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Numbers 4:17-49

17And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Cut ye notoffתַּכְרִ֕יתוּtakh.Ri.tuH3772thetribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19But thusdoעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213to them, that they mayliveוְחָיוּ֙ve.cha.YuH2421, and notdieיָמֻ֔תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, when theyapproachבְּגִשְׁתָּ֖םbe.gish.TamH5066to themostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121shall goinיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935, andappointוְשָׂמ֣וּve.sa.MuH7760themeveryאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376to hisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656and to hisburdenמַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ma.sa.'OH4853:

20But they shall not goinיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935toseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200when the holythingsהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944arecoveredכְּבַלַּ֥עke.va.La'H1104, lest theydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃ פva.Me.tuH4191.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Takeנָשֹׂ֗אna.So'H5375also thesumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, throughout thehousesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1, by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;

23Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605untilfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thounumberתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485them; all that enterinהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935toperformלִצְבֹ֣אlitz.Vo'H6633theserviceצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635, todoלַעֲבֹ֥דla.'a.VodH5647theworkעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

24This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֔ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649, toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647, and forburdensוּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃u.le.ma.Sa'H4853:

25And they shallbearוְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve.Na.se.'UH5375thecurtainsיְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'OtH3407of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908, and thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, itscoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372, and thecoveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of thebadgersהַתַּ֥חַשׁha.Ta.chashH8476’ skins that isaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon it, and thehangingמָסַ֔ךְma.SakhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26And thehangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691, and thehangingמָסַ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539for thedoorפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691, which isaroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ןha.mish.KanH4908and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, and theircordsמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔םmeit.rei.HemH4340, and all theinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, and all that ismadeיֵעָשֶׂ֛הye.'a.SehH6213for them: so shall theyserveוְעָבָֽדוּ׃ve.'a.Va.duH5647.

27At theappointmentפִּי֩piH6310ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121shall be all theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649, in all theirburdensמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853, and in all theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656: and ye shallappointוּפְקַדְתֶּ֤םu.fe.kad.TemH6485to them inchargeבְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתbe.mish.Me.retH4931all theirburdensמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

28This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and theirchargeוּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.TamH4931shall be under thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ פha.ko.HenH3548.

29As for thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, thou shaltnumberתִּפְקֹ֥דtif.KodH6485them after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, by thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1;

30Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֗עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shalt thounumberתִּפְקְדֵ֑םtif.ke.DemH6485them, every one thatenterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into theserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, todoלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647theworkעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

31And this is thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theirburdenמַשָּׂאָ֔םma.sa.'AmH4853, according to all theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150; theboardsקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, and itsbarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280, and itspillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982, and itssocketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134,

32And thepillarsוְעַמּוּדֵי֩ve.'a.mu.DeiH5982aroundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439thecourtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691, and theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'ad.nei.HemH134, and theirpinsוִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙vi.te.do.TamH3489, and theircordsוּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔םu.Meit.rei.HemH4340, with all theirinstrumentsכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627, and with all theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656: and bynameוּבְשֵׁמֹ֣תu.ve.she.MotH8034ye shallreckonתִּפְקְד֔וּtif.ke.DuH6485theinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theirburdenמַשָּׂאָֽם׃ma.sa.'AmH4853.

33This is theserviceעֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847, according to all theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֖ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, under thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofIthamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

34AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and thechiefוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, and after thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

35Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, every one thatenterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into theserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, for theworkלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

36And those that werenumberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were twothousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

37These were they that werenumberedפְקוּדֵי֙fe.ku.DeiH6485of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956, all that might doserviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

38And those that werenumberedוּפְקוּדֵ֖יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, throughout theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, and by thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

39Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, every one thatenterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into theserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, for theworkלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

40Even those that werenumberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485of them, throughout theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, by thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1, were twothousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃u.she.lo.ShimH7970.

41These are they that werenumberedפְקוּדֵ֗יfe.ku.DeiH6485of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹת֙mish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֔וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, of all that might doserviceהָעֹבֵ֖דha.'o.VedH5647in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485according to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And those that werenumberedוּפְקוּדֵ֕יu.fe.ku.DeiH6485of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, throughout theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, by thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

43Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, every one thatenterethהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935into theserviceלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, for theworkלַעֲבֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

44Even those that werenumberedפְקֻדֵיהֶ֖םfe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and twohundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

45These are those that werenumberedפְקוּדֵ֔יfe.ku.DeiH6485of thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485according to thewordפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

46All those that werenumberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and theleadersוּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יu.ne.si.'EiH5387ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485, after theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, and after thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1,

47Fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605even tofiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, every one thatcameהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935todoלַעֲבֹ֨דla.'a.VodH5647the service of theministryH5656, and theserviceH5656of theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

48Even those that werenumberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, wereeightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃u.she.mo.NimH8084.

49According to thecommandmentפִּ֨יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068they werenumberedפָּקַ֤דpa.KadH6485by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to hisserviceעֲבֹדָת֖וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656, and according to hisburdenמַשָּׂא֑וֹma.sa.'OH4853: thus were theynumberedוּפְקֻדָ֕יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485by him, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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