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18:1 The work of priests and Levites

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18:14: Lev 27:28.

18 and_he/it _said YHWH to ʼAhₐron you and_sons_your and_family I _will _show_you(ms) with_you you _all _will _bear DOM the _guilt the_sanctuary and_you(ms) and_sons_your with_you you _all _will _bear DOM the _guilt priesthood_your _all’s.
2 And_also DOM brothers_your the _tribe of _Lēvīh the _tribe I _will _show_you(ms) bring _near with_you and_joined to_you and_assist_you and_you(ms) and_sons_your with_you to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tent the_transcript.
3 And_perform duties_you and_responsibility of _all the_tent only to the _equipment(s) the_sanctuary and_near/to the_altar not they _will _draw _near and_not they _will _die both they as _well _as you _all.
4 And_join to_you and_keep DOM the _duty of _the _tent of _meeting to_all/each/any/every the _service the_tent and_outsider not he _will _draw _near to_you _all.
5 And_keep DOM the _service the_sanctuary and_DOM the _service the_altar and_not it _will _be again severe _anger towards the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
6 And_I here I _have _taken DOM fellow_your _all’s the_Levites from_among the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_you _all a _gift [they _are]_assigned to/for_YHWH to_perform DOM the _service of _the _tent of _meeting.
7 And_you(ms) and_sons_your with_you you _all _will _keep DOM priesthood_your _all’s to/from_all/each/any/every (the)_matter the_altar and_for_and _from_inside of _the_curtain and_perform a _service of _a _gift I _give DOM priesthood_you _all and_the_outsider the_near he _will _be _put _to _death.
8 and_he/it _spoke YHWH to ʼAhₐron and_I here I _give to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _charge offerings_me to/from_all/each/any/every the _holy _gifts of _the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_yourself(m)[fn] given_them as_portion and_to_sons_your as_priestly _portion of _perpetuity.
9 This it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) from_sanctuary the_holy _things from the_fire every offering_theirs to/from_all/each/any/every grain _offering_theirs and_to/for_all sin _offering_theirs and_to/for_all guilt _offering_theirs which they _will _bring _back to_me [will _be]_a _holy _thing of _holy _things to/for_yourself(m) it and_for_sons_your.
10 In/on/at/with_most _holy _of the_holy _things eat_it every male he _will _eat DOM_him/it a _holy _thing it _will _be to_you.
11 And_this to_you the _contribution gifts_their to/from_all/each/any/every the _wave-offerings of _the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_yourself(m) given_them and_to_sons_your and_to_daughters_your with_you as_due of _perpetuity every clean _[person] in/on/at/with_house_your he _will _eat DOM_him/it.
12 All [the]_best of _[the]_fresh _oil and_all [the]_best of _[the]_new _wine and_grain firstfruits_their which they _will _give to/for_YHWH to/for_yourself(m) give_them.
13 [the]_first-fruits of _all that in/on/at/with_land_their which they _will _bring to/for_YHWH to/for_yourself(m) it _will _belong every clean _[person] in/on/at/with_house_your eat_it.
14 Every devoted _thing in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_yourself(m) it _will _belong.
15 Every firstborn of _a _womb to/from_all/each/any/every flesh which they _will _bring _near to/for_YHWH in/on/at/with_human and_on/over_cattle/livestock it _will _belong to_you only certainly _(redeem) you _will _redeem DOM the _firstborn the_humankind and_DOM the _firstborn the_cattle/livestock the_unclean you _will _redeem.
16 And_redemption_their from_son _of of _a _month you _will _redeem _[it] in/on/at/with_assessment_your [will _be]_silver five shekels in/on/at/with_shekel the_sanctuary [is]_twenty gerah[s] it.
17 Only [the]_firstborn of _a _cow or [the]_firstborn of _a _young _ram or [the]_firstborn of _a _goat not you _will _redeem [are]_holy _thing[s] they DOM blood_their you _will _sprinkle on the_altar and_DOM fat_their you _will _make _smoke a _fire _offering for_aroma of _soothing to/for_YHWH.
18 And_meat_their it _will _belong to_you like_breast the_wave _offering and_like_thigh the_right to/for_yourself(m) it _will _belong.
19 All the _contributions the_holy which they _will _offer _up the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_YHWH I _give to/for_yourself(m) and_to_sons_your and_to_daughters_your with_you as_due of _perpetuity [is]_a _covenant of _salt of _perpetuity it to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH to/for_yourself(m) and_for_offspring_your with_you.
20 And_he/it _said YHWH to ʼAhₐron in/on/at/with_land_their not you _will _have _an _inheritance and_portion not it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) in/on/at/with_them I portion_your and_inheritance_your in _the_middle the _people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

18:8 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

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The work of priests and Levites

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