וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר   4:1

Numb. 4:1    And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying,

נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי קְהָת מִתֹּוךְ בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם   4:2

Numb. 4:2    “Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi according to their families belonging to the house of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל־בָּא לַצָּבָא לַעֲשֹׂות מְלָאכָה בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד   4:3

Numb. 4:3    from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years, all entering to service of the things of workmanship in the tent of meeting.”

זֹאת עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵי־קְהָת בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים   4:4

Numb. 4:4    “This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting:  The holy of holy things.”

וּבָא אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו בִּנְסֹעַ הַמַּחֲנֶה וְהֹורִדוּ אֵת פָּרֹכֶת הַמָּסָךְ וְכִסּוּ־בָהּ אֵת אֲרֹן הָעֵדֻת   4:5

Numb. 4:5    “Upon the pulling out of the camp, then Aaron shall go in, with his sons, and they shall bring down the veil of the curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו כְּסוּי עֹור תַּחַשׁ וּפָרְשׂוּ בֶגֶד־כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת מִלְמָעְלָה וְשָׂמוּ בַּדָּיו   4:6

Numb. 4:6    and put a covering of badger skin over it, and spread a cloth totally of blue from over above it and set its staves.”

וְעַל שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו אֶת־הַקְּעָרֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּת וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִּיֹּת וְאֵת   4:7

קְשֹׂות הַנָּסֶךְ וְלֶחֶם הַתָּמִיד עָלָיו יִהְיֶה

Numb. 4:7    “And they shall spread a cloth of blue on the table of show bread and place the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the jars of pouring on it, and the bread shall be continually on it.”

וּפָרְשׂוּ עֲלֵיהֶם בֶּגֶד תֹּולַעַת שָׁנִי וְכִסּוּ אֹתֹו בְּמִכְסֵה עֹור תָּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ אֶת־בַּדָּיו   4:8

Numb. 4:8    “And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet stuff, and cover it with a covering of badger skin, and set its staves.”

וְלָקְחוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְכִסּוּ אֶת־מְנֹרַת הַמָּאֹור וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי   4:9

שַׁמְנָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרְתוּ־לָהּ בָּהֶם

Numb. 4:9    “And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lamp stand of light and its lamps and its tongs and its snuff dishes and all its vessels of oil with which they minister to it.”

וְנָתְנוּ אֹתָהּ וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶיהָ אֶל־מִכְסֵה עֹור תָּחַשׁ וְנָתְנוּ עַל־הַמֹּוט   4:10

Numb. 4:10  “And they shall put it and all its vessels in to a covering of badger skin and put on the yoke.

וְעַל מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְכִסּוּ אֹתֹו בְּמִכְסֵה עֹור תָּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ אֶת־בַּדָּיו   4:11

Numb. 4:11  “And over the altar of gold they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of badger skin and set its staves.”

וְלָקְחוּ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַשָּׁרֵת אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרְתוּ־בָם בַּקֹּדֶשׁ וְנָתְנוּ אֶל־בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְכִסּוּ אֹותָם בְּמִכְסֵה    4:12

עֹור תָּחַשׁ וְנָתְנוּ עַל־הַמֹּוט

Numb. 4:12  “And they shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they will minister in the sanctuary and put in to a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badger skin and put on the yoke.”

וְדִשְּׁנוּ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד אַרְגָּמָן   4:13

Numb. 4:13  “And they shall remove the altar and spread over it a cloth of purple.”

וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו אֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרְתוּ עָלָיו בָּהֶם אֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּת אֶת־הַמִּזְלָגֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־   4:14

הַמִּזְרָקֹת כֹּל כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו כְּסוּי עֹור תַּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ בַדָּיו

Numb. 4:14  “And they shall put on it all its articles with which they will minister on it, the fire pans, the flesh hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar, and shall spread over it a cover of badger skin, and set its staves.”

וְכִלָּה אַהֲרֹן־וּבָנָיו לְכַסֹּת אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּנְסֹעַ הַמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבֹאוּ    4:15

בְנֵי־קְהָת לָשֵׂאת וְלֹא־יִגְּעוּ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וָמֵתוּ אֵלֶּה מַשָּׂא בְנֵי־קְהָת בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד

Numb. 4:15  “When Aaron will finish, with his sons, covering the sanctuary and every article of the sanctuary for pulling out of the camp, then after this shall come the sons of Kohath to carry; but they must not come in contact with the sanctuary or they will die.  These are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.”

וּפְקֻדַּת אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן שֶׁמֶן הַמָּאֹור וּקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים וּמִנְחַת הַתָּמִיד וְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה   4:16

פְּקֻדַּת כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בֹּו בְּקֹדֶשׁ וּבְכֵלָיו

Numb. 4:16  “And the charge of Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, shall be the oil of the lamps and the sweet incense and the continual meal offering and the oil of anointing, the charge of all the Tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and among its articles.”

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר   4:17

Numb. 4:17  And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying,

אַל־תַּכְרִיתוּ אֶת־שֵׁבֶט מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִי מִתֹּוךְ הַלְוִיִּם   4:18

Numb. 4:18  “You shall not cut off the branch of the families of the Kohathite from the midst of the Levites.”

וְזֹאת עֲשׂוּ לָהֶם וְחָיוּ וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ בְּגִשְׁתָּם אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יָבֹאוּ וְשָׂמוּ אֹותָם אִישּׁ   4:19

אִישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָתֹו וְאֶל־מַשָּׂאֹו

Numb. 4:19  “But this do for them so they may live and not die:  Upon their approaching the holiest of holy things, Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them, each one over his service and to his burden.”

וְלֹא־יָבֹאוּ לִרְאֹות כְּבַלַּע אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וָמֵתוּ   4:20

Numb. 4:20  “But they shall not go in to look while he is covering anything that is holy, or they will die.”

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר   4:21

Numb. 4:21  And the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי גֵרְשֹׁון גַּם־הֵם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם   4:22

Numb. 4:22  “Take the sum of the sons of Gershon, also those belonging to the house of their fathers according to their families,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה עַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה תִּפְקֹד אֹותָם כָּל־הַבָּא לִצְבֹא צָבָא לַעֲבֹד עֲבֹדָה   4:23

בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד

Numb. 4:23  from age thirty years and up to age fifty years; you shall count them, all to be coming in to assemble the host to do service in the tent of meeting.”

זֹאת עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לַעֲבֹד וּלְמַשָּׂא   4:24

Numb. 4:24  “This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonite to service and to carry away.”

וְנָשְׂאוּ אֶת־יְרִיעֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־אֹהֶל מֹועֵד מִכְסֵהוּ וּמִכְסֵה הַתַּחַשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה וְאֶת־   4:25

מָסַךְ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מֹועֵד

Numb. 4:25  “So they shall carry the curtains of the Tabernacle and the tent of meeting, its covering and the covering of badger that is on it from above, and the covering of the entrance of the tent of meeting,

וְאֵת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר וְאֶת־מָסַךְ פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְעַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב וְאֵת   4:26

מֵיתְרֵיהֶם וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי עֲבֹדָתָם וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יֵעָשֶׂה לָהֶם וְעָבָדוּ

Numb. 4:26  and the curtains of the court and the screen of the opening of the gate of the court that are about the Tabernacle and about the altar all around and their cords, and all the implements of their service, and anything that may be made for them that they may use.”

עַל־פִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו תִּהְיֶה כָּל־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְכָל־מַשָּׂאָם וּלְכֹל עֲבֹדָתָם וּפְקַדְתֶּם עֲלֵהֶם   4:27

בְּמִשְׁמֶרֶת אֵת כָּל־מַשָּׂאָם

Numb. 4:27  “All the labor of the sons of the Gershonite shall be according to the word of Aaron and his sons, for their every burden and for all their ministry, and you shall appoint all their burden for them according to their duty.”

זֹאת עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּם בְּיַד אִיתָמָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן   4:28

Numb. 4:28  “This shall be the ministry of the families of the Gershonite in the tent of meeting, and their responsibilities shall be in the custody of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.”

בְּנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָם תִּפְקֹד אֹתָם   4:29

Numb. 4:29  “Of the sons of Merari, you shall count them according to their families belonging to the house of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה תִּפְקְדֵם כָּל־הַבָּא לַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל   4:30

מֹועֵד

Numb. 4:30  from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years; you shall count them all to be coming in to assemble to do the ministry of the tent of meeting.”

וְזֹאת מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָם לְכָל־עֲבֹדָתָם בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן וּבְרִיחָיו וְעַמּוּדָיו וַאֲדָנָיו   4:31

Numb. 4:31  “And this shall be the charge of their burden for all their service in the tent of meeting:  The boards of the Tabernacle and its bars and its columns and its sockets,

וְעַמּוּדֵי הֶחָצֵר סָבִיב וְאַדְנֵיהֶם וִיתֵדֹתָם וּמֵיתְרֵיהֶם לְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶם וּלְכֹל עֲבֹדָתָם וּבְשֵׁמֹת תִּפְקְדוּ אֶת־   4:32

כְּלֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָם

Numb. 4:32  and the columns of the courtyard all around and their sockets and their pins and their cords, with all their implements, and for all their service; and by names you shall assign things as a charge of carrying away.”

זֹאת עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי מְרָרִי לְכָל־עֲבֹדָתָם בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד בְּיַד אִיתָמָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן   4:33

Numb. 4:33  “This shall be the ministry of the families of the sons of Merari for all their service in the tent of meeting in the custody of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.”

וַיִּפְקֹד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּנְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה אֶת־בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וּלְבֵית אֲבֹתָם   4:34

Numb. 4:34  And Moses counted, with Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation, the sons of the Kohathite according to their families and belonging to the houses of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל־הַבָּא לַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹדָה בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד   4:35

Numb. 4:35  from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years all to be coming in to assemble to do ministry in the tent of meeting.

וַיִּהְיוּ פְקֻדֵיהֶם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם אַלְפַּיִם שְׁבַע מֵאֹות וַחֲמִשִּׁים   4:36

Numb. 4:36  And two thousand seven hundred and fifty were their numbered according to their families.

אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִי כָּל־הָעֹבֵד בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד אֲשֶׁר פָּקַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן עַל־פִּי יְהוָה    4:37

בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה

Numb. 4:37  These are the numbered of the families of the Kohathite of all to be ministering in the tent of meeting whom Moses had counted, with Aaron, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

וּפְקוּדֵי בְּנֵי גֵרְשֹׁון לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָם וּלְבֵית אֲבֹתָם   4:38

Numb. 4:38  And the counted of the sons of Gershon according to their families and belonging to the house of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל־הַבָּא לַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹדָה בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד   4:39

Numb. 4:39  from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years, of all to be coming in to assemble to serve in the tent of meeting,

וַיִּהְיוּ פְּקֻדֵיהֶם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם אַלְפַּיִם וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֹות וּשְׁלֹשִׁים   4:40

Numb. 4:40  and two thousand and six hundred and thirty were their numbers according to their families belonging to the house of their fathers.

אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי גֵרְשֹׁון כָּל־הָעֹבֵד בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד אֲשֶׁר פָּקַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן עַל־פִּי יְהוָה   4:41

Numb. 4:41  These are the numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon of all to be serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses counted, with Aaron, according to the word of the Lord.

וּפְקוּדֵי מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם   4:42

Numb. 4:42  And the counted of the families of the sons of Merari according to their families belonging to the house of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל־הַבָּא לַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹדָה בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד   4:43

Numb. 4:43  from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years, of all to be coming in to assemble for service in the tent of meeting,

וַיִּהְיוּ פְקֻדֵיהֶם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וּמָאתָיִם   4:44

Numb. 4:44  and three thousand and two hundred were their numbered according to their families.

אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֲשֶׁר פָּקַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן עַל־פִּי יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה   4:45

Numb. 4:45  These were the numbered of the families of the sons of Merari whom Moses counted, with Aaron, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

כָּל־הַפְּקֻדִים אֲשֶׁר פָּקַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּנְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וּלְבֵית אֲבֹתָם   4:46

Numb. 4:46  All who were numbered, whom Moses counted, with Aaron and the chiefs of Israel, were of the Levites, according to their families and belonging to the house of their fathers,

מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל־הַבָּא לַעֲבֹד עֲבֹדַת עֲבֹדָה וַעֲבֹדַת מַשָּׂא   4:47

בְּאֹהֶל מֹועֵד

Numb. 4:47  from age thirty years and up and to age fifty years, all to be coming in to do the work of the service and the labor of the burden in the tent of meeting,

וַיִּהְיוּ פְּקֻדֵיהֶם שְׁמֹנַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹות וּשְׁמֹנִים   4:48

Numb. 4:48  and their numbers were eight thousand and five hundred and eighty.

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עַל־פִּי יְהוָה פָּקַד אֹותָם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ אִישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָתֹו וְעַל־מַשָּׂאֹו וּפְקֻדָיו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה   4:49

אֶת־מֹשֶׁה

Numb. 4:49  According to the word of the Lord that the Lord had commanded Moses, He set them by the hand of Moses, each one for his service and for his burden and his charge.

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