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Numbers 8:13-19

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.

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