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 was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “of”

Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

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

All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

Yahweh said to Moses, "Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “of”

You shall take the Levites for me (I am Yahweh) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel."

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”

All the firstborn males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “to”

Yahweh spoke to 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 Yahweh.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”

you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת (לַ) la. “for the”

and you shall give the money, with which the remainder of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons."

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

and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

"Take a census 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 who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

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

and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “<to> <the>”

"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.

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

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die."

לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

"Take a census 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 shall you number them; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work 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”