Numbers 3

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וְאֵ֛לֶּהand these תּוֹלְדֹ֥תare the descendants of אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron וּמֹשֶׁ֑הand Moses בְּי֗וֹםon the day דִּבֶּ֧רwhen he spoke יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶת־with מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses בְּהַ֥רon the mountain of סִינָֽי׃Sinai

וְאֵ֛לֶּהand these שְׁמ֥וֹתare the names of בְּֽנֵי־the sons of אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron הַבְּכ֣וֹר׀the firstborn נָדָ֑בNadab וַאֲבִיה֕וּאand Abihu אֶלְעָזָ֖רEleazar וְאִיתָמָֽר׃and Ithamar

אֵ֗לֶּהthese שְׁמוֹת֙are the names of בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםthe anointed אֲשֶׁר־whom מִלֵּ֥אhe filled יָדָ֖םhand their לְכַהֵֽן׃to serve as priests

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

הַקְרֵב֙bring near אֶת־obj.מַטֵּ֣הthe tribe of לֵוִ֔יLevi וְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣and you will make stand אֹת֔וֹobj. it לִפְנֵ֖יto before אַהֲרֹ֣ןAaron הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priest וְשֵׁרְת֖וּand they will serve אֹתֽוֹ׃obj. him

וְשָׁמְר֣וּand they will keep אֶת־obj.מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹduty his וְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙the duty of כָּל־all הָ֣עֵדָ֔הthe congregation לִפְנֵ֖יto before אֹ֣הֶלthe tent of מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting לַעֲבֹ֖דby serving אֶת־obj.עֲבֹדַ֥תthe service of הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃the tabernacle

וְשָׁמְר֗וּand they will keep אֶֽת־obj.כָּל־all כְּלֵי֙the articles of אֹ֣הֶלthe tent of מוֹעֵ֔דmeeting וְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתthe duty of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael לַעֲבֹ֖דby serving אֶת־obj.עֲבֹדַ֥תthe service of הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃the tabernacle

וְנָתַתָּה֙and you will give אֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites לְאַהֲרֹ֖ןto Aaron וּלְבָנָ֑יוand to sons his נְתוּנִ֨םare assigned נְתוּנִ֥םassigned הֵ֙מָּה֙theyל֔וֹto the himמֵאֵ֖תfrom with בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וְאֶת־and obj.אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron וְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָיו֙sons his תִּפְקֹ֔דyou will appoint וְשָׁמְר֖וּand they will keep אֶת־obj.כְּהֻנָּתָ֑םpriesthood their וְהַזָּ֥רand the stranger הַקָּרֵ֖בthe approaching יוּמָֽת׃ פhe will be put to death

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

וַאֲנִ֞יand I הִנֵּ֧הhere!לָקַ֣חְתִּיI have taken אֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levites מִתּוֹךְ֙from among בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael תַּ֧חַתin place of כָּל־every בְּכ֛וֹרfirstborn פֶּ֥טֶרthe firstborn of רֶ֖חֶםa womb מִבְּנֵ֣יfrom the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְהָ֥יוּand they will belongלִ֖יto the meהַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites

כִּ֣יforלִי֮belongs to the meכָּל־every בְּכוֹר֒firstborn בְּיוֹם֩on the day הַכֹּתִ֨יstruck I כָל־every בְּכ֜וֹרfirstborn בְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land of מִצְרַ֗יִםEgypt הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיI set apartלִ֤יfor the myselfכָל־every בְּכוֹר֙firstborn בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israel מֵאָדָ֖םfrom humankind עַד־unto בְּהֵמָ֑הlivestockלִ֥יto the meיִהְי֖וּthey will belong אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָֽה׃ סam Yahweh

וַיְדַבֵּ֤רand he spoke יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses בְּמִדְבַּ֥רin the wilderness of סִינַ֖יSinai לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

פְּקֹד֙enroll אֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֣יthe descendants of לֵוִ֔יLevi לְבֵ֥יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֖םancestors their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םto clans their כָּל־every זָכָ֛רmale מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֥דֶשׁa month וָמַ֖עְלָהand up -wards תִּפְקְדֵֽם׃you will enroll them

וַיִּפְקֹ֥דand he enrolled אֹתָ֛םobj. them מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses עַל־on פִּ֣יthe mouth of יְהוָ֑הYahweh כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as צֻוָּֽה׃he had been commanded

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־and they were אֵ֥לֶּהthese בְנֵֽי־the sons of לֵוִ֖יLevi בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑םby names their גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןGershon וּקְהָ֖תand Kohath וּמְרָרִֽי׃and Merari

וְאֵ֛לֶּהand these שְׁמ֥וֹתwere the names of בְּֽנֵי־the sons of גֵרְשׁ֖וֹןGershon לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םto clans their לִבְנִ֖יLibni וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃and Shimei

וּבְנֵ֥יand the sons of קְהָ֖תKohath לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םto clans their עַמְרָ֣םAmram וְיִצְהָ֔רand Izhar חֶבְר֖וֹןHebron וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃and Uzziel

וּבְנֵ֧יand the sons of מְרָרִ֛יMerari לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their מַחְלִ֣יMahli וּמוּשִׁ֑יand Mushi אֵ֥לֶּהthese הֵ֛םthey מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of הַלֵּוִ֖יthe Levites לְבֵ֥יתto the house of אֲבֹתָֽם׃ancestors their

לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןbelonged to Gershon מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙the clan of הַלִּבְנִ֔יthe Libnites וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתand the clan of הַשִּׁמְעִ֑יthe Shimeites אֵ֣לֶּהthese הֵ֔םthey מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תwere the clans of הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃the Gershonites

פְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙enrolled men their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of כָּל־every זָכָ֔רmale מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֖דֶשׁa month וָמָ֑עְלָהand up -wards פְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םenrolled men their שִׁבְעַ֥תwere seven אֲלָפִ֖יםthousands וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five מֵאֽוֹת׃hundreds

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תthe clans of הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יthe Gershonites אַחֲרֵ֧יbehind הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacle יַחֲנ֖וּthey will encamp יָֽמָּה׃west -ward

וּנְשִׂ֥יאand the leader of בֵֽית־the house of אָ֖בa father לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יof the Gershonites אֶלְיָסָ֖ףwas Eliasaph בֶּן־the son of לָאֵֽל׃Lael

וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתand the duty of בְּנֵֽי־the descendants of גֵרְשׁוֹן֙Gershon בְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent of מוֹעֵ֔דmeeting הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןwas the tabernacle וְהָאֹ֑הֶלand the tent מִכְסֵ֕הוּcovering its וּמָסַ֕ךְand the screen of פֶּ֖תַחthe entrance of אֹ֥הֶלthe tent of מוֹעֵֽד׃meeting

וְקַלְעֵ֣יand the curtains of הֶֽחָצֵ֗רthe courtyard וְאֶת־and obj.מָסַךְ֙the screen of פֶּ֣תַחthe entrance of הֶֽחָצֵ֔רthe courtyard אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich עַל־is at הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacle וְעַל־and at הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar סָבִ֑יבall around וְאֵת֙and obj.מֵֽיתָרָ֔יוropes its לְכֹ֖לfor all עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃service its

וְלִקְהָ֗תand belonged to Kohath מִשְׁפַּ֤חַתthe clan of הַֽעַמְרָמִי֙the Amramites וּמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתand the clan of הַיִּצְהָרִ֔יthe Izharites וּמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙and the clan of הַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔יthe Hebronites וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתand the clan of הָֽעָזִּיאֵלִ֑יthe Uzzielites אֵ֥לֶּהthese הֵ֖םthey מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of הַקְּהָתִֽי׃the Kohathites

בְּמִסְפַּר֙by the number of כָּל־every זָכָ֔רmale מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֖דֶשׁa month וָמָ֑עְלָהand up -wards שְׁמֹנַ֤תeight אֲלָפִים֙thousands וְשֵׁ֣שׁand six מֵא֔וֹתhundreds שֹׁמְרֵ֖יwere the keepers of מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתthe duty of הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holy place

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תthe clans of בְּנֵי־the descendants of קְהָ֖תKohath יַחֲנ֑וּthey will encamp עַ֛לat יֶ֥רֶךְthe side of הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןthe tabernacle תֵּימָֽנָה׃south -ward

וּנְשִׂ֥יאand the leader of בֵֽית־the house of אָ֖בa father לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תof the clans of הַקְּהָתִ֑יthe Kohathites אֶלִיצָפָ֖ןwas Elizaphan בֶּן־the son of עֻזִּיאֵֽל׃Uzziel

וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗םand duty their הָאָרֹ֤ןwas the ark וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙and the table וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣הand the lampstand וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תand the altars וּכְלֵ֣יand the equipments of הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holy place אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יְשָׁרְת֖וּthey will serveבָּהֶ֑םby the themוְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְand the screen וְכֹ֖לand all עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃service its

וּנְשִׂיא֙and the leader of נְשִׂיאֵ֣יthe leaders of הַלֵּוִ֔יthe Levites אֶלְעָזָ֖רwas Eleazar בֶּן־the son of אַהֲרֹ֣ןAaron הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priest פְּקֻדַּ֕תthe oversight of שֹׁמְרֵ֖יthe keepers of מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתthe duty of הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holy place

לִמְרָרִ֕יbelonged to Merari מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙the clan of הַמַּחְלִ֔יthe Mahlites וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתand the clan of הַמּוּשִׁ֑יthe Mushites אֵ֥לֶּהthese הֵ֖םthey מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of מְרָרִֽי׃the Merarites

וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙and enrolled men their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of כָּל־every זָכָ֔רmale מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֖דֶשׁa month וָמָ֑עְלָהand up -wards שֵׁ֥שֶׁתwere six אֲלָפִ֖יםthousands וּמָאתָֽיִם׃and two hundred

וּנְשִׂ֤יאand the leader of בֵֽית־the house of אָב֙a father לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תof the clans of מְרָרִ֔יthe Merarites צוּרִיאֵ֖לwas Zuriel בֶּן־the son of אֲבִיחָ֑יִלAbihail עַ֣לat יֶ֧רֶךְthe side of הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacle יַחֲנ֖וּthey will encamp צָפֹֽנָה׃north -ward

וּפְקֻדַּ֣תand the office of מִשְׁמֶרֶת֮the duty of בְּנֵ֣יthe descendants of מְרָרִי֒Merari קַרְשֵׁי֙was the frames of הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןthe tabernacle וּבְרִיחָ֖יוand bars its וְעַמֻּדָ֣יוand pillars its וַאֲדָנָ֑יוand bases its וְכָל־and all כֵּלָ֔יוarticles its וְכֹ֖לand all עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃service its

וְעַמֻּדֵ֧יand the pillars of הֶחָצֵ֛רthe courtyard סָבִ֖יבall around וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑םand bases their וִיתֵדֹתָ֖םand tent pegs their וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃and ropes their

כָּל־all פְּקוּדֵ֨יthose enrolled of הַלְוִיִּ֜םthe Levites אֲשֶׁר֩whom פָּקַ֨דhe enrolled מֹשֶׁ֧הMoses וְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄand Aaron עַל־on פִּ֥יthe mouth of יְהוָ֖הYahweh לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םto clans their כָּל־every זָכָר֙male מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֣דֶשׁa month וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards שְׁנַ֥יִםwere two וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםand twenty אָֽלֶף׃ סthousand

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֜הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses פְּקֹ֨דenroll כָּל־every בְּכֹ֤רfirstborn זָכָר֙male לִבְנֵ֣יof the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֖דֶשׁa month וָמָ֑עְלָהand up -wards וְשָׂ֕אand take אֵ֖תobj.מִסְפַּ֥רthe number of שְׁמֹתָֽם׃names their

וְלָקַחְתָּ֨and you will take אֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֥םthe Levitesלִי֙for the meאֲנִ֣יI יְהוָ֔הam Yahweh תַּ֥חַתin place of כָּל־every בְּכֹ֖רfirstborn בִּבְנֵ֣יamong the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְאֵת֙and obj.בֶּהֱמַ֣תthe livestock of הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites תַּ֣חַתin place of כָּל־every בְּכ֔וֹרfirstborn בְּבֶהֱמַ֖תamong the livestock of בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיִּפְקֹ֣דand he enrolled מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֹת֑וֹobj. him אֶֽת־obj.כָּל־every בְּכֹ֖רfirstborn בִּבְנֵ֥יamong the people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיְהִי֩and it was כָל־every בְּכ֨וֹרfirstborn זָכָ֜רmale בְּמִסְפַּ֥רby the number of שֵׁמ֛וֹתnames מִבֶּן־from a son of חֹ֥דֶשׁa month וָמַ֖עְלָהand up -wards לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םto enrolled men their שְׁנַ֤יִםwere two וְעֶשְׂרִים֙and twenty אֶ֔לֶףthousand שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthree וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםand seventy וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פand two hundred

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

קַ֣חtake אֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levites תַּ֤חַתin place of כָּל־every בְּכוֹר֙firstborn בִּבְנֵ֣יamong the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וְאֶת־and obj.בֶּהֱמַ֥תthe livestock of הַלְוִיִּ֖םthe Levites תַּ֣חַתin place of בְּהֶמְתָּ֑םlivestock their וְהָיוּ־and they will belongלִ֥יto the meהַלְוִיִּ֖םthe Levites אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָֽה׃am Yahweh

וְאֵת֙and obj.פְּדוּיֵ֣יthe ransoms of הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הthe three וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖יםand the seventy וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםand the two hundred הָעֹֽדְפִים֙who are in excess עַל־to הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites מִבְּכ֖וֹרof the firstborn of בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וְלָקַחְתָּ֗and you will take חֲמֵ֧שֶׁתfive חֲמֵ֛שֶׁתfive שְׁקָלִ֖יםshekels לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶתfor the head בְּשֶׁ֤קֶלby the shekel of הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙the holy place תִּקָּ֔חyou will take עֶשְׂרִ֥יםis twenty גֵּרָ֖הgerahs הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃the shekel

וְנָתַתָּ֣הand you will give הַכֶּ֔סֶףthe money לְאַהֲרֹ֖ןto Aaron וּלְבָנָ֑יוand to sons his פְּדוּיֵ֕יthe ransoms of הָעֹדְפִ֖יםthose who are in excessבָּהֶֽם׃among the them

וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses אֵ֖תobj.כֶּ֣סֶףthe money of הַפִּדְי֑וֹםthe ransom מֵאֵת֙from with הָעֹ֣דְפִ֔יםthose who were in excess עַ֖לto פְּדוּיֵ֥יthe ransoms of הַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites

מֵאֵ֗תfrom with בְּכ֛וֹרthe firstborn of בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael לָקַ֣חhe took אֶת־obj.הַכָּ֑סֶףthe money חֲמִשָּׁ֨הfive וְשִׁשִּׁ֜יםand sixty וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁand three מֵא֛וֹתhundreds וָאֶ֖לֶףand one thousand בְּשֶׁ֥קֶלby the shekel of הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holy place

וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gave מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses אֶת־obj.כֶּ֧סֶףthe money of הַפְּדוּיִ֛םthe ransoms לְאַהֲרֹ֥ןto Aaron וּלְבָנָ֖יוand to sons his עַל־on פִּ֣יthe mouth of יְהוָ֑הYahweh כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶת־obj.מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פMoses

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