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Numbers 3:6-38

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.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Numberפְּקֹד֙pe.KodH6485thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878after thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1, by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940: everymaleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145from amonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605shalt thounumberתִּפְקְדֵֽם׃tif.ke.DemH6485them.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485them according to thewordפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as he wascommandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

17And these were thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878by theirnamesבִּשְׁמֹתָ֑םbish.mo.TamH8034;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, andKohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

18And these are thenamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Libniלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH3845, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

19And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019, andIzeharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

20And thesonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249, andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187. These aretheהֵ֛םhemH1992familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881according to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.

21OfGershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648was thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of theLibnitesהַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.NiH3846, and thefamilyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theShimitesהַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'IH8097: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

22Those that werenumberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙pe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, according to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of all themalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, from amonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, even those that werenumberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them weresevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

23Thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shallencampיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

24And theheadוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of thefatherאָ֖ב'avH1of theGershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649shall beEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLaelלָאֵֽל׃la.'ElH3815.

25And thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150shall be thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908, and thetentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168, itscoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372and thehangingוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And thehangingsוְקַלְעֵ֣יve.kal.'EiH7050of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691, and thecurtainמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isaroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908, and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and thecordsמֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmei.ta.RavH4340of it for all theserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656of it.

27And ofKohathוְלִקְהָ֗תve.lik.HatH6955was thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of theAmramitesהַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ha.'am.ra.MiH6020, and thefamilyוּמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theIzharitesהַיִּצְהָרִ֔יhai.yitz.ha.RiH3325, and thefamilyוּמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙u.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theHebronitesהַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔יha.chev.ro.NiH2276, and thefamilyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theUzzielitesהָֽעָזִּיאֵלִ֑יha.'a.zi.'e.LiH5817: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִֽי׃ha.ke.ha.TiH6956.

28In thenumberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557of all themalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, from amonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, wereeightשְׁמֹנַ֤תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,keepingשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

29Thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955shallencampיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583on thesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southwardתֵּימָֽנָה׃tei.Ma.nahH8486.

30And theheadוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of thefatherאָ֖ב'avH1of thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956shall beElizaphanאֶלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃'u.zi.'ElH5816.

31And theirchargeוּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗םu.mish.mar.TamH4931shall be thearkהָאָרֹ֤ןha.'a.RonH727, and thetableוְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ve.ha.shul.ChanH7979, and thelampstandוְהַמְּנֹרָ֣הve.ha.me.no.RahH4501, and thealtarsוְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תve.ha.miz.be.ChotH4196, and thevesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944by which theyministerיְשָׁרְת֖וּye.sha.re.TuH8334, and thehangingוְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְve.Ha.ma.SakhH4539, and all theserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656of it.

32AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall bechiefוּנְשִׂיא֙u.ne.Si'H5387over theleadersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881, and have theoversightפְּקֻדַּ֕תpe.ku.DatH6486of them thatkeepשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

33OfMerariH4847was thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of theMahlitesהַמַּחְלִ֔יha.mach.LiH4250, and thefamilyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theMushitesהַמּוּשִׁ֑יha.mu.ShiH4188: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofMerariH4847.

34And those that werenumberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙u.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, according to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of all themalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, from amonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, weresixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and twohundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

35And theheadוּנְשִׂ֤יאu.ne.Si'H5387of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of thefatherאָב֙'avH1of thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940ofMerariH4847wasZurielצוּרִיאֵ֖לtzu.ri.'ElH6700thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbihailאֲבִיחָ֑יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32: these shallencampיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583on thesideיֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908northwardצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

36And under thecustodyוּפְקֻדַּ֣תu.fe.ku.DatH6486andchargeמִשְׁמֶרֶת֮mish.me.RetH4931of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֒me.ra.RiH4847shall be theboardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, and itsbarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280, and itspillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982, and itssocketsוַאֲדָנָ֑יוva.'a.da.NavH134, and all itsvesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627, and all theserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656concerning it,

37And thepillarsוְעַמֻּדֵ֧יve.'a.mu.DeiH5982aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439thecourtהֶחָצֵ֛רhe.cha.TzerH2691, and theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑םve.'ad.nei.HemH134, and theirpinsוִיתֵדֹתָ֖םvi.te.do.TamH3489, and theircordsוּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃u.Mei.te.rei.HemH4340.

38But those thatencampוְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.KanH4908toward theeastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, evenbeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdH4150eastwardמִזְרָ֜חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, shall beMosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.ShehH4872, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121,keepingשֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720for thechargeלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thestrangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that comethnearהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

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