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Numbers 3:1-13

1These also are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2And these are thenamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175;Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070thefirstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.KhorH1060, andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499, andIthamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3These are thenamesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who wereanointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886, whom heconsecratedמִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖םmi.Le' ya.DamH4390 H3027to minister in the priest’sofficeלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547.

4AndNadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, when theyofferedבְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩be.hak.ri.VamH7126strangeזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, and they had nochildrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121: andEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385ministered in the priest’sofficeוַיְכַהֵ֤ןvay.kha.HenH3547in thesightפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofLeviH3878nearH7126, andpresentוְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975thembeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, that they mayministerוְשֵׁרְת֖וּve.she.re.TuH8334to him.

7And they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104hischargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the wholecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8And they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104all theinstrumentsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, todoלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9And thou shaltgiveH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121: they are whollygivenH5414to him out of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And thou shaltappointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121, and they shall waitonוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104their priest’sofficeכְּהֻנָּתָ֑םke.hu.na.TamH3550: and thestrangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that comethnearהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12And I, behold, I havetakenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478instead of all thefirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060thatopenethפֶּ֥טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358among thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: therefore theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine;

13Because all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060are mine; for on thedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that Ismoteהַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.TiH5221all thefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Ihallowedהִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942to me all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, bothmanמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: mine they shall be: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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