H9005–/ל–l

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

לִמְרָרִ֕י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “of”

And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת (לְ) le. “to”

All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “of”

And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel:

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”

And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “to”

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת (לַ) la. “for the”

and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן (לְ) le. “to”וּלְבָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “to”

and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן (לְ) le. “to”וּלְבָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

לַצָּבָ֔א (לַ) la. “for the”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “<to> <the>”

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

לְכַסֹּ֨ת (לְ) le. “to”לָשֵׂ֔את (לָ) la. “to”

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families;

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

לִצְבֹ֣א (לִ) li “to”לַעֲבֹ֥ד (לַ) la. “to”

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:

לַעֲבֹ֖ד (לַ) la. “to”וּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃ (לְ) le. “for”