Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s speech to Moshe. יְהוָ֖ה … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן בָּ֣אוּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם לַעֲבֹ֤ד אֶת־עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד לִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י בָנָ֑יו כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּ֖ן עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶֽם׃ ס And after that, the Levites came to perform their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aharon and before his … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּ֨נֶף אַהֲרֹ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְטַהֲרָֽם׃ And the Levites purified themselves and washed their garments, and Aharon waved them as a wave offering before YHWH; and Aharon made atonement for them to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֧ה וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן וְכָל־עֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַלְוִיִּ֑ם כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם כֵּן־עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Moshe, Aharon, and all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el did to the Levites; according to all that YHWH had commanded Moshe concerning … Continue reading →

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֜ם נְתֻנִ֣ים לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּלְבָנָ֗יו מִתֹּוךְ֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לַעֲבֹ֞ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וּלְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֨א יִהְיֶ֜ה בִּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶ֔גֶף בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And I have given the Levites as wholly given to Aharon and to his sons from … Continue reading →

וָאֶקַּח֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם תַּ֥חַת כָּל־בְּכֹ֖ור בִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And I took the Levites instead of every firstborn among the children of Yisra’el.   Morphology וָאֶקַּח֙ (va-eqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And I … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לִ֤י כָל־בְּכֹור֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה בְּיֹ֗ום הַכֹּתִ֤י כָל־בְּכֹור֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם הִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי אֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ For all the firstborn among the children of Yisraʾel are Mine, both human and animal; on the day I struck all the firstborn in the … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ נְתֻנִ֨ים נְתֻנִ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ לִ֔י מִתֹּ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תַּחַת֩ פִּטְרַ֨ת כָּל־רֶ֜חֶם בְּכֹ֥ור כֹּל֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָקַ֥חְתִּי אֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Yisra’el, in place of all that opens the womb, the … Continue reading →

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ אֹתָ֔ם וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם תְּנוּפָֽה׃ And afterward, the Levites shall come to perform the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall purify them and wave them as a wave offering.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתֹּ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ And you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Yisra’el, and the Levites shall be Mine.   Morphology וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ (ve-hivdalta) – Root: בדל (b-d-l); Form: Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine … Continue reading →