Numbers 3

YHWH directs Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were excluded from the first census, and assigns each Levite clan specific areas of responsibility in maintaining and transporting the Tabernacle.[1] The Levites are designated to take the place of the firstborn sons of Israel in service to YHWH.[1]

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וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms נָדָ֣ב 𐤍𐤃𐤁 nadav Nadab Willing-One Nadav HNp וַ/אֲבִיה֣וּא 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀 vaavihu and Abihu My Father Is He and Avihu HC/Np לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּֽ/הַקְרִבָ/ם֩ 𐤁/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤌 behaqerivam when they offered in their bringing-near in their approaching HR/Vhc/Sp3mp אֵ֨שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa זָרָ֜ה 𐤆𐤓𐤄 zarah strange foreign foreign HAafsa לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/מִדְבַּ֣ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bemidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in grazing steppe in the wilderness HR/Ncmsc סִינַ֔י 𐤎𐤉𐤍𐤉 sinay of Sinai Sinai Sinay HNp וּ/בָנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 uvanim Bene (Bemba) and sons and sons and sons HC/Ncmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָי֣וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they were they were they were HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יְכַהֵ֤ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤄𐤍 vayekhahen and ministered and he served as priest and he served as priest HC/Vpw3ms אֶלְעָזָר֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp וְ/אִ֣יתָמָ֔ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤓 veitamar and Ithamar and Ithamar and Itamar HC/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in the presence of upon upon HR פְּנֵ֖י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney presence face of before the face of HNcbpc אַהֲרֹ֥ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp אֲבִי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem their father their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp
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וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And I and I and I HC/Pp1cs הִנֵּ֧ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm לָקַ֣חְתִּי 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 laqacheti I have taken I have taken I have taken HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa מִ/תּוֹךְ֙ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from among from the midst of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp תַּ֧חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of in place of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc בְּכ֛וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa פֶּ֥טֶר 𐤐𐤈𐤓 peter that opens womb-opener firstborn HNcmsc רֶ֖חֶם 𐤓𐤇𐤌 rechem the womb womb womb HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) among the sons of from sons of from sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הָ֥יוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they shall be and they became and they shall be HC/Vqq3cp לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to Me to me HR/Sp1cs הַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC לִ/י֮ 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֒ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa בְּ/יוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in-day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַכֹּתִ֨/י 𐤄𐤊𐤕/𐤉 hakoti my-striking my striking my striking HVhc/Sp1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc בְּכ֜וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in-land in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֗יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤕𐤉 hiqedasheti I-sanctified I set apart as holy I consecrated HVhp1cs לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to-me to me HR/Sp1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal-2 kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-3 bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np מֵ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam from-man from a human being from a human being HR/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to up to HR בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah beast land beast animal HNcfsa לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-3 to-me to me HR/Sp1cs יִהְי֖וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they-shall-be they will become they will be HVqi3mp אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/הַ/חֹנִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehachonim and-those-camping and the ones encamping and the ones encamping HC/Td/Vqrmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֡ן 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 hamishekan the-tabernacle the dwelling-place the dwelling-place HTd/Ncmsa קֵ֣דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward eastward HNcmsa/Sd לִ/פְנֵי֩ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc אֹֽהֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel the-tent portable tent-dwelling portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֨ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of-meeting appointed time appointed time HNcmsa מִזְרָ֜חָ/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerachah eastward sunrise-ward toward the east HNcmsa/Sd מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and-Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np וּ/בָנָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and-his-sons his sons his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 shomerim keeping guarding ones keeping ones HVqrmpa מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret charge guard-duty of duty of HNcfsc הַ/מִּקְדָּ֔שׁ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔 hamiqedash of-the-sanctuary the set-apart sanctuary the set-apart sanctuary HTd/Ncmsa לְ/מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 lemishemeret for-the-charge for guard-duty for guard-duty HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of-sons sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הַ/זָּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤆𐤓 vehazar and-the-stranger and the foreign one and the foreign one HC/Td/Aamsa הַ/קָּרֵ֖ב 𐤄/𐤒𐤓𐤁 haqarev the-approaching the near one the approaching one HTd/Aamsa יוּמָֽת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat shall-be-put-to-death he will be put to death he will be caused to die HVHi3ms
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כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) All entirety of all of HNcmsc פְּקוּדֵ֨י 𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤉 pequdey numbered accounted ones of accounted ones of HVqsmpc הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr פָּקַ֨ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 paqad numbered he attended to he attended to HVqp3ms מֹשֶׁ֧ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְׄ/אַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄ 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR פִּ֥י 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth mouth of mouth of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌 lemishepechotam according to their families to their joined clans to their joined clans HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc זָכָר֙ 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male male HAamsa מִ/בֶּן 𐤌/𐤁𐤍 miben Bene (Bemba) from a son from a son of from a son of HR/Ncmsc חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh mwenshi (Bemba) of month renewal-moon new-moon HNcmsa וָ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 vamaelah and upward and upward and above HC/D/Sd שְׁנַ֥יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two two HAcmda וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group thousand-group HAcbsa
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וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta and-you-shall-take and you took and you shall take HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֥ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li for-Me for me HR/Sp1cs אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead-of under; in place of in place of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc בְּכֹ֖ר 𐤁𐤊𐤓 bekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa בִּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) of-sons-of sons of sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-the and object-marker [·] HC/To בֶּהֱמַ֣ת 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 behemat livestock-of beast of animal of HNcfsc הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the-Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 instead-of under; in place of in place of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc בְּכ֔וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 bek-ore (Akan Twi) firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsa בְּ/בֶהֱמַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 bevehemat of-livestock-of beast of beast of HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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