Numbers 8

YHWH commands Moses to have Aaron light the lampstand to shine upon the shewbread, symbolizing God's constant blessing on the twelve tribes of Israel.[2] Moses dedicates the Levites to their service through sacrifice, with Levites required to retire at age fifty.[2]

Interlinear Text

Verse 19 וָ/אֶתְּנָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah And I have given and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa נְתֻנִ֣ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 netunim as a gift given ones HVqsmpa לְ/אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 leaharon to Aaron to Aharon to Aharon HR/Np וּ/לְ/בָנָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 ulevanayv Bene (Bemba) and to his sons and to his sons HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִ/תּוֹךְ֮ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the midst of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַ/עֲבֹ֞ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to do to serve HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo עֲבֹדַ֤ת 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service of service-work of HNcfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/אֹ֣הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel at the tent of in a tent HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed meeting appointed time HNcmsa וּ/לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓 ulekhaper and to make atonement and to wipe away HC/R/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-3 Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/לֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo that not and not HC/Tn יִהְיֶ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there be he will come to be HVqi3ms בִּ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) among the sons of sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-4 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp נֶ֔גֶף 𐤍𐤂𐤐 negef plague smiting blow HNcmsa בְּ/גֶ֥שֶׁת 𐤁/𐤂𐤔𐤕 begeshet when approaching in drawing near HR/Vqc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-4 Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-5 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/קֹּֽדֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the sanctuary the holiness HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 22 וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and after and after HC/R כֵ֞ן 𐤊𐤍 khen that thus HD בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau went in they came HVqp3cp הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa לַ/עֲבֹ֤ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to do to serve HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲבֹֽדָתָ/ם֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam their service their service-labor HNcfsc/Sp3mp בְּ/אֹ֣הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel in tent in a tent HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time HNcmsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc בָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vanayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah had commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim-2 the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they did they did HVqp3cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp