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 chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “of”

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, 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, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout 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 firstborn of the 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 the LORD) instead of all the firstborn 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 firstborn males by 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 spake unto Moses, saying,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”

Thou shalt even 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 to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

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

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed 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 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, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

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

From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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

And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly 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 his lamps, and his tongs, and his 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 vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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

And the LORD 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 when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, 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 perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

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