Numbers 8
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וְזֶ֨הand thisמַעֲשֵׂ֤הwas the work ofהַמְּנֹרָה֙the lampstandמִקְשָׁ֣הhammered workזָהָ֔בgoldעַד־toיְרֵכָ֥הּbase itsעַד־toפִּרְחָ֖הּblossom itsמִקְשָׁ֣הwas hammered workהִ֑ואitכַּמַּרְאֶ֗הlike the appearanceאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֶרְאָ֤הhe had shownיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesכֵּ֥ןsoעָשָׂ֖הhe madeאֶת־obj.הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ פthe lampstand
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וְכֹֽה־and thusתַעֲשֶׂ֤הyou will doלָהֶם֙to the themלְטַֽהֲרָ֔םto purify themהַזֵּ֥הspatterעֲלֵיהֶ֖םon themמֵ֣יwater ofחַטָּ֑אתsin offeringוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּand they will cause to passתַ֙עַר֙a razorעַל־overכָּל־allבְּשָׂרָ֔םbody theirוְכִבְּס֥וּand they will washבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םclothes theirוְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ׃and they will purify themselves
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וְהַלְוִיִּם֙and the Levitesיִסְמְכ֣וּthey will layאֶת־obj.יְדֵיהֶ֔םhands theirעַ֖לonרֹ֣אשׁthe head ofהַפָּרִ֑יםthe young bullsוַ֠עֲשֵׂהand offerאֶת־obj.הָאֶחָ֨דthe oneחַטָּ֜אתa sin offeringוְאֶת־and obj.הָאֶחָ֤דthe oneעֹלָה֙a burnt offeringלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehלְכַפֵּ֖רto make atonementעַל־onהַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites
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כִּי֩forנְתֻנִ֨יםare assignedנְתֻנִ֥יםassignedהֵ֙מָּה֙theyלִ֔יto the meמִתּ֖וֹךְfrom amongבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelתַּחַת֩in place ofפִּטְרַ֨תthe firstborn ofכָּל־everyרֶ֜חֶםwombבְּכ֥וֹרthe firstborn ofכֹּל֙allמִבְּנֵ֣יfrom the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלָקַ֥חְתִּיI have takenאֹתָ֖םobj. themלִֽי׃for the myself
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כִּ֣יforלִ֤יbelongs to the meכָל־everyבְּכוֹר֙firstbornבִּבְנֵ֣יamong the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבָּאָדָ֖םamong the humankindוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הand among the livestockבְּי֗וֹםon the dayהַכֹּתִ֤יstruck Iכָל־everyבְּכוֹר֙firstbornבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיI set apartאֹתָ֖םobj. themלִֽי׃for the myself
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וָאֶתְּנָ֨הand I have given !אֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֜םthe Levitesנְתֻנִ֣ים׀given thingsלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןto Aaronוּלְבָנָ֗יוand to sons hisמִתּוֹךְ֮from amongבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelלַעֲבֹ֞דto serveאֶת־obj.עֲבֹדַ֤תthe service ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelבְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent ofמוֹעֵ֔דmeetingוּלְכַפֵּ֖רand to make atonementעַל־onבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְלֹ֨אand notיִהְיֶ֜הit will beבִּבְנֵ֤יamong the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelנֶ֔גֶףa plagueבְּגֶ֥שֶׁתwhen draw nearבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאֶל־toהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holy place
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he didמֹשֶׁ֧הMosesוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןand Aaronוְכָל־and allעֲדַ֥תthe congregation ofבְּנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלַלְוִיִּ֑םto the Levitesכְּ֠כֹלaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֨הhe had commandedיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁה֙Mosesלַלְוִיִּ֔םof the Levitesכֵּן־soעָשׂ֥וּthey didלָהֶ֖םto the themבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּand they purified themselvesהַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levitesוַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙and they washedבִּגְדֵיהֶ֔םclothes theirוַיָּ֨נֶףand he wavedאַהֲרֹ֥ןAaronאֹתָ֛םobj. themתְּנוּפָ֖הa wave-offeringלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיְכַפֵּ֧רand he made atonementעֲלֵיהֶ֛םon themאַהֲרֹ֖ןAaronלְטַהֲרָֽם׃to purify them
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וְאַחֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֞ןthusבָּ֣אוּthey wentהַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levitesלַעֲבֹ֤דto serveאֶת־obj.עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙service theirבְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent ofמוֹעֵ֔דmeetingלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeאַהֲרֹ֖ןAaronוְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeבָנָ֑יוsons hisכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asצִוָּ֨הhe had commandedיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁה֙Mosesעַל־onהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesכֵּ֖ןsoעָשׂ֥וּthey didלָהֶֽם׃ סto the them
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