, as though it were thegrainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715of thethreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637, and as thefulnessוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395of thewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Thus ye also shallofferתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068of all yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, which yereceiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414of them theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Out of all yourgiftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979ye shallofferתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311every heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, of all thebestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459of it, even the hallowedpartמִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹmik.de.ShoH4720from it.

30Therefore thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When ye haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311thebestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459of it, then it shall becountedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as theincreaseכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of thethreshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637, and as theincreaseוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of thewinepressיָֽקֶב׃Ya.kevH3342.

31And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in everyplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004: for it is yourrewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939forחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500yourserviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32And ye shallbearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375nosinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399by reason of it, when ye haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311from it thebestחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459of it: neither shall yepolluteתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490the holythingsקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, lest yedieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191.

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