H9001–/וַ–v

As the Lord had given orders to Moses, so they were numbered by him in the waste place of Sinai.

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

וַיִּהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,

וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

Were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

For the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.

וְחָנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

וְשָׁמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the children of Israel did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.

וְנָסַ֧ע (וְ) ve. “and”

So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיְכַהֵ֤ן (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

וְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁרְת֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;

וְשָׁמְר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.

וְשָׁמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.

וְנָתַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.

וְשָׁמְר֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

וְהָ֥יוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.

וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”