H9001–/וַ–v

Take the things from them, to be used for the work of the Tent of meeting; and give them to the Levites, to every man what is needed for his work.

וְהָי֕וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

And the chiefs gave an offering for the altar on the day when the holy oil was put on it; they made their offering before the altar.

וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקְרִ֧יבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, Let every chief on his day give his offering to make the altar holy.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he who made his offering on the first day was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.

וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.

וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִבְּס֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then let them take a young ox and its meal offering, crushed grain mixed with oil, and take another ox for a sin-offering.

וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And make the Levites come forward in front of the Tent of meeting, and let all the children of Israel come together:

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָמְכ֧וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Aaron is to give the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the children of Israel, so that they may do the Lord's work.

וְהֵנִיף֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָי֕וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the Levites are to be put before Aaron and his sons, to be offered as a wave offering to the Lord.

וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָ֥יוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

After that, the Levites will go in to do whatever has to be done in the Tent of meeting; you are to make them clean and give them as a wave offering.

וְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.

וָאֶקַּח֙ (וָ) va. “and”

And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy p

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”

All these things Moses and Aaron and the children of Israel did to the Levites; as the Lord gave orders to Moses about the Levites, so the children of Israel did.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And the Levites were made clean from sin, and their clothing was washed, and Aaron gave them for a wave offering before the Lord; and Aaron took away their sin and made them clean.

וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֨נֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.

וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”