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Numbers 8

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, When thoulightestבְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙be.ha.'a.lo.te.KhaH5927thelampsהַנֵּרֹ֔תha.ne.RotH5216, thesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651lampsהַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ha.ne.RotH5216shall givelightיָאִ֖ירוּya.'I.ruH215oppositeמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣יmul pe.NeiH6440 H4136thelampstandהַמְּנוֹרָ֔הha.me.no.RahH4501.

3AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so; helightedהֶעֱלָ֖הhe.'e.LahH5927itslampsנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216oppositeמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣יmul pe.NeiH4136 H6440thelampstandהַמְּנוֹרָ֔הha.me.no.RahH4501, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

4And thisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of thelampstandהַמְּנֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501was ofbeatenמִקְשָׁ֣הmik.ShahH4749goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, to itsshaftיְרֵכָ֥הּye.re.KhahH3409, to theflowersפִּרְחָ֖הּpir.ChahH6525of it, was beatenworkמִקְשָׁ֣הmik.ShahH4749: according to thepatternכַּמַּרְאֶ֗הka.mar.'EhH4758which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadshowedהֶרְאָ֤הher.'AhH7200Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, so hemadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thelampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ פha.me.no.RahH4501.

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

6Takeקַ֚חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andcleanseוְטִהַרְתָּ֖ve.ti.har.TaH2891them.

7And thus shalt thoudoתַעֲשֶׂ֤הta.'a.SehH6213to them, tocleanseלְטַֽהֲרָ֔םle.ta.ha.RamH2891them:Sprinkleהַזֵּ֥הha.ZehH5137waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofpurifyingחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403upon them, and let themshaveוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ תַ֙עַר֙ve.he.'e.Vi.ru ta.'arH8593 H5674all theirfleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320, and let themwashוְכִבְּס֥וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899, and so make themselvescleanוְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ׃ve.hi.te.Ha.ruH2891.

8Then let themtakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ayoungבֶּן־ בָּקָ֔רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241bullפַּ֣רparH6499with its meatofferingוּמִנְחָת֔וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503, even fineflourסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560mixedבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.LahH1101withoilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081, andanotherשֵׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8145youngבֶן־ בָּקָ֖רven- ba.KarH1121 H1241bullוּפַר־u.far-H6499shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947for a sinofferingלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.

9And thou shaltbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thou shaltgatherH6950the wholeassemblyעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6950:

10And thou shaltbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ve.hik.rav.TaH7126theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallputוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027upon theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

11AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallofferוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֤םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for anofferingתְּנוּפָה֙te.nu.FahH8573of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they mayexecuteלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12And theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881shalllayיִסְמְכ֣וּyis.me.KhuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027upon theheadsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thebullsהַפָּרִ֑יםha.pa.RimH6499: and thou shaltofferוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213theoneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259for a sinofferingחַטָּ֜אתcha.TatH2403, and theotherהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259for a burntofferingעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930, to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, to make anatonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

13And thou shaltsetוְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440hissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121, andofferוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them for anofferingתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Thus shalt thouseparateוְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ve.hiv.dal.TaH914theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shall be mine.

15Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that shall theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881goinיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to perform theserviceלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thou shaltcleanseוְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ve.ti.har.TaH2891them, andofferוְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ve.he.naf.TaH5130them for anofferingתְּנוּפָֽה׃te.nu.FahH8573.

16For they are whollygivenH5414to me fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; instead of such asopenפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363everywombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358, even instead of thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of all thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, have Itakenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947them to me.

17For all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060of thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mine, bothmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120andbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929: on thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that Ismoteהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221everyfirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Isanctifiedהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942them for myself.

18And I havetakenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881for all thefirstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19And I havegivenוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881as agiftנְתֻנִ֣ים׀ne.tu.NimH5414toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121fromamongמִתּוֹךְ֮mi.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, todoלַעֲבֹ֞דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֤ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and to make anatonementוּלְכַפֵּ֖רu.le.kha.PerH3722for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: that there may be noplagueנֶ֔גֶףNe.gefH5063among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֤יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comenearבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתbe.Ge.shetH5066to thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, and all thecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881according to all that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerning theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881, sodidעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to them.

21And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881werepurifiedוַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.te.'UH2398, and theywashedוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙vay.kha.be.SuH3526theirclothesבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םbig.dei.HemH899; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175offeredוַיָּ֨נֶףvai.Ya.nefH5130them as anofferingתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175made anatonementוַיְכַפֵּ֧רvay.kha.PerH3722for them tocleanseלְטַהֲרָֽם׃le.ta.ha.RamH2891them.

22Andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatwentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881in toperformלַעֲבֹ֤דla.'a.VodH5647theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440hissonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121: as theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872concerning theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, sodidעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213they to them.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24This is it that which pertaineth to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881: fromtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֩mi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605they shall goinיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935towaitלִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔אlitz.Vo' tza.Va'H6633 H6635upon theserviceבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

25And from theageוּמִבֶּן֙u.mi.BenH1121offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they shallceaseיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725waitingמִצְּבָ֣אmi.tze.Va'H6635upon theserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656of it, and shallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647no more:

26But shallministerוְשֵׁרֵ֨תve.she.RetH8334with theirbrethrenאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֤הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931, and shalldoיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647noserviceוַעֲבֹדָ֖הva.'a.vo.DahH5656. Thus shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881concerning theirchargeבְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ פbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931.

Commentaries on Numbers 8

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