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”

the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward;

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “of”

And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that dre

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 the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

And the LORD 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, even the LORD, 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 the LORD spoke 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, even the LORD'S.

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 they that remain over of them are 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 the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And the LORD spoke 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 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 set 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 tongs, 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 holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the camp is to set forward--after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. These t

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

And the LORD spoke 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 holy things as they are being covered, lest they die.'

לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the LORD spoke 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 service 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”