Numbers

Chapter 8

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r yehva֖h 'el-moshshe֥h lּe'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses:

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּabּer֙ 'eֽl-'aharo֔n ve'amaretּa֖ 'ela֑yv bּeha'aloֽteka֙ 'et-hanּero֔t 'el-mul֙ pּene֣y hamּenora֔h ya'i֖yru shshibe'a֥t hanּerֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Speak to Aaron and tell him: 'When you set up the seven lamps, ensure they are positioned so their light shines forward, in front of the lampstand.' "

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֵלָ֑יו בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה יָאִ֖ירוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs kּen֙ 'aharo֔n 'el-mul֙ pּene֣y hamּenora֔h he'ela֖h nerote֑yha kּֽa'ashshe֛r tziua֥h yehva֖h 'et-moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Aaron did this; he set up the lamps so they faced forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה הֶעֱלָ֖ה נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veze֨h ma'ashse֤h hamּenorah֙ miqeshsha֣h zaha֔b 'ad-yereka֥hּ 'ad-pּirecha֖hּ miqeshsha֣h hi֑v kּamּare'e֗h 'ashshe֨r here'a֤h yehvah֙ 'et-moshshe֔h kּe֥n 'ashsa֖h 'et-hamּenoraֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The lampstand was made of hammered gold, from its base to its decorative flowers, following the exact pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

וְזֶ֨ה מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּנֹרָה֙ מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב עַד־יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖הּ מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r yehva֖h 'el-moshshe֥h lּe'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses:

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): qa֚ch 'et-haleviyּi֔m mitּ֖oke bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l vetiharetּa֖ 'otaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them ceremonially.

קַ֚ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ אֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekoֽh-ta'ashse֤h lahem֙ letֽahara֔m hazּe֥h 'aleyhe֖m me֣y chatּa֑'t vehe'ebi֤yru ta֨'ar֙ 'al-kּal-bּeshsara֔m vekibּes֥u bigedeyhe֖m vehitּehaֽru׃

Edified Edition (EDE)To cleanse them, you must do this: sprinkle the water of purification on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes to make themselves pure.

וְכֹֽה־תַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְטַֽהֲרָ֔ם הַזֵּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֵ֣י חַטָּ֑את וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ תַ֨עַר֙ עַל־כָּל־בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְכִבְּס֥וּ בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם וְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaֽqechu֙ pּa֣r bּen-bּaqa֔r uminechat֔o so֖let bּelula֣h bashshּa֑men upar-shsheni֥y ben-bּaqa֖r tּiqּa֥ch lechatּaֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They are to take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and you must take a second young bull for a sin offering.

וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֔ר וּמִנְחָת֔וֹ סֹ֖לֶת בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשָּׁ֑מֶן וּפַר־שֵׁנִ֥י בֶן־בָּקָ֖ר תִּקַּ֥ח לְחַטָּֽאת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehiqerabetּa֙ 'et-haleviyּi֔m lipene֖y 'o֣hel mo'e֑d vehi֨qehaletּa֔ 'eֽt-kּal-'ada֖t bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Bring the Levites to the front of the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole community of Israel.

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehiqerabetּa֥ 'et-haleviyּi֖m lipene֣y yehva֑h vesamek֧u beney-yishsera'e֛l 'et-yedeyhe֖m 'al-haleviyּiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Present the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veheniyp֩ 'aharo֨n 'et-haleviyּi֤m tּenupah֙ lipene֣y yehva֔h me'e֖t bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l vehay֕u la'abo֖d 'et-'aboda֥t yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Aaron shall then present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be dedicated to doing the work of the LORD.

וְהֵנִיף֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֤ם תְּנוּפָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָי֕וּ לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaleviyּim֙ yisemek֣u 'et-yedeyhe֔m 'a֖l ro֣'shsh hapּari֑ym va֠'ashseh 'et-ha'echa֨d chatּa֜'t ve'et-ha'echa֤d 'olah֙ laֽyhva֔h lekapּe֖r 'al-haleviyּiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ יִסְמְכ֣וּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הַפָּרִ֑ים וַ֠עֲשֵׂה אֶת־הָאֶחָ֨ד חַטָּ֜את וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֤ד עֹלָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaֽ'amadetּa֙ 'et-haleviyּi֔m lipene֥y 'aharo֖n velipene֣y bana֑yv vehenapetּa֥ 'ota֛m tּenupa֖h laֽyhvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and present them as a wave offering to the LORD.

וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י בָנָ֑יו וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehibedּaletּa֙ 'et-haleviyּi֔m mitּ֖oke bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l veha֥yu li֖y haleviyּiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will belong to me.

וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aֽcharey-ken֙ yabo֣'u haleviyּi֔m la'abo֖d 'et-'o֣hel mo'e֑d vetiֽharetּa֣ 'ota֔m vehenapetּa֥ 'ota֖m tּenupaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, the Levites may begin their work at the Tent of Meeting.

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ אֹתָ֔ם וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם תְּנוּפָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ netuni֨ym netuni֥ym he֨mּah֙ li֔y mitּ֖oke bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l tּachat֩ pּitera֨t kּal-re֜chem bּek֥or kּol֙ mibּene֣y yishsera'e֔l laqa֥chetּiy 'ota֖m liֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They are exclusively mine; I have taken them from among the Israelites in place of all the firstborn sons.

כִּי֩ נְתֻנִ֨ים נְתֻנִ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ לִ֔י מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תַּחַת֩ פִּטְרַ֨ת כָּל־רֶ֜חֶם בְּכ֥וֹר כֹּל֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָקַ֥חְתִּי אֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y li֤y kal-bּekor֙ bּibene֣y yishsera'e֔l bּa'ada֖m ubabּehema֑h bּey֗om hakּoti֤y kal-bּekor֙ bּe'e֣retz mitzera֔yim hiqedּa֥shshetּiy 'ota֖m liֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal, belongs to me. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt.

כִּ֣י לִ֤י כָל־בְּכוֹר֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה בְּי֗וֹם הַכֹּתִ֤י כָל־בְּכוֹר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם הִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי אֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'eqּach֙ 'et-haleviyּi֔m tּa֥chat kּal-bּek֖or bּibene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.

וָאֶקַּח֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם תַּ֥חַת כָּל־בְּכ֖וֹר בִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'etּena֨h 'et-haleviyּi֜m netuni֣ym ׀ le'aharo֣n ulebana֗yv mitּoke֮ bּene֣y yishsera'el֒ la'abo֞d 'et-'aboda֤t bּeneֽy-yishsera'el֙ bּe'o֣hel mo'e֔d ulekapּe֖r 'al-bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l velo֨ yiheye֜h bּibene֤y yishsera'el֙ ne֔gep bּege֥shshet bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֖l 'el-haqּoֽdeshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)From among the Israelites, I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons to do the work for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary."

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֜ם נְתֻנִ֣ים ׀ לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּלְבָנָ֗יו מִתּוֹךְ֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לַעֲבֹ֞ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וּלְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֨א יִהְיֶ֜ה בִּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶ֔גֶף בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'ashs moshshe֧h ve'aharo֛n vekal-'ada֥t bּeney-yishsera'e֖l laleviyּi֑m kּe֠kol 'ashsher-tziua֨h yehva֤h 'et-moshsheh֙ laleviyּi֔m kּen-'ashs֥u lahe֖m bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel did exactly what the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֧ה וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן וְכָל־עֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַלְוִיִּ֑ם כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּן־עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽtechatּe'֣u haleviyּi֗m vaֽyekabּesu֙ bּigedeyhe֔m vayּa֨nep 'aharo֥n 'ota֛m tּenupa֖h lipene֣y yehva֑h vayekapּe֧r 'aleyhe֛m 'aharo֖n letaharaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD and made atonement for them to cleanse them.

וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּ֨נֶף אַהֲרֹ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְטַהֲרָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'acharey-ke֞n bּa֣'u haleviyּi֗m la'abo֤d 'et-'aboֽdatam֙ bּe'o֣hel mo'e֔d lipene֥y 'aharo֖n velipene֣y bana֑yv kּa'ashsher֩ tziua֨h yehva֤h 'et-moshsheh֙ 'al-haleviyּi֔m kּe֖n 'ashs֥u laheֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)After that, the Levites entered the Tent of Meeting to do their work under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses.

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן בָּ֣אוּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם לַעֲבֹ֤ד אֶת־עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד לִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י בָנָ֑יו כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּ֖ן עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r yehva֖h 'el-moshshe֥h lּe'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses:

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zo֖'t 'ashshe֣r laleviyּi֑m mibּen֩ chame֨shsh ve'eshseri֤ym shshanah֙ vama֔'elah yabo'֙ litzebo֣ tzaba֔ bּa'aboda֖t 'o֥hel mo'eֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"This is the regulation for the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or older shall come to take part in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

זֹ֖את אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִבֶּן֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה יָבוֹא֙ לִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔א בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umibּen֙ chamishshּi֣ym shshana֔h yashsh֖ub mitzּeba֣ ha'aboda֑h velo֥ ya'abo֖d 'ֽod׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular work and serve no longer.

וּמִבֶּן֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב מִצְּבָ֣א הָעֲבֹדָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲבֹ֖ד עֽוֹד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshere֨t 'et-'echa֜yv bּe'o֤hel mo'ed֙ lishshemo֣r mishsheme֔ret va'aboda֖h lo֣ ya'abo֑d kּa֛kah tּa'ashse֥h laleviyּi֖m bּemishshemerotaֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)They may assist their brothers in the Tent of Meeting by performing various duties, but they are not to do the regular work themselves. This is how you are to assign the duties of the Levites."

וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת אֶת־אֶחָ֜יו בְּאֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣ר מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וַעֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַעֲבֹ֑ד כָּ֛כָה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃פ