Numbers 8

And spoke YHWH to Moses saying

1 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And spoke HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מֹשֶׁ֥ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp לֵּ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

Speak to Aaron and-say to-him in-your-setting-up [direct object marker] the-lamps toward opposite face-of the-lampstand shall-give-light seven the-lamps

2 דַּבֵּר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber Speak HVpv2ms אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אַהֲרֹ֔ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-say HC/Vqq2ms אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to-him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/הַעֲלֹֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤕/𐤊 behaalotekha in-your-setting-up HR/Vhc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/נֵּרֹ֔ת 𐤄/𐤍𐤓𐤕 hanerot the-lamps HTd/Ncmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward HR מוּל֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul opposite HR פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face-of HNcbpc הַ/מְּנוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤄 hamenorah the-lampstand HTd/Ncfsa יָאִ֖ירוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤅 yairu shall-give-light HVhi3mp שִׁבְעַ֥ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven HAcmsc הַ/נֵּרֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 hanerot-2 the-lamps HTd/Ncmpa

And he did so Aaron toward opposite the face of the lampstand he set up its lamps as he had commanded YHWH [direct object marker] Moses

3 וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And he did HC/Vqw3ms כֵּן֙ 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm אַהֲרֹ֔ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward HR מוּל֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul opposite HR פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face of HNcbpc הַ/מְּנוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤄 hamenorah the lampstand HTd/Ncfsa הֶעֱלָ֖ה 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 heelah he set up HVhp3ms נֵרֹתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤍𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 neroteyha its lamps HNcmpc/Sp3fs כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he had commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp

And this work the lampstand beaten work gold unto its shaft unto its flowers beaten work it according to the pattern which he showed YHWH (direct object marker) Moses so he made (direct object marker) the lampstand

4 וְ/זֶ֨ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh And this HC/Pdxms מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work HNcmsc הַ/מְּנֹרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤓𐤄 hamenorah the lampstand HTd/Ncfsa מִקְשָׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤄 miqeshah beaten work HNcfsa זָהָ֔ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold HNcmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad unto HR יְרֵכָ֥/הּ 𐤉𐤓𐤊/𐤄 yerekhah its shaft HNcfsc/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 unto HR פִּרְחָ֖/הּ 𐤐𐤓𐤇/𐤄 pirechah its flowers HNcmsc/Sp3fs מִקְשָׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤄 miqeshah-2 beaten work HNcfsa הִ֑וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it HPp3fs כַּ/מַּרְאֶ֗ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 kamareeh according to the pattern HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הֶרְאָ֤ה 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤄 hereah he showed HVhp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm עָשָׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he made HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) HTo הַ/מְּנֹרָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤓𐤄 hamenorah-2 the lampstand HTd/Ncfsa

And spoke YHWH to Moses saying

5 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And spoke HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מֹשֶׁ֥ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp לֵּ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

Take the Levites from-among children Israel and-cleanse them

6 קַ֚ח 𐤒𐤇 qach Take HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites HTd/Ngmpa מִ/תּ֖וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from-among HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וְ/טִהַרְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤕 vetihareta and-cleanse HC/Vpq2ms אֹתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp

and-thus you-shall-do to-them to-cleanse-them sprinkle upon-them water-of sin and-they-shall-cause-to-pass razor over all their-flesh and-they-shall-wash their-clothes and-they-shall-cleanse-themselves

7 וְ/כֹֽה 𐤅/𐤊𐤄 vekhoh and-thus HC/D תַעֲשֶׂ֤ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you-shall-do HVqi2ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them HR/Sp3mp לְ/טַֽהֲרָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓/𐤌 letaharam to-cleanse-them HR/Vpc/Sp3mp הַזֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤆𐤄 hazeh sprinkle HVhv2ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon-them HR/Sp3mp מֵ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) water-of HNcmpc חַטָּ֑את 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 chatat sin HNcfsa וְ/הֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅 veheeviru and-they-shall-cause-to-pass HC/Vhq3cp תַ֨עַר֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤓 taar razor HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc בְּשָׂרָ֔/ם 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤌 besaram their-flesh HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/כִבְּס֥וּ 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤎𐤅 vekhibesu and-they-shall-wash HC/Vpq3cp בִגְדֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vigedeyhem their-clothes HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/הִטֶּהָֽרוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤅 vehiteharu and-they-shall-cleanse-themselves HC/Vtq3cp

and they shall take young bull son of the herd and its grain offering fine flour mixed with oil and a bull second son of the herd you shall take for a sin offering

8 וְ/לָֽקְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 velaqechu and they shall take HC/Vqq3cp פַּ֣ר 𐤐𐤓 par young bull HNcmsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc בָּקָ֔ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar the herd HNcbsa וּ/מִנְחָת֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤅 uminechato and its grain offering HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms סֹ֖לֶת 𐤎𐤋𐤕 solet fine flour HNcfsa בְּלוּלָ֣ה 𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤄 belulah mixed HVqsfsa בַ/שָּׁ֑מֶן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍 vashamen with oil HRd/Ncmsa וּ/פַר 𐤅/𐤐𐤓 ufar and a bull HC/Ncmsa שֵׁנִ֥י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheni second HAomsa בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc בָּקָ֖ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar-2 the herd HNcbsa תִּקַּ֥ח 𐤕𐤒𐤇 tiqach you shall take HVqi2ms לְ/חַטָּֽאת 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 lechatat for a sin offering HR/Ncfsa

you shall bring the Levites before tent of meeting you shall assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel

9 וְ/הִקְרַבְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕 vehiqeraveta you shall bring HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites HTd/Ngmpa לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֑ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting HNcmsa וְ/הִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤕 vehiqehaleta you shall assemble HC/Vhq2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal whole HNcmsc עֲדַ֖ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation HNcfsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp

and-you-shall-bring-forward [direct object marker] the-Levites before YHWH and-they-shall-lay sons-of Israel [direct object marker] their-hands upon the-Levites

10 וְ/הִקְרַבְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕 vehiqeraveta and-you-shall-bring-forward HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the-Levites HTd/Ngmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וְ/סָמְכ֧וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤌𐤊𐤅 vesamekhu and-they-shall-lay HC/Vqq3cp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo יְדֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their-hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR הַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the-Levites HTd/Ngmpa

and shall wave Aaron [direct object marker] the Levites wave offering before YHWH from sons of Israel and they will be to serve [direct object marker] service YHWH

11 וְ/הֵנִיף֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤐 vehenif and shall wave HC/Vhq3ms אַהֲרֹ֨ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֤ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa תְּנוּפָה֙ 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 tenufah wave offering HNcfsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp מֵ/אֵ֖ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from HR/R בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וְ/הָי֕וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they will be HC/Vqq3cp לַ/עֲבֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to serve HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo עֲבֹדַ֥ת 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service HNcfsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp

and-the-Levites shall-lay-their-hands [direct-object-marker] their-hands on head the-bulls and-you-shall-make [direct-object-marker] the-one sin-offering and-[direct-object-marker] the-one burnt-offering to-YHWH to-make-atonement for the-Levites

12 וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and-the-Levites HC/Td/Ngmpa יִסְמְכ֣וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤌𐤊𐤅 yisemekhu shall-lay-their-hands HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] HTo יְדֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their-hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head HNcmsc הַ/פָּרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 haparim the-bulls HTd/Ncmpa וַ֠/עֲשֵׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 vaaseh and-you-shall-make HC/Vqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct-object-marker] HTo הָ/אֶחָ֨ד 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad Eka (Bemba) the-one HTd/Acmsa חַטָּ֜את 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 chatat sin-offering HNcfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct-object-marker] HC/To הָ/אֶחָ֤ד 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad-2 Eka (Bemba) the-one HTd/Acmsa עֹלָה֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤄 olah burnt-offering HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-YHWH HR/Np לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר 𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓 lekhaper to-make-atonement HR/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for HR הַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the-Levites HTd/Ngmpa

and you shall set [direct object marker] the Levites before Aaron and before his sons and you shall wave them wave offering to YHWH

13 וְ/הַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤕 vehaamadeta and you shall set HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before HC/R/Ncbpc בָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vanayv Bene (Bemba) his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/הֵנַפְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤐𐤕 vehenafeta and you shall wave HC/Vhq2ms אֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp תְּנוּפָ֖ה 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 tenufah wave offering HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np

and-you-shall-separate [direct object marker] the Levites from-among sons-of Israel and-they-shall-be to-me the Levites

14 וְ/הִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕 vehivedaleta and-you-shall-separate HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa מִ/תּ֖וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from-among HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וְ/הָ֥יוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-shall-be HC/Vqq3cp לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs הַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the Levites HTd/Ngmpa

and-after thus they-shall-come-in the-Levites to-serve [direct-object-marker] tent of-meeting and-you-shall-cleanse them and-you-shall-wave them wave-offering

15 וְ/אַֽחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and-after HC/R כֵן֙ 𐤊𐤍 khen thus HD יָבֹ֣אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they-shall-come-in HVqi3mp הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the-Levites HTd/Ngmpa לַ/עֲבֹ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to-serve HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] HTo אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֑ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of-meeting HNcmsa וְ/טִֽהַרְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤕 vetihareta and-you-shall-cleanse HC/Vpq2ms אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp וְ/הֵנַפְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤐𐤕 vehenafeta and-you-shall-wave HC/Vhq2ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam-2 them HTo/Sp3mp תְּנוּפָֽה 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 tenufah wave-offering HNcfsa

for given given they to me from among sons of Israel instead of opening of all womb firstborn all of sons of Israel I have taken them for me

16 כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC נְתֻנִ֨ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 netunim given HVqsmpa נְתֻנִ֥ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 netunim-2 given HVqsmpa הֵ֨מָּה֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they HPp3mp לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs מִ/תּ֖וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from among HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp תַּחַת֩ 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of HR פִּטְרַ֨ת 𐤐𐤈𐤓𐤕 piterat opening of HNcfsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc רֶ֜חֶם 𐤓𐤇𐤌 rechem womb HNcmsa בְּכ֥וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn HNcmsc כֹּל֙ 𐤊𐤋 kol all HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp לָקַ֥חְתִּי 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 laqacheti I have taken HVqp1cs אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 for me HR/Sp1cs

For to me every firstborn among the sons of Israel among men and among beasts on day that I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself

17 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal every HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn HNcmsa בִּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) among the sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp בָּ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 baadam among men HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvabehemah and among beasts HC/Rd/Ncfsa בְּ/י֗וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day HR/Ncmsc הַכֹּתִ֤/י 𐤄𐤊𐤕/𐤉 hakoti that I struck HVhc/Sp1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal-2 every HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 firstborn HNcmsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land of HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt HNp הִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤕𐤉 hiqedasheti I sanctified HVhp1cs אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 for myself HR/Sp1cs

and I have taken [direct object marker] the Levites instead of all firstborn of the sons of Israel

18 וָ/אֶקַּח֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤇 vaeqach and I have taken HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc בְּכ֖וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn HNcmsa בִּ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from the midst of the sons of Israel to do the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the sons of Israel that not there be among the sons of Israel plague when approaching the sons of Israel to the sanctuary

19 וָ/אֶתְּנָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah And I have given HC/Vqw1cs/Sh אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites HTd/Ngmpa נְתֻנִ֣ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 netunim as a gift HVqsmpa לְ/אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 leaharon to Aaron HR/Np וּ/לְ/בָנָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 ulevanayv Bene (Bemba) and to his sons HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִ/תּוֹךְ֮ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp לַ/עֲבֹ֞ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to do HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the HTo עֲבֹדַ֤ת 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service of HNcfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp בְּ/אֹ֣הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel at the tent of HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed meeting HNcmsa וּ/לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓 ulekhaper and to make atonement HC/R/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-3 Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel HNp וְ/לֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo that not HC/Tn יִהְיֶ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there be HVqi3ms בִּ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) among the sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-4 Israel HNp נֶ֔גֶף 𐤍𐤂𐤐 negef plague HNcmsa בְּ/גֶ֥שֶׁת 𐤁/𐤂𐤔𐤕 begeshet when approaching HR/Vqc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-4 Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-5 Israel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/קֹּֽדֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the sanctuary HTd/Ncmsa

And did Moses and Aaron and all congregation of sons Israel to the Levites according to all that commanded YHWH (direct object marker) Moses concerning the Levites so did to them sons Israel

20 וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And did HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֧ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp וְ/אַהֲרֹ֛ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron HC/Np וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc עֲדַ֥ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation HNcfsc בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites HRd/Ngmpa כְּ֠/כֹל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses HNp לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim-2 concerning the Levites HRd/Ngmpa כֵּן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu did HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp

were purified the Levites and they washed their clothes and waved Aaron them as a wave offering before YHWH and made atonement for them Aaron to cleanse them

21 וַ/יִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 vayitechateu were purified HC/Vtw3mp הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa וַֽ/יְכַבְּסוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤁𐤎𐤅 vayekhabesu and they washed HC/Vpw3mp בִּגְדֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bigedeyhem their clothes HNcmpc/Sp3mp וַ/יָּ֨נֶף 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤐 vayanef and waved HC/Vhw3ms אַהֲרֹ֥ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp אֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp תְּנוּפָ֖ה 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 tenufah as a wave offering HNcfsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וַ/יְכַפֵּ֧ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤐𐤓 vayekhaper and made atonement HC/Vpw3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem for them HR/Sp3mp אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon-2 Aaron HNp לְ/טַהֲרָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓/𐤌 letaharam to cleanse them HR/Vpc/Sp3mp

and after that went in the Levites to do [direct object marker] their service in tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons as had commanded YHWH [direct object marker] Moses concerning the Levites so they did to them

22 וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and after HC/R כֵ֞ן 𐤊𐤍 khen that HD בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau went in HVqp3cp הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa לַ/עֲבֹ֤ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to do HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo עֲבֹֽדָתָ/ם֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam their service HNcfsc/Sp3mp בְּ/אֹ֣הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel in tent HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting HNcmsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before HC/R/Ncbpc בָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vanayv Bene (Bemba) his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah had commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning HR הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the Levites HTd/Ngmpa כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they did HVqp3cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp

And He spoke YHWH to Moses saying

23 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And He spoke HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מֹשֶׁ֥ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp לֵּ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

This that to the Levites from son-of five and-twenty year and-upward they-shall-enter to-perform-duty service in-the-service-of tent of meeting

24 זֹ֖את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot This HPdxfs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites HRd/Ngmpa מִ/בֶּן֩ 𐤌/𐤁𐤍 miben Bene (Bemba) from son-of HR/Ncmsc חָמֵ֨שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five HAcfsa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and-twenty HC/Acbpa שָׁנָה֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year HNcfsa וָ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 vamaelah and-upward HC/D/Sd יָבוֹא֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo they-shall-enter HVqi3ms לִ/צְבֹ֣א 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀 litsevo to-perform-duty HR/Vqc צָבָ֔א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tsava service HNcbsa בַּ/עֲבֹדַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 baavodat in-the-service-of HR/Ncfsc אֹ֥הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent HNcmsc מוֹעֵֽד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting HNcmsa

and-from-a-son fifty year he-shall-return from-the-host/army of-the-service and-not he-shall-serve anymore

25 וּ/מִ/בֶּן֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍 umiben Bene (Bemba) and-from-a-son HC/R/Ncmsc חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty HAcbpa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year HNcfsa יָשׁ֖וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv he-shall-return HVqi3ms מִ/צְּבָ֣א 𐤌/𐤑𐤁𐤀 mitseva from-the-host/army HR/Ncbsc הָ/עֲבֹדָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah of-the-service HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn יַעֲבֹ֖ד 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃 yaavod he-shall-serve HVqi3ms עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore HD

and minister to their brothers in tent of meeting to keep the guard and service not shall serve thus you shall do to the Levites in their duties

26 וְ/שֵׁרֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤕 vesheret and minister HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to HTo אֶחָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 echayv their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3ms בְּ/אֹ֤הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel in tent HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵד֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting HNcmsa לִ/שְׁמֹ֣ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep HR/Vqc מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret the guard HNcfsa וַ/עֲבֹדָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 vaavodah and service HC/Ncfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַעֲבֹ֑ד 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃 yaavod shall serve HVqi3ms כָּ֛כָה 𐤊𐤊𐤄 kakhah thus HD תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you shall do HVqi2ms לַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites HRd/Ngmpa בְּ/מִשְׁמְרֹתָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕/𐤌 bemishemerotam in their duties HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp

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