H9005–/ל–l

From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

לִמְרָרִ֕י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “of”

And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who com

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

All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

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

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “of”

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.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”

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.

לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “to”

And the Lord said to Moses,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

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.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”

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

לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת (לַ) la. “for the”

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

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

And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.

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

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

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

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

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

And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

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:

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “<to> <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.

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

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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;

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.

לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the Lord said to Moses,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

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

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

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

This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.

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