H9003–/ב–b

In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.

בָּהֶ֑ם (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.

בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר (בְּ) be. “by”

And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.

בִּבְנֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “among”בְּבֶהֱמַ֖ת (בְּ) be. “among”

So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

בִּבְנֵ֥י (בִּ) bi “among”

Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (בְּ) be. “by”

Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

בִּבְנֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “among”

Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);

בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל (בְּ) be. “by”

And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”

From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל (בְּ) be. “by”

All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

בְּאֹ֥הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”

And this is to be the work of the sons of Kohath in connection with the most holy things.

בְּאֹ֣הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”

When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

בִּנְסֹ֣עַ (בִּ) bi “when”בָ֔הּ (בָ֔) Va “with <the>”

And over them they are to put a red cloth, covering it with a leather cover, and putting its rods in their places.

בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה (בְּ) be. “with”

And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.

בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה (בְּ) be. “with”

All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.

בָ֣ם (בָ֣) va “by <the>”בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה (בְּ) be. “with”

Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.

בָּהֶ֗ם (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.

בִּנְסֹ֣עַ (בִּ) bi “when”בְּאֹ֥הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”

And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “[is] in <the>”בְּקֹ֖דֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְכֵלָֽיו׃ (בְ) ve. “with”

But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם (בְּ) be. “when”

All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

בְּאֹ֥הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”

From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.

בְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת (בְּ) be. “<in>”

This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

בְּאֹ֣הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַד֙ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases;

בְּאֹ֣הֶל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.

וּבְשֵׁמֹ֣ת (בְ) ve. “by”