Numbers 4

YHWH provides detailed instructions for the Levite clans regarding their specific duties in caring for and transporting the sacred objects and furnishings of the Tabernacle during the Israelites' wilderness journey.[1] The chapter outlines the responsibilities of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites in maintaining the holy sanctuary and its contents.

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Verse 7 וְ/עַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal And over and upon HC/R שֻׁלְחַ֣ן 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 shulechan the table extended table-surface HNcmsc הַ/פָּנִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 hapanim of the Presence the face HTd/Ncbpa יִפְרְשׂוּ֮ 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 yiferesu they shall spread they will spread out HVqi3mp בֶּ֣גֶד 𐤁𐤂𐤃 beged a cloth garment of HNcmsc תְּכֵלֶת֒ 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤕 tekhelet of blue blue-violet sacred dye HNcfsa וְ/נָתְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 venatenu And they shall put and they gave HC/Vqq3cp עָ֠לָי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon it upon him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/קְּעָרֹ֤ת 𐤄/𐤒𐤏𐤓𐤕 haqearot the plates the cut-out bowls HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/כַּפֹּת֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤐𐤕 hakapot the dishes the curved hollows HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/מְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤕 hamenaqiyot the bowls the purification basins HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [et] and object-marker HC/To קְשׂ֣וֹת 𐤒𐤔𐤅𐤕 qesot the pitchers rounded liquid-jugs of HNcfpc הַ/נָּ֑סֶךְ 𐤄/𐤍𐤎𐤊 hanasekhe for the drink offering the poured-out offering HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֶ֥חֶם 𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤌 velechem and bread bread HC/Ncbsc הַ/תָּמִ֖יד 𐤄/𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 hatamid the continual the continual-regularity HTd/Ncmsa עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 upon it upon him HR/Sp3ms יִהְיֶֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms
Verse 9 וְ/לָקְח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 velaqechu And they shall take and they took HC/Vqq3cp בֶּ֣גֶד 𐤁𐤂𐤃 beged a cloth garment of HNcmsc תְּכֵ֗לֶת 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤕 tekhelet of blue blue-violet sacred dye HNcfsa וְ/כִסּ֞וּ 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤅 vekhisu and cover and they covered over HC/Vpq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo מְנֹרַ֤ת 𐤌𐤍𐤓𐤕 menorat the lampstand lampstand of HNcfsc הַ/מָּאוֹר֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤓 hamaor for the light the luminary HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 neroteyha its lamps her lamps HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To מַלְקָחֶ֖י/הָ 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤉/𐤄 maleqacheyha its tongs her grasping-tongs HNcmdc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker HC/To מַחְתֹּתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤄 machetoteyha its trays her firepans HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of HNcmpc שַׁמְנָ֔/הּ 𐤔𐤌𐤍/𐤄 shamenah its oil her oil HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher with which that-which HTr יְשָׁרְתוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤅 yesharetu they minister they will minister HVpi3mp לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to it HR/Sp3fs בָּ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem with them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 14 וְ/נָתְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 venatenu and they shall put and they gave HC/Vqq3cp עָ֠לָי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כֵּלָ֞י/ו 𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 kelayv its utensils his implements HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤅 yesharetu they serve they will minister HVpi3mp עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 on it upon him HR/Sp3ms בָּ/הֶ֗ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem with them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מַּחְתֹּ֤ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕 hamachetot the firepans the coal-removal pans HTd/Ncfpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מִּזְלָגֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤋𐤂𐤕 hamizelagot the forks the pronged fleshhooks HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/יָּעִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌 hayaim the shovels the ash-scoops HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/מִּזְרָקֹ֔ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤕 hamizeraqot the basins the sprinkling-bowls HTd/Ncmpa כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley utensils of implements of HNcmpc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֑חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the sacrifice-place HTd/Ncmsa וּ/פָרְשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 ufaresu and they shall spread and they spread out HC/Vqq3cp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-3 over it upon him HR/Sp3ms כְּס֛וּי 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤉 kesuy a covering covering-of HNcmsc ע֥וֹר 𐤏𐤅𐤓 or of skin skin HNcmsc תַּ֖חַשׁ 𐤕𐤇𐤔 tachash durable tachash hide HNcmsa וְ/שָׂמ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅 vesamu and they shall put and they placed HC/Vqq3cp בַדָּֽי/ו 𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 vadayv its poles his poles HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 15 וְ/כִלָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤄 vekhilah and-when-they-have-finished and he brought to completion HC/Vpq3ms אַֽהֲרֹן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ֠/בָנָי/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and-his-sons his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לְ/כַסֹּ֨ת 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤕 lekhasot to-cover to thoroughly cover HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/קֹּ֜דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the-sanctuary the holiness HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of HNcmpc הַ/קֹּדֶשׁ֮ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh-2 the-sanctuary the holiness HTd/Ncmsa בִּ/נְסֹ֣עַ 𐤁/𐤍𐤎𐤏 binesoa in-setting-out in breaking camp HR/Vqc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the-camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and-after and after HC/R כֵ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 khen thus thus HD יָבֹ֤אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they-shall-come they come HVqi3mp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc קְהָת֙ 𐤒𐤄𐤕 qehat Kohath Qehath Qehat HNp לָ/שֵׂ֔את 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤕 laset to-bear to lift up HR/Vqc וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יִגְּע֥וּ 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤅 yigeu they-shall-touch they will touch HVqi3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/קֹּ֖דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh-3 the-holy-[thing] the holiness HTd/Ncmsa וָ/מֵ֑תוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅 vametu and-they-die and they died HC/Vqq3cp אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp מַשָּׂ֥א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa burden burden of HNcmsc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc קְהָ֖ת 𐤒𐤄𐤕 qehat-2 Kohath Qehath Qehat HNp בְּ/אֹ֥הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel in-tent-of in a tent HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵֽד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed meeting appointed time HNcmsa
Verse 16 וּ/פְקֻדַּ֞ת 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕 ufequdat and the oversight and oversight-of HC/Ncfsc אֶלְעָזָ֣ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon of Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa שֶׁ֤מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil HNcmsc הַ/מָּאוֹר֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤓 hamaor for the light the luminary HTd/Ncmsa וּ/קְטֹ֣רֶת 𐤅/𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 uqetoret and incense and incense of HC/Ncfsc הַ/סַּמִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤌𐤉𐤌 hasamim of the spices the aromatic spices HTd/Ncmpa וּ/מִנְחַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕 uminechat and the grain offering and apportioned-gift of HC/Ncfsc הַ/תָּמִ֖יד 𐤄/𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 hatamid continual the continual-regularity HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שֶׁ֣מֶן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍 veshemen and oil and rich oil HC/Ncmsc הַ/מִּשְׁחָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤄 hamishechah of anointing the anointing oil HTd/Ncfsa פְּקֻדַּ֗ת 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕 pequdat oversight appointed oversight of HNcfsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁכָּן֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 hamishekan the tabernacle the dwelling-place HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo therein HR/Sp3ms בְּ/קֹ֖דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤒𐤃𐤔 beqodesh in the holy place in holiness HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/כֵלָֽי/ו 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 uvekhelayv and its vessels and in his implements HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 26 וְ/אֵת֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker HC/To קַלְעֵ֨י 𐤒𐤋𐤏𐤉 qaleey hangings slung-hangings of HNcmpc הֶֽ/חָצֵ֜ר 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤓 hechatser of the court the enclosure HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and the and object-marker HC/To מָסַ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤎𐤊 masakhe screen screening curtain HNcmsc פֶּ֣תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach for the doorway opening-of HNcmsc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar of the gate gateway of HNcmsc הֶ/חָצֵ֗ר 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤓 hechatser-2 of the court the enclosure HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al around upon HR הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֤ן 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 hamishekan the tabernacle the dwelling-place HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and around and upon HC/R הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the sacrifice-place HTd/Ncmsa סָבִ֔יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv all around surrounding area HNcbsa וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and their and object-marker HC/To מֵֽיתְרֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 meytereyhem cords their tension-cords HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶֽת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and all and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כְּלֵ֖י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley utensils implements of HNcmpc עֲבֹדָתָ֑/ם 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam of their service their service-labor HNcfsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and all and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr יֵעָשֶׂ֛ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh is done it will be done HVNi3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp וְ/עָבָֽדוּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 veavadu they shall serve and they served HC/Vqq3cp
Verse 27 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at the command of upon HR פִּי֩ 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth mouth of HNcmsc אַהֲרֹ֨ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ/בָנָ֜י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms תִּהְיֶ֗ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh shall be you will become HVqi3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲבֹדַת֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service service-work of HNcfsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc הַ/גֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤉 hagereshuni of the Gershonites the Gershon-descendant the Gereshuni HTd/Ngmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc מַשָּׂאָ֔/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤀/𐤌 masaam their burdens their burden HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhol and for all and to the whole of HC/R/Ncmsc עֲבֹדָתָ֑/ם 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam their service their service-labor HNcfsc/Sp3mp וּ/פְקַדְתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤌 ufeqadetem and you shall appoint and you attended to HC/Vqq2mp עֲלֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem unto them toward them HR/Sp3mp בְּ/מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 bemishemeret in charge in a guarding-duty HR/Ncfsa אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc מַשָּׂאָֽ/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤀/𐤌 masaam-2 their burdens their burden HNcmsc/Sp3mp