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First Portion Numbers Chapter 1 א ַו ְי ַד ֵ֨בּר ְי ָ ֧הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֛שׁה ְבּ ִמ ְד ַ ֥בּר ִס ַ ֖יני ְבּ ֣ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֑מוֹﬠד The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of .1 ְבּ ֶא ָח ֩ד ַל ֨חֹ ֶדשׁ ַה ֵשּׁ ִ֜ני ַבּ ָשָּׁ ֣נה ַה ֵשּׁ ִ֗נית ְל ֵצ ָ ֛אתם ֵמ ֶ ֥אֶרץ Meeting on the first day of the second month, in the second year ִמ ְצַ ֖ר ִים ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: .after the exodus from the land of Egypt, saying

ב ְשׂ ֗אוּ ֶאת־ר ֹא ֙שׁ ָכּל־ ֲﬠ ַ ֣דת ְבֵּ ֽני־ ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ,Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel .2 ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֔מוֹת ָכּל־ ָז ָ ֖כר ְל ֻג ְל ְגּ ָ ֽתם: by families following their fathers' houses; a head count of every male according to the number of their names.

ג ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ָכּל־יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֖בא ְבִּי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל From twenty years old and upwards, all who are fit to go out .3 ִתּ ְפ ְק ֥דוּ ֹא ָ ֛תם ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֖תם ַא ָ ֥תּה ְו ַ ֽא ֲהֽרֹן: to the army in Israel, you shall count them by their legions you and Aaron. ד ְו ִא ְתּ ֶ ֣כם ִֽי ְה֔יוּ ִ֥אישׁ ִ ֖אישׁ ַל ַמּ ֶ ֑טּה ִ ֛אישׁ ֥ר ֹאשׁ With you there shall be a man from each tribe, one who is .4 ְל ֵבית ֲ־אבֹ ָ ֖תיו ֽהוּא: .head of his father's house

ה ְו ֵ֨א ֶלּ ֙ה ְשׁ ֣מוֹת ָ ֽה ֲא ָנ ִ֔שׁים ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ַ ֽי ַﬠ ְמ ֖דוּ ִא ְתּ ֶ ֑כם ;These are the names of the men who shall stand with you .5

ִלְראוּ ֵ֕בן ֱא ִל ֖יצוּר ֶבּן־ ְשׁ ֵד ֽיאוּר: .for Reuben, Elitzur the son of Shedeur

ו ְל ִשׁ ְמ ֕עוֹן ְשׁ ֻ ֽל ִמ ֵ ֖יאל ֶבּן־ ִֽצוּרי ַשׁ ָ ֽדּי: .For Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai .6

ז ִֽל ָ֕יהוּדה ַנ ְח ֖שׁוֹן ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִֽמּ ָינָ ֽדב: .For Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab .7

ח ְלִ֨י ָשּׂ ָ֔שכר ְנ ַת ְנ ֵ ֖אל ֶבּן־ ָ ֽצוּﬠר: .For Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zu'ar .8

ט ִל ְז ֻ֕בוּלן ֱא ִל ָ ֖יאב ֶבּ ֵן־ח ֽן: .For Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon .9

י ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ֵ֔יוֹסף ְל ֶא ְפַ ֕ר ִים ֱא ִֽלי ָשׁ ָ ֖מע ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִמּ ֑יהוּד ִל ְמ ַנ ֶ֕שּׁה For the children of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama' the son .10

ַגּ ְמ ִל ֵ ֖יאל ֶבּ ְן־פּ ָד ֽהצוּר: .of 'Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamliel the son of Pedazur

יא ְל ִ֨ב ְנָי ִ֔מן ֲא ִב ָ ֖ידן ֶבּ ִן־גְּדעִֹֽני: .For Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni .11

יב ְל ָ֕דן ֲא ִח ֶ ֖יﬠ ֶזר ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִֽמּי ַשׁ ָ ֽדּי: .For Dan, Ahi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai .12

יג ְל ָא ֵ֕שׁר ַפּ ְג ִﬠ ֵ ֖יאל ֶבּן־ ָﬠ ְכָ ֽרן: .For Asher, Pag'iel the son of 'Ochran .13

יד ְל ָ֕גד ֶא ְל ָי ָ ֖סף ֶבּ ְן־דּ ֵ ֽעוּאל: .For Gad, Eliasaph the son of De'uel .14

טו ְל ַ֨נ ְפ ָתּ ִ֔לי ֲא ִח ַ ֖ירע ֶבּן־ ֵﬠ ָ ֽינ ן: .For Naphtali, Ahira' the son of 'Enan .15

טז ֵ֚א ֶלּה ְק ֵ ֣רוּאי (כתיב קריאי) ָ ֽה ֵﬠ ָ֔דה ְנ ִשׂ ֵ ֖יאי ַמ ֣טּוֹת These were the ones summoned by the congregation, the .16 ֲא ָ ֑בוֹתם ָרא ֵ ֛שׁי ַא ְל ֵ ֥פי ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֖אל ֵ ֽהם: princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are the heads of the thousands of Israel.

יז ַו ִיַּ ֥קּח מ ֶ ֖שׁה ְו ַ ֽא ֲה ֑רֹן ֵ֚את ָ ֽה ֲא ָנ ִ ֣שׁים ָה ֵ֔א ֶלּה ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר Then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were .17

ִנ ְקּ ֖בוּ ְבּ ֵשׁ ֽמוֹת: ,indicated by [their] names

יח ְו ֵ֨את ָכּ ָ ֽל־ה ֵﬠ ָ֜דה ִה ְק ִ֗הילוּ ְבּ ֶא ָח ֙ד ַל ֣חֹ ֶדשׁ ַה ֵשּׁ ִ֔ני and they assembled all the congregation on the first day of .18 ַו ִיּ ְתַ ֽי ְל ֥דוּ ַﬠ ִל־מ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗מוֹת the second month, and they declared their pedigrees according ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ֥רים ָשָׁ ֛נה ָו ַ ֖מ ְﬠ ָלה ְל ֻג ְל ְגּ ָ ֽתם: to their families according to their fathers' houses; according to the number of names, a head count of every male from twenty years old and upward.

יט ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֛שׁר ִצָ ֥וּה ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאת־מ ֶ ֑שׁה ַו ִיּ ְפ ְק ֵ ֖דם ְבּ ִמ ְד ַ ֥בּר As the Lord commanded Moses, so did he count them in .19

ִס ָ ֽיני: .the Sinai desert

Second Portion Numbers Chapter 1 כ ַוִֽיּ ְה֤יוּ ְבֵ ֽנ ְי־ראוּ ֵ ֙בן ְבּ ֣כֹר ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם This was [the sum of] the children of Reuben, the firstborn .20 ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֤פּר ֵשׁ ֙מוֹת ְל ֻג ְל ְגּ ָ֔תם of Israel, their descendants according to their families, according ָכּל־ ָז ָ֗כר ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

כא ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ְראוּ ֵ ֑בן ִשׁ ָ ֧שּׁה ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Reuben [were] forty six .21

ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, five hundred

כב ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִשׁ ְמ ֔עוֹן ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Simeon, their descendants according to their .22 families, according to their fathers' houses; his tally, according to ְפּ ֻק ָ֗דיו ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֤פּר ֵשׁ ֙מוֹת ְל ֻג ְל ְגּ ָ֔תם ָכּל־ ָז ָ֗כר ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

כג ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ִשׁ ְמ ֑ﬠוֹן ִתּ ְשׁ ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ,Those counted from the tribe of Simeon: fifty nine thousand .23

ְוּשׁ ֥לשׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .three hundred

כד ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָ֔גד ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Gad, their descendants according to their .24 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗מוֹת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

כה ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ָ ֑גד ֲח ִמ ָ ֤שּׁה ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִﬠי ֙ם ֶ֔א ֶלף ְו ֵ ֥שׁשׁ ,Those counted from the tribe of Gad: forty five thousand .25

ֵמ ֖אוֹת ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִֽשּׁים: .six hundred and fifty

כו ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְי ָ֔הוּדה ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Judah, their descendants according to their .26 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

כז ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ְי ָ ֑הוּדה ַאְר ָבּ ָ ֧ﬠה ְו ִשׁ ְב ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Judah: seventy four .27 ְו ֵ ֥שׁשׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, six hundred

כח ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִי ָשּׂ ָ֔שכר ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית Of the tribe of Issachar, their descendants according to their .28 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

כט ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ִי ָשּׂ ָ ֑שכר ַאְר ָבּ ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Issachar: fifty four .29

ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, four hundred

ל ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְז ֻ֔בוּלן ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Zebulun, their descendants according to their .30 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

לא ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ְז ֻ ֑בוּלן ִשׁ ְב ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Zebulun: fifty seven .31

ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, four hundred

לב ִל ְבֵ ֤ני ֵיוֹס ֙ף ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ֶא ְפַ ֔ר ִים ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם Of the children of Yosef: of the tribe of Ephraim, their .32 ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה descendants according to their families, according to their ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

לג ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ֶא ְפָ ֑ר ִים ַאְר ָבּ ִ֥ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ,Those counted from the tribe of Ephraim: forty thousand .33

ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .five hundred

לד ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְמ ַנ ֶ֔שּׁה ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Manasseh, their descendants according to .34 their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗מוֹת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

לה ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ְמ ַנ ֶ ֑שּׁה ְשַׁ ֧נ ִ ים ְוּשׁ ִ ֛לשׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Manasseh: thirty two .35

וּ ָמ ָ ֽאתִים: .thousand, two hundred

לו ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִב ְנָי ִ֔מן ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Benjamin, their descendants according to .36 their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

לז ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ִב ְנָי ִ ֑מן ֲח ִמ ָ ֧שּׁה ְוּשׁ ִ ֛לשׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Benjamin: thirty five .37

ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, four hundred

לח ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָ֔דן ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Dan, their descendants according to their .38 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא individual names of every male from twenty years old and ָצ ָ ֽבא: .upward, all who were fit to go out to the army

לט ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ָ ֑דן ְשַׁ ֧נ ִ ים ְו ִשׁ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְוּשׁ ַ ֥בע ,Those counted from the tribe of Dan: sixty two thousand .39

ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .seven hundred

מ ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָא ֵ֔שׁר ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Asher, their descendants according to their .40 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

מא ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ָא ֵ ֑שׁר ֶא ָ ֧חד ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ,Those counted from the tribe of Asher: forty one thousand .41

ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .five hundred

מב ְבֵּ ֣ני ַנ ְפ ָתּ ִ֔לי ֽתּ ְוֹלדֹ ָ ֥תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם Of the tribe of Naphtali, their descendants according to their .42 families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ֵשׁ ֗ ֹמת ִמ ֶ֨בּן ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ֖כֹּל יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֽבא: individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

מג ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֖יהם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ַנ ְפ ָתּ ִ ֑לי ְשׁ ָ ֧לשׁה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף Those counted from the tribe of Naphtali: fifty three .43

ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .thousand, four hundred

מד ֵ ֣א ֶלּה ַה ְפּ ֻק ִ֡דים ֲא ֶשׁ ֩ר ָפּ ַ֨קד מ ֶ ֤שׁה ְו ַ ֽא ֲה ֙רֹן ְוּנ ִשׂ ֵ ֣יאי These are the numbered ones, whom Moses and Aaron .44 ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ְשֵׁ ֥נים ָﬠ ָ ֖שׂר ִ ֑אישׁ ִֽאי ֶשׁ־א ָ ֥חד ְל ֵ ֽבית ֲ־אבֹ ָ ֖תיו [and the twelve princes of Israel counted each one [representing ָהֽיוּ: .his fathers' house

מה ַוִֽיּ ְה֛יוּ ָכּ ְל־פּ ֵ ֥קוּדי ְבֵ ֽני־ ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֖אל ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ִמ ֶ֨בּן All the children of Israel were counted according to their .45 ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֤רים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ָכּל־יֹ ֵ ֥צא ָצ ָ ֖בא ְבִּי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: fathers' houses, from twenty years and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.

מו ַוִֽיּ ְה ֙יוּ ָכּ ַל־ה ְפּ ֻק ִ֔דים ֵשׁ ֵשׁ־מ ֥אוֹת ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְוּשׁ ֣ל ֶשׁת The sum of all those who were counted: six hundred and .46

ֲא ָל ִ ֑פים ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֖אוֹת ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִֽשּׁים: .three thousand, five hundred and fifty

מז ְו ַ ֽה ְלִוִ ֖יּם ְל ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ֥ל ֹא ָה ְת ָ ֽפּ ְק ֖דוּ ְבּתוֹ ָ ֽכם: But the Levites, according to their father's tribe were not .47 numbered among them.

מח ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֥בּר ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ֵלּ ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses saying .48

מט ַ ֣א ֶאת ַ־מ ֵ ֤טּה ֵלִ ֙וי ֣ל ֹא ִת ְפ ֔קֹד ְו ֶאת־ר ֹא ָ ֖שׁם ֣ל ֹא Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall .49

ִת ָ ֑שּׂא ְבּ ֖תוֹ ְבֵּ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: .not reckon their sum among the children of Israel נ ְו ַא ָ֡תּה ַה ְפֵ ֣ קד ֶאת ַ ֽ־ה ְלִו ִיּ ֩ם ַﬠ ִל־מ ְשׁ ַ֨כּן ָ ֽה ֵﬠ ֻ֜דת ְו ַ ֣ﬠל But you shall appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the .50 Testimony, over all its vessels and over all that belong to it; they ָכּ ֵל־כּ ָל ֘יו ְו ַ ֣ﬠל ָכּ ֲל־א ֶשׁר־לוֹ֒ ֵ֜ה ָמּה ִי ְשׂ ֤אוּ ֶאת ַ־ה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֙כּן ְו ֶאת ָ־כּ ֵל־כּ ָ֔ליו ְו ֵ ֖הם ְי ָ ֽשְׁר ֻ ֑תהוּ ְו ָס ִ֥ביב ַל ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֖כּן ַ ֽי ֲח ֽנוּ: shall carry the Tabernacle and they shall minister to it, and they shall encamp around the Tabernacle.

נא וּ ִב ְנ ֣סֹ ַ ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ֗כּן ִ ֤יוֹרידוּ ֹא ֙תוֹ ַ ֽה ְלִוִ֔יּם וּ ַ ֽב ֲח ֹנ ֙ת When the Tabernacle is set to travel, the Levites shall .51 dismantle it; and when the Tabernacle camps, the Levites shall ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ֔כּן ָיִ֥ קימוּ ֹא ֖תוֹ ַ ֽה ְלִוִ ֑יּם ְו ַהָ ֥זּר ַה ָקֵּ ֖רב יוּ ָ ֽמת: erect it; any outsider [non Levite] who approaches shall be put to death.

נב ְו ָח ֖נוּ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ִ ֧אישׁ ַﬠ ַ ֽל־מ ֲחֵ ֛נהוּ ְו ִ֥אישׁ ַﬠ ִל־דּ ְג ֖לוֹ The children of Israel shall encamp, each man by his own .52

ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֽתם: .camp and each man by his division

נג ְו ַ ֽה ְלִוִ֗יּם ַ ֽי ֲח ֤נוּ ָס ִבי ֙ב ְל ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֣כּן ָ ֽה ֵﬠ ֻ֔דת ְול ֹא־ִֽי ְהֶי֣ה ֶ֔ק ֶצף The Levites shall encamp around the Mishkan of the .53 Testimony, so that there be no wrath upon the congregation of ַﬠל־ ֲﬠ ַ ֖דת ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְו ָ ֽשׁ ְמ ֙רוּ ַ ֽה ְלִוִ֔יּם ֶאת ִ־מ ְשׁ ֶ ֖מֶרת ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֥כּן ָ ֽה ֵﬠ ֽדוּת: the children of Israel and the Levites shall keep the charge of the Mishkan of the Testimony.

נד ַוַ ֽיּ ֲﬠ ֖שׂוּ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְ֠כּ ֠כֹל ֲא ֶ֨שׁר ִצָ ֧וּה ְי ָ ֛הוֹה And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord .54

ֶאת־מ ֶ ֖שׁה ֵ ֥כּן ָﬠ ֽשׂוּ: .had commanded Moses thus did they do Third Portion Numbers Chapter 2

א ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֣בּר ְי ָ ֔הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ְו ֶא ַ ֽל־א ֲה ֖רֹן ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: :God spoke to Moses and Aaron saying .1

ב ִ ֣אישׁ ַﬠ ִל־דּ ְג ֤לוֹ ְב ֹא ֹת ֙ת ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ֔תם ַ ֽי ֲח ֖נוּ ְבֵּ ֣ני The children of Israel shall encamp each man by his division .2 ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ִמ ֶ֕נּ ֶגד ָס ִ֥ביב ְל ֽ ֹא ֶה ֵ ֖ל־מוֹﬠד ַ ֽי ֲח ֽנוּ: with the flag staffs of their fathers' house; some distance from the Tent of Meeting they shall encamp.

ג ְו ַ ֽה ִחֹני ֙ם ֵ ֣ק ְד ָמה ִמְזָ ֔ר ָחה ֶ ֛דּ ֶגל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֥נה ְי ָ ֖הוּדה Those camping in front, to the east, were the legions under .3 ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְי ָ֔הוּדה ַנ ְח ֖שׁוֹן ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִֽמּ ָינָ ֽדב: the division of the camp of Judah. The prince of the children of Judah was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

ד ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ַאְר ָבּ ָ ֧ﬠה ְו ִשׁ ְב ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ֵ ֥שׁשׁ .His legion numbered seventy four thousand, six hundred .4

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

ה ְו ַ ֽה ִ֥חֹנים ָﬠ ָ ֖ליו ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ִי ָשּׂ ָ ֑שכר ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִי ָשּׂ ָ֔שכר Camping next to him, the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the .5

ְנ ַת ְנ ֵ ֖אל ֶבּן־ ָ ֽצוּﬠר: .children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zu'ar

ו ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפ ֻק ָ ֑דיו ַאְר ָבּ ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע .His legion numbered fifty four thousand, four hundred .6

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

ז ַמ ֵ ֖טּה ְז ֻ ֑בוּלן ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְז ֻ֔בוּלן ֱא ִל ָ ֖יאב ֶבּ ֵן־ח ֽן: Then] the tribe of Zebulun, and the prince of the children of] .7

Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

ח ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפ ֻק ָ ֑דיו ִשׁ ְב ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע .His legion numbered fifty seven thousand, four hundred .8

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

ט ָכּ ַל־ה ְפּ ֻק ִ֞דים ְל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֣נה ְי ָ֗הוּדה ְמ ַ֨את ֶ֜א ֶלף ְוּשׁ ֹמִ֥נים The total sum for the legions of Judah's camp was one .9 ֶ ֛א ֶלף ְו ֵ ֽשׁ ֶשׁת ֲ־א ָל ִ֥פים ְו ַאְר ַבּע ֵ־מ ֖אוֹת ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם ִֽראשָֹׁ ֖נה hundred and eighty six thousand, four hundred; these shall ִי ָ ֽסּעוּ: .journey first

י ֶ ֣דּ ֶגל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֧נה ְראוּ ֵ ֛בן ֵתּי ָ ֖מ ָנה ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני The legions under the division of the camp of Reuben were .10 ְראוּ ֵ֔בן ֱא ִל ֖יצוּר ֶבּן־ ְשׁ ֵד ֽיאוּר: to the south. The prince of the children of Reuben was Elitzur the son of Shedeur.

יא ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפ ֻק ָ ֑דיו ִשׁ ָ ֧שּׁה ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ .His legion numbered forty six thousand, five hundred .11

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

יב ְו ַ ֽה ִ֥חוֹנם ָﬠ ָ ֖ליו ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ִשׁ ְמ ֑ﬠוֹן ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִשׁ ְמ ֔עוֹן Camping next to him, the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the .12

ְשׁ ֻ ֽל ִמ ֵ ֖יאל ֶבּן־ ִֽצוּרי ַשׁ ָ ֽדּי: .children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai

יג ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ִתּ ְשׁ ָ ֧ﬠה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְוּשׁ ֥לשׁ .His legion numbered fifty nine thousand, three hundred .13

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

יד וּ ַמ ֵ ֖טּה ָ ֑גּד ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָ֔גד ֶא ְל ָי ָ ֖סף ֶבּ ְן־ר ֵ ֽעוּאל: Then] the tribe of Gad. The prince of the children of Gad] .14 was Eliasaph the son of Re'uel.

טו ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ֲח ִמ ָ ֤שּׁה ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִﬠי ֙ם ֶ֔א ֶלף ְו ֵ ֥שׁשׁ His legion numbered forty five thousand, six hundred and .15

ֵמ ֖אוֹת ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִֽשּׁים: .fifty

טז ָכּ ַל־ה ְפּ ֻק ִ֞דים ְל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֣נה ְראוּ ֵ֗בן ְמ ַ֨את ֶ֜א ֶלף ְו ֶא ָ֨חד The total sum for the legions of Reuben's camp was one .16 ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ֥שּׁים ֶ ֛א ֶלף ְו ַאְר ַבּע ֵ־מ ֥אוֹת ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֖שּׁים ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם hundred and fifty one thousand, four hundred and fifty; they shall ְוּשׁ ִנִ ֖יּם ִי ָ ֽסּעוּ: .be the second to set out

יז ְו ָנ ַ ֧סע ֽ ֹא ֶה ֵ ֛ל־מוֹﬠד ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֥נה ַ ֽה ְלִוִ ֖יּם ְבּ ֣תוֹ ַה ַ ֽמּ ֲח ֹ֑נת Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, [with] the Levite .17 ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֤שׁר ַ ֽי ֲח ֙נוּ ֵ ֣כּן ִי ָ֔סּעוּ ִ֥אישׁ ַﬠל־ ָי ֖דוֹ ְל ִד ְג ֵל ֶ ֽיהם: camp, in the center of the other camps. Just as they camp, so shall they travel, each man in his place, by their divisions. יח ֶ ֣דּ ֶגל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֥נה ֶא ְפַ ֛ר ִים ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֖תם ָ ֑י ָמּה ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני The legions under the division of the camp of Ephraim were .18 ֶא ְפַ ֔ר ִים ֱא ִֽלי ָשׁ ָ ֖מע ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִמּ ֽיהוּד: to the west. The prince of the children of Ephraim was Elishama'the son of 'Amihud.

יט ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ַאְר ָבּ ִ֥ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: .His legion numbered forty thousand, five hundred .19

כ ְו ָﬠ ָ ֖ליו ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ְמ ַנ ֶ ֑שּׁה ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ְמ ַנ ֶ֔שּׁה ַגּ ְמ ִל ֵ ֖יאל Next to him, the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the .20

ֶבּ ְן־פּ ָד ֽהצוּר: .children of Manasseh was Gamliel the son of Pedahzur

כא ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ְשַׁ ֧נ ִ ים ְוּשׁ ִ ֛לשׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף וּ ָמ ָ ֽאתִים: .His legion numbered thirty two thousand, two hundred .21

כב וּ ַמ ֵ ֖טּה ִבּ ְנָי ִ ֑מן ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ִב ְנָי ִ֔מן ֲא ִב ָ ֖ידן ֶבּ ִן־גְּדעִֹֽני: Then] the tribe of Benjamin. The prince of the children of] .22

Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gid'oni.

כג ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ֲח ִמ ָ ֧שּׁה ְוּשׁ ִ ֛לשׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע .His legion numbered thirty five thousand, four hundred .23

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

כד ָכּ ַל־ה ְפּ ֻק ִ֞דים ְל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֣נה ֶא ְפַ ֗ר ִים ְמ ַ ֥את ֶ ֛א ֶלף The total sum for the legions under the division of the camp .24 ְוּשׁ ֽ ֹמ ַנת ֲ־א ָל ִ֥פים וּ ֵמ ָ ֖אה ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם ְוּשׁ ִל ִ ֖שׁים ִי ָ ֽסּעוּ: ;of Ephraim was one hundred and eight thousand, one hundred they shall be the third to set out.

כה ֶ ֣דּ ֶגל ַ ֽמ ֲחֵ ֥נה ָ ֛דן ָצ ֖ ֹפ ָנה ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ ֑תם ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָ֔דן The legions under the division of the camp of Dan were to .25 ֲא ִח ֶ ֖יﬠ ֶזר ֶבּן־ ַﬠ ִֽמּי ַשׁ ָ ֽדּי: the north. The prince of the children of Dan was Ahi'ezer the son of Ammishaddai.

כו ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ְשַׁ ֧נ ִ ים ְו ִשׁ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְוּשׁ ַ ֥בע .His legion numbered sixty two thousand, seven hundred .26

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

כז ְו ַ ֽה ִ֥חֹנים ָﬠ ָ ֖ליו ַמ ֵ ֣טּה ָא ֵ ֑שׁר ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ָא ֵ֔שׁר Camping next to him was the tribe of Asher. The prince of .27

ַפּ ְג ִﬠ ֵ ֖יאל ֶבּן־ ָﬠ ְכָ ֽרן: .the children of Asher was Pag'iel the son of 'Ocran

כח ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ֶא ָ ֧חד ְו ַאְר ָבּ ִ ֛ﬠים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ .His legion numbered forty one thousand, five hundred .28

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

כט וּ ַמ ֵ ֖טּה ַנ ְפ ָתּ ִ ֑לי ְו ָנ ִשׂ ֙יא ִל ְבֵ ֣ני ַנ ְפ ָתּ ִ֔לי ֲא ִח ַ ֖ירע Then] the tribe of Naphtali. The prince of the children of] .29

ֶבּן־ ֵﬠ ָ ֽינ ן: .Naphtali was Ahira' the son of 'Enan

ל ְוּצ ָב ֖אוֹ וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ְשׁ ָ ֧לשׁה ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ַאְר ַ ֥בּע .His legion numbered fifty three thousand, four hundred .30

ֵמ ֽאוֹת:

לא ָכּ ַל־ה ְפּ ֻק ִדי ֙ם ְל ַ ֣מ ֲח ֵנה ָ֔דן ְמ ַ ֣את ֶ֗א ֶלף ְו ִשׁ ְב ָ ֧ﬠה The total sum for the legions under the division of the camp .31 ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִ ֛שּׁים ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְו ֵ ֣שׁשׁ ֵמ ֑אוֹת ָל ַ ֽא ֲחרָֹ ֥נה ִי ְס ֖ﬠוּ ְל ִד ְג ֵל ֶ ֽיהם: ;of Dan was one hundred and fifty seven thousand, six hundred they shall be the last to set out.

לב ֵ ֛א ֶלּה ְפּ ֵ ֥קוּדי ְבֵ ֽני־ ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֖אל ְל ֵ ֣בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֑תם ָכּ ְל־פּ ֵ ֤קוּדי These are the numbers of the Israelites according to their .32 ַה ַ ֽמּ ֲח ֹנ ֙ת ְל ִצ ְב ֹא ָ֔תם ֵשׁ ֵשׁ־מ ֥אוֹת ֶ֨א ֶל ֙ף ְוּשׁ ֣ל ֶשׁת ֲא ָל ִ֔פים fathers' houses. The total number of legions of the camps was ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֖אוֹת ַ ֽו ֲח ִמ ִֽשּׁים: .six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty

לג ְו ַ֨ה ְלִוִ֔יּם ֣ל ֹא ָה ְת ָ ֽפּ ְק ֔דוּ ְבּ ֖תוֹ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֛שׁר However, the Levites were not counted with the rest of the .33

ִצָ ֥וּה ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאת־מ ֶ ֽשׁה: .Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses

לד ַוַ ֽיּ ֲﬠ ֖שׂוּ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְ֠כּ ֠כֹל ֲא ֶשׁר־ ִצָ֨וּה ְי ָ ֜הוֹה ;The Israelites did all that the Lord had commanded Moses .34 ֶאת־מ ֶ֗שׁה ֵכּ ָן־ח ֤נוּ ְל ִד ְג ֵל ֶיה ֙ם ְו ֵ ֣כן ָנ ָ֔סעוּ ִ֥אישׁ they encamped by their divisions, and so did they journey each ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתיו ַﬠל־ ֵ ֥בּית ֲאבֹ ָ ֽתיו: .man with his family, according to his father's house

Fourth Portion Numbers Chapter 3 א ְו ֵ ֛א ֶלּה ֽתּ ְוֹל ֥דֹת ַ ֽא ֲה ֖רֹן וּמ ֶ ֑שׁה ְבּ֗יוֹם ִדּ ֶ ֧בּר ְי ָ ֛הוֹה These are the descendants of Aaron and Moses on the day .1

ֶאת־מ ֶ ֖שׁה ְבּ ַ ֥הר ִס ָ ֽיני: .that the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai

ב ְו ֵ ֛א ֶלּה ְשׁ ֥מוֹת ְבּ ֵנ ַ ֽי־א ֲה ֖רֹן ַה ְבּ ֣כֹר | ָנָ ֑דב ַ ֽו ֲא ִב ֕יהוּא These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the .2

ֶא ְל ָﬠָ ֖זר ְו ִֽאי ָת ָ ֽמר: .firstborn Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar

ג ֵ֗א ֶלּה ְשׁ ֙מוֹת ְבֵּ ֣ני ַ ֽא ֲה ֔רֹן ַה ֽכֹּ ֲהִ ֖נים ַה ְמּ ֻשׁ ִ ֑חים These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed .3

ֲא ֶשׁ ִר־מ ֵ ֥לּא ָי ָ ֖דם ְל ַכ ֵ ֽהן: .kohanim, whom he consecrated to serve as kohanim

ד ַוָיּ֣ ָמת ָנָ ֣דב ַ ֽו ֲא ִב ֣יהוּא ִל ְפֵ ֣ני ְי ָ ֡הוֹה ְבּ ַה ְקִר ָב ֩ם ֵ֨אשׁ ָזָ ֜רה Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they brought .4 alien fire before the Lord in the Sinai desert, and they had no ִל ְפֵ ֤ני ְי ָהוֹ ֙ה ְבּ ִמ ְד ַ ֣בּר ִס ַ֔יני וּ ָבִ ֖נים ֽל ֹא ָ־ה֣יוּ ָל ֶ ֑הם ַו ְי ַכ ֵ ֤הן ֶא ְל ָﬠ ָז ֙ר ְו ִ ֣אי ָת ָ֔מר ַﬠ ְל־פֵּ ֖ני ַ ֽא ֲה ֥רֹן ֲא ִב ֶ ֽיהם: children. Eleazar and Ithamar, however, served as kohanim in the presence of Aaron, their father.

ה ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֥בּר ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ֵלּ ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses saying .5

ו ַה ְקֵר ֙ב ֶאת ַ־מ ֵ ֣טּה ֵלִ֔וי ְו ַ ֽה ֲﬠ ַמ ְד ָ ֣תּ ֹא ֔תוֹ ִל ְפֵ ֖ני ַ ֽא ֲה ֣רֹן Bring forth the tribe of Levi and present them before Aaron .6 ַהכֹּ ֵ ֑הן ְו ֵ ֽשְׁר ֖תוּ ֹא ֽתוֹ: .the kohen, that they may serve him

ז ְו ָשׁ ְמ ֣רוּ ֶאת ִ־מ ְשׁ ַמְר ֗תּוֹ ְו ֶאת ִ־מ ְשׁ ֶ֨מֶר ֙ת ָכּ ָ ֣ל־ה ֵﬠ ָ֔דה They shall keep his charge and the charge of the entire .7 ִל ְפֵ ֖ני ֣ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֑מוֹﬠד ַ ֽל ֲﬠ ֖בֹד ֶאת־ ֲﬠבַֹ ֥דת ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֽכּן: community before the Tent of Meeting, to perform the service of the Mishkan.

ח ְו ָ ֽשׁ ְמ ֗רוּ ֶאת ָ־כּ ְל־כּ ֵ ֙לי ֣ ֹא ֶהל ֵ֔מוֹﬠד ְו ֶאת ִ־מ ְשׁ ֶ ֖מֶרת ְבֵּ ֣ני They shall take charge of all the vessels of the Tent of .8 ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ַ ֽל ֲﬠ ֖בֹד ֶאת־ ֲﬠבַֹ ֥דת ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֽכּן: Meeting and the charge of the children of Israel, to perform the service of the Mishkan.

ט ְוָ ֽנ ַת ָתּ ֙ה ֶאת ַ ֽ־ה ְלִוִ֔יּם ְל ַ ֽא ֲה ֖רֹן ְוּל ָבָ ֑ניו ְנ ִ֨תוּנם ְנ ִ֥תוּנם You shall give over the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they .9

ֵ֨ה ָמּ ֙ה ֔לוֹ ֵמ ֵ ֖את ְבֵּ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: .shall be wholly given over to him from the children of Israel

י ְו ֶאת ַ ֽ־א ֲה ֤רֹן ְו ֶאת־ ָבּ ָנ ֙יו ִתּ ְפ ֔קֹד ְו ָ ֽשׁ ְמ ֖רוּ ֶאת ְ־כּ ֻה ָנּ ָ ֑תם You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep .10 ְו ַהָ ֥זּר ַה ָקֵּ ֖רב יוּ ָ ֽמת: their kehunah; any outsider [non kohen] who approaches shall be put to death. יא ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֥בּר ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ֵלּ ֽ ֹאמר: .The Lord spoke to Moses, saying .11

יב ַ ֽו ֲא ִ֞ני ִהֵ ֧נּה ָלַ ֣ ק ְח ִתּי ֶאת ַ ֽ־ה ְלִוִ֗יּם ִמ ֙תּוֹ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל As for Me I have taken the Levites from among the children .12 ַ ֧תּ ַחת ָכּל־ ְבּ ֛כוֹר ֶ ֥פּ ֶטר ֶ ֖ר ֶחם ִמ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְו ָ ֥היוּ ִ ֖לי of Israel in place of all firstborns among the children of Israel ַ ֽה ְלִוִֽיּם: .who have opened the womb, and the Levites shall be Mine

יג ִ ֣כּי ִל֘י ָכּל־ ְבּכוֹר֒ ְבּ ֩יוֹם ַהכֹּ ִ֨תי ָכל־ ְבּ ֜כוֹר ְבּ ֶ ֣אֶרץ For all the firstborns are Mine; since the day I smote all the .13 firstborns in the land of Egypt, I sanctified for Myself all the ִמ ְצַ ֗ר ִים ִה ְק ַ֨דּ ְשׁ ִתּי ִ ֤לי ָכל־ ְבּ ֙כוֹר ְבִּי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ֵ ֽמ ָאָ ֖דם ַﬠד־ ְבּ ֵה ָ ֑מה ִ֥לי ִֽי ְה֖יוּ ֲאִ֥ני ְי ָ ֽהוֹה: ,firstborns of Israel, both man and beast they shall become Mine I am the Lord.

Fifth Portion Numbers Chapter 3

יד ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֤בּר ְי ָהוֹ ֙ה ֶאל־מ ֶ֔שׁה ְבּ ִמ ְד ַ ֥בּר ִס ַ ֖יני ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert, saying .14

טו ְפּקֹ ֙ד ֶאת־ ְבֵּ ֣ני ֵלִ֔וי ְל ֵ ֥בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֖תם ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֑חֹתם Count the children of Levi according to their fathers' house .15 ָכּל־ ָז ָ ֛כר ִמ ֶבּ ֥ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ַ ֖מ ְﬠ ָלה ִתּ ְפ ְק ֵ ֽדם: according to their families. Count all males from the age of one month and upward.

טז ַו ִיּ ְפ ֥קֹד ֹא ָ ֛תם מ ֶ ֖שׁה ַﬠ ִ ֣ל־פּי ְי ָ ֑הוֹה ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֖שׁר ֻצָ ֽוּה: So Moses counted them according to God's word, just as .16 he was commanded. יז ַוִֽיּ ְה ֵ ֥יוּ־א ֶלּה ְבֵ ֽני־ ֵלִ ֖וי ִבּ ְשׁ ֹמ ָ ֑תם ֵ ֽגּ ְ ר ֕שׁוֹן ְוּק ָ ֖הת וּ ְמָרִֽרי: ,These were the names of Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath .17 and Merari.

יח ְו ֵ ֛א ֶלּה ְשׁ ֥מוֹת ְבּ ֵנ ֵ ֽי־ג ְ ר ֖שׁוֹן ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֑חֹתם ִל ְבִ ֖ני The names of the sons of Gershon according to their .18

ְו ִשׁ ְמ ִֽﬠי: .families were Libni and Shim'ei

יט וּ ְבֵ ֥ני ְק ָ ֖הת ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֑חֹתם ַﬠ ְמָ ֣רם ְו ִי ְצ ָ֔הר ֶח ְב ֖רוֹן And the sons of Kohath according to their families were .19

ְו ֻﬠ ִזּ ֵ ֽיאל: .Amram, Itzhar, Hebron, and Uziel

כ וּ ְבֵ ֧ני ְמָרִ ֛רי ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ַמ ְח ִ ֣לי וּ ִ ֑מוּשׁי ֵ ֥א ֶלּה ֵ ֛הם And the sons of Merari according to their families were .20 ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֥חֹת ַה ֵלִּ ֖וי ְל ֵ ֥בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֽתם: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their fathers' houses.

כא ְלֵ ֣ג ְ ר ֔שׁוֹן ִמ ְשׁ ַ֨פּ ַח ֙ת ַה ִלּ ְב ִ֔ני וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֖פּ ַחת ַה ִשּׁ ְמ ִ ֑ﬠי ;For Gershon, the Libnite family and the Shim'eite family .21

ֵ ֣א ֶלּה ֵ֔הם ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֖חֹת ַהֵ ֽגּ ְ ר ֻשִֽׁנּי: .these are the Gershonite families

כב ְפֻּ ֽ ק ֵד ֶיה ֙ם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ָכּל־ ָז ָ֔כר ִמ ֶבּ ֖ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ָ ֑מ ְﬠ ָלה Their sum was made according to the number of males .22 ְפֻּ ֣ ק ֵד ֶ֔יהם ִשׁ ְב ַ ֥ﬠת ֲא ָל ִ ֖פים ַ ֽו ֲח ֵ ֥משׁ ֵמ ֽאוֹת: from the age of one month and upward; the tally amounted to seven thousand, five hundred.

כג ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֖חֹת ַהֵ ֽגּ ְ ר ֻשִׁ ֑נּי ַ ֽא ֲחֵ ֧רי ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֛כּן ַ ֽי ֲח ֖נוּ ָ ֽי ָמּה: The Gershonite families shall camp behind the Mishkan, to .23 the west.

כד ְוּנ ִ֥שׂיא ֵבית ָ ֖־אב ַלֵ ֽגּ ְ ר ֻשִׁ ֑נּי ֶא ְל ָי ָ ֖סף ֶבּן־ ָל ֵ ֽאל: The prince of the father's house of the Gershonites is .24

Eliasaph the son of Lael.

כה וּ ִמ ְשׁ ֶ ֤מֶרת ְבּ ֵנ ֵ ֽי־ג ְ ר ֙שׁוֹן ְבּ ֣ ֹא ֶהל ֵ֔מוֹﬠד ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֖כּן The charge of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting .25 ְו ָה ֑ ֹא ֶהל ִמ ְכ ֵ֕סהוּ וּ ָמ ַ֕ס ֶ ֖פּ ַתח ֥ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֽמוֹﬠד: included] the Mishkan, the Tent, its cover, and the screen for the] entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

כו ְו ַק ְל ֵ ֣ﬠי ֶ ֽה ָח ֵ֗צר ְו ֶאת ָ־מ ַס ֙ ֶ ֣פּ ַתח ֶ ֽה ָח ֵ֔צר ֲא ֶ ֧שׁר The hangings of the courtyard, the screen at the entrance .26 ַﬠ ַל־ה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֛כּן ְו ַﬠ ַל־ה ִמְּז ֵ ֖בַּ ָס ִ ֑ביב ְו ֵא ֙ת ֵ ֽמי ָתָ ֔ריו ְל ֖כֹל to the courtyard, which is around the Mishkan and the altar, its ֲﬠ ֽבָֹד ֽתוֹ: .ropes, as well as all the work involved

כז ְו ִל ְק ָ֗הת ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֤פּ ַחת ָ ֽה ַﬠ ְמָר ִ ֙מי וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֣פּ ַחת ַהִיּ ְצ ָהִ ֔רי For Kohath, the Amramite family, the Izharite family, the .27 וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ֨פּ ַח ֙ת ַ ֽה ֶח ְברִֹ֔ני וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֖פּ ַחת ָ ֽה ָﬠִֽזּ ֵיא ִ ֑לי ֵ ֥א ֶלּה ֵ ֖הם Hebronite family, and the Uzielite family; these are the families ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֥חֹת ַה ְקּ ָה ִֽתי: .of Kohath

כח ְבּ ִמ ְס ַפּ ֙ר ָכּל־ ָז ָ֔כר ִמ ֶבּ ֖ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ָ ֑מ ְﬠ ָלה ְשׁ ֹמַ ֤נת The number of all males from the age of one month and .28 ֲא ָל ִפי ֙ם ְו ֵ ֣שׁשׁ ֵמ ֔אוֹת ֽשֹׁ ְמֵ ֖רי ִמ ְשׁ ֶ ֥מֶרת ַה ֽקֹּ ֶדשׁ: upward amounted to eight thousand six hundred, the keepers of the charge of the holy.

כט ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֥חֹת ְבֵּ ֽנ ְי־ק ָ ֖הת ַ ֽי ֲח ֑נוּ ַ ֛ﬠל ֶ ֥י ֶ ר ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֖כּן The families of the sons of Kohath shall camp to the south .29

ֵתּי ָ ֽמ ָנה: .side of the Mishkan

ל ְוּנ ִ֥שׂיא ֵבית ָ ֖־אב ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֣חֹת ַה ְקּ ָה ִ ֑תי ֱא ִֽל ָיצ ָ ֖פן The prince of the father's house of the Kohathite families is .30

ֶבּן־ ֻﬠ ִזּ ֵ ֽיאל: .Elizaphan the son of Uziel

לא וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַמְר ָ֗תּם ָ ֽה ָא ֤רֹן ְו ַה ֻשּׁ ְל ָ ֙חן ְו ַה ְמּ ֹנָ ֣רה ְו ַה ִמְּז ְבּ ֔חֹת Their charge [included] the ark, the table, the menorah, the .31 וּ ְכ ֵ ֣לי ַה ֔קֹּ ֶדשׁ ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ְי ָ ֽשְׁר ֖תוּ ָבּ ֶ ֑הם ְו ַ֨ה ָמּ ָ֔ס ְו ֖כֹל ֲﬠ ֽבָֹד ֽתוֹ: altars, and the holy utensils with which they would minister, and the screen and all the work involved.

לב ְוּנ ִשׂ ֙יא ְנ ִשׂ ֵ ֣יאי ַה ֵלִּ֔וי ֶא ְל ָﬠָ ֖זר ֶבּ ַ ֽן־א ֲה ֣רֹן ַהכֹּ ֵ ֑הן The prince over all the princes of the Levites shall be .32 ְפּ ֻק ַ֕דּת ֽשֹׁ ְמֵ ֖רי ִמ ְשׁ ֶ ֥מֶרת ַה ֽקֹּ ֶדשׁ: Eleazar the son of Aaron the kohen, the appointment of all the keepers of the charge of the Holy.

לג ִל ְמָרִ ֕רי ִמ ְשׁ ַ֨פּ ַח ֙ת ַה ַמּ ְח ִ֔לי וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֖פּ ַחת ַה ִ ֑מּוּשׁי ֵ ֥א ֶלּה ;For Merari, the Machlite family and the Mushite family .33

ֵ ֖הם ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֥חֹת ְמָרִֽרי: .these are the families of Merari

לד וּ ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶיה ֙ם ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֣פּר ָכּל־ ָז ָ֔כר ִמ ֶבּ ֖ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ָ ֑מ ְﬠ ָלה Their tally according to the number of males from the age of .34

ֵ ֥שׁ ֶשׁת ֲא ָל ִ ֖פים וּ ָמ ָ ֽאתִים: .one month and upward was six thousand two hundred

לה ְוּנ ִ ֤שׂיא ֵבית ָ־א ֙ב ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֣חֹת ְמָרִ ֔רי ֽצ ִוּר ֵ ֖יאל The prince of the father's house of the Merarite families is .35 Zuriel the son of Abihail; they shall camp on the north side of the ֶבּ ֲן־א ִב ָ ֑יח ִיל ַ ֣ﬠל ֶי֧ ֶ ר ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֛כּן ַ ֽי ֲח ֖נוּ ָצ ֽ ֹפ ָנה: .Mishkan

לו וּ ְפ ֻק ַ ֣דּת ִמ ְשׁ ֶ֘מֶר ֘ת ְבֵּ ֣ני ְמָרִרי֒ ַקְר ֵ ֙שׁי ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ֔כּן The appointment of the charge of the sons of Merari .36 וּ ְבִר ָ ֖יחיו ְו ַﬠ ֻמָּ ֣דיו ַ ֽו ֲא ָדָ ֑ניו ְו ָ֨כ ֵל־כּ ָ֔ליו ְו ֖כֹל ֲﬠ ֽבָֹד ֽתוֹ: included] the planks of the Mishkan, its bars, its pillars, and its] sockets, all its utensils, and all the work involved.

לז ְו ַﬠ ֻמֵּ ֧די ֶ ֽה ָח ֵ ֛צר ָס ִ ֖ביב ְו ַא ְד ֵנ ֶ ֑יהם ִוי ֵ ֽתדֹ ָ ֖תם ,Also the pillars of the surrounding courtyard, their sockets .37

וּ ֵ ֽמי ְתֵר ֶ ֽיהם: .their stakes, and their ropes

לח ְו ַ ֽה ִ ֣חֹנים ִל ְפֵ ֣ני ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ֡כּן ֵ ֣ק ְד ָמה ִל ְפ ֵנ֩י ֽ ֹא ֶה ֵ֨ל־מוֹﬠד | Camping in front of the Mishkan, in front of the Tent of .38 Meeting to the east were Moses, Aaron and his sons, the ִמְזָ ֜ר ָחה מ ֶ ֣שׁה | ְו ַ ֽא ֲה ֣רֹן וּ ָב ָ֗ניו ֽשֹׁ ְמִרי ֙ם ִמ ְשׁ ֶ ֣מֶרת ַה ִמּ ְק ָ֔דּשׁ ְל ִמ ְשׁ ֶ ֖מֶרת ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְו ַהָ ֥זּר ַה ָקֵּ ֖רב יוּ ָ ֽמת: keepers of the charge of the Sanctuary as a trust for the children of Israel; any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.

לט ָכּ ְל־פּ ֵ֨קוּדי ַ ֽה ְלִוִ֜יּם ֲא ֶשׁ ֩ר ָפּ ַ֨קד מ ֶ ֧שׁה ְ֗ו ַֽ֗א ֲ֗ה ֛֗רֹ֗ן ,The sum of the male Levites according to their families .39 from the age of one month and upward, counted by Moses and ַﬠ ִ֥ל־פּי ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֑חֹתם ָכּל־ ָז ָכ ֙ר ִמ ֶבּ ֣ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ְשַׁ ֥נ ִ ים ְו ֶﬠ ְשִׂ ֖רים ָ ֽא ֶלף: Aaron according to the word of the Lord, was twenty two thousand.

Sixth Portion Numbers Chapter 3 מ ַו֨יּ ֹ ֶאמר ְי ָ ֜הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ֗שׁה ְפּ ֨קוֹד ָכּל־ ְבּ ֤כֹר ָז ָכ ֙ר ִל ְבֵ ֣ני The Lord said to Moses: Count every firstborn male aged .40 ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ִמ ֶבּ ֖ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ ָו ָ ֑מ ְﬠ ָלה ְו ָ֕שׂא ֵ ֖את ִמ ְס ַ ֥פּר ְשׁ ֹמ ָ ֽתם: one month and upward of the children of Israel, and take the number of their names.

מא ְו ָ ֽל ַק ְח ָ֙תּ ֶאת ַ ֽ־ה ְלִוִ֥יּם ִ ֙לי ֲאִ ֣ני ְי ָ ֔הוֹה ַ ֥תּ ַחת ָכּל־ ְבּ ֖כֹר And you shall take the Levites for Me I am the Lord instead .41 of all firstborns among the children of Israel. And [take] the ִבּ ְבֵ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֑אל ְו ֵא ֙ת ֶ ֽבּ ֱה ַ ֣מת ַ ֽה ְלִוִ֔יּם ַ ֣תּ ַחת ָכּל־ ְבּ ֔כוֹר ְבּ ֶ ֽב ֱה ַ ֖מת ְבֵּ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: Levites' animals instead of all the firstborn animals of the children of Israel.

מב ַו ִיּ ְפ ֣קֹד מ ֶ֔שׁה ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֛שׁר ִצָ ֥וּה ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֹא ֑תוֹ So Moses counted every firstborn of Israel, as the Lord had .42

ֶאת ָ־כּל־ ְבּ ֖כוֹר ִבּ ְבֵ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: .commanded him

מג ַו ְי ִה֩י ָכל־ ְבּ ֨כוֹר ָז ָ֜כר ְבּ ִמ ְס ַ ֥פּר ֵשׁ ֛ ֹמת ִמ ֶבּ ֥ן־חֹ ֶדשׁ The firstborn males aged one month and upward, according .43 ָו ַ ֖מ ְﬠ ָלה ִל ְפֻ ֽ ק ֵד ֶ ֑יהם ְשַׁ ֤נ ִ ים ְו ֶﬠ ְשִׂרי ֙ם ֶ֔א ֶלף ְשׁ ָ ֥לשׁה to the number of names, was twenty two thousand, two hundred ְו ִשׁ ְב ִ ֖ﬠים וּ ָמ ָ ֽאתִים: .and seventy three

מד ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֥בּר ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ֵלּ ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses, saying .44

מה ַ ֣קח ֶאת ַ ֽ־ה ְלִוִ֗יּם ַ ֤תּ ַחת ָכּל־ ְבּ ֙כוֹר ִבּ ְבֵ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל Take the Levites instead of all the firstborns among the .45 ְו ֶאת־ ֶ ֽבּ ֱה ַ ֥מת ַ ֽה ְלִוִ ֖יּם ַ ֣תּ ַחת ְבּ ֶה ְמ ָ ֑תּם ְו ָ ֽהיוּ־ ִ֥לי ַ ֽה ְלִוִ ֖יּם ֲאִ֥ני children of Israel and the Levites' animals instead of their ְי ָ ֽהוֹה: .animals, and the Levites shall be Mine I am the Lord

מו ְו ֵא ֙ת ְפּ ֵדוּי֣י ַה ְשּׁ ָ֔לשׁה ְו ַה ִשּׁ ְב ִ ֖ﬠים ְו ַה ָמּ ָ ֑אתִים As for the two hundred and seventy three of the children of .46 ָה ֽﬠֹ ְד ִפי ֙ם ַﬠ ַ ֽל־ה ְלִוִ֔יּם ִמ ְבּ ֖כוֹר ְבֵּ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֽאל: Israel who required redemption, who are in excess of the Levites,

מז ְו ָ ֽל ַק ְח ָ֗תּ ֲח ֵ ֧מ ֶשׁת ֲח ֵ ֛מ ֶשׁת ְשׁ ָק ִ ֖לים ַל ֻגּ ְל ֑ ֹגּ ֶלת ְבּ ֶ ֤שׁ ֶקל you shall take five shekels per head, according to the holy .47

ַה ֨קֹּ ֶד ֙שׁ ִתּ ָ֔קּח ֶﬠ ְשִׂ֥רים ֵגָּ ֖רה ַה ָ ֽשּׁ ֶקל: .shekel, by which the shekel is twenty gerahs

מח ְוָ ֽנ ַת ָ ֣תּה ַה ֶ֔כּ ֶסף ְל ַ ֽא ֲה ֖רֹן ְוּל ָבָ ֑ניו ְפּ ֵ֕דוּיי ָה ֽﬠֹ ְד ִ ֖פים You shall give the money to Aaron and his sons, in .48

ָבּ ֶ ֽהם: .redemption for the firstborns who are in excess of them

מט ַו ִיַּ ֣קּח מ ֶ֔שׁה ֵ ֖את ֶ ֣כּ ֶסף ַה ִפּ ְד ֑יוֹם ֵמ ֵא ֙ת ָה ֣ﬠֹ ְד ִ֔פים So Moses took the redemption money for those in excess .49 ַ ֖ﬠל ְפּ ֵ ֥דוּיי ַ ֽה ְלִוִֽיּם: .of those redeemed by the Levites

נ ֵמ ֵ֗את ְבּ ֛כוֹר ְבֵּ ֥ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ ֖אל ָלַ ֣ קח ֶאת ַ־ה ָ ֑כּ ֶסף ֲח ִמ ָ֨שּׁה He took the money from the firstborn of the children of .50 ְו ִשׁ ִ֜שּׁים ְוּשׁ ֥לשׁ ֵמ ֛אוֹת ָו ֶ ֖א ֶלף ְבּ ֶ ֥שׁ ֶקל ַה ֽקֹּ ֶדשׁ: Israel; one thousand, three hundred and sixty five of the holy shekels.

נא ַו ִיּ ֵ֨תּן מ ֶ֜שׁה ֶאת ֶ ֧־כּ ֶסף ַה ְפּ ִ ֛דוּים ְל ַ ֽא ֲ ֥הרֹן ְוּל ָב ָנ֖יו Then Moses gave the money of those redeemed to Aaron .51 ַﬠ ִ ֣ל־פּי ְי ָ ֑הוֹה ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֛שׁר ִצָ ֥וּה ְי ָ ֖הוֹה ֶאת־מ ֶ ֽשׁה: and his sons, in accordance with the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Seventh Portion Numbers Chapter 4

א ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֣בּר ְי ָ ֔הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ְו ֶא ַ ֽל־א ֲה ֖רֹן ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying .1

ב ָנ ֗שׂא ֶאת־ר ֹא ֙שׁ ְבֵּ ֣ני ְק ָ֔הת ִמ ֖תּוֹ ְבֵּ ֣ני ֵלִ ֑וי Make a count of the sons of Kohath from among the children .2

ְל ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ָ ֖חֹתם ְל ֵ ֥בית ֲאבֹ ָ ֽתם: .of Levi by their families, according to their fathers' houses

ג ִמ ֶ֨בּן ְשׁ ִ ֤לשׁים ָשׁ ָנ ֙ה ָו ַ֔מ ְﬠ ָלה ְו ַ ֖ﬠד ֶבּ ֲן־ח ִמ ִ ֣שּׁים ָשָׁ ֑נה From the age of thirty until the age of fifty, all who enter the .3

ָכּל־ ָבּ ֙א ַל ָצּ ָ֔בא ַ ֽל ֲﬠ ֥שׂוֹת ְמ ָל ָ ֖אכה ְבּ ֥ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֽמוֹﬠד: .service, to do work in the Tent of Meeting

ד ֛ז ֹאת ֲﬠבַֹ ֥דת ְבֵּ ֽנ ְי־ק ָ ֖הת ְבּ ֣ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֑מוֹﬠד ֖קֹ ֶדשׁ The following is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent .4

ַה ֳקּ ָד ִֽשׁים: .of Meeting-the Holy of Holies ה וּ ָ֨בא ַ ֽא ֲה ֤רֹן וּ ָב ָנ ֙יו ִבּ ְנ ֣סֹ ַ ַה ַ ֽמּ ֲח ֶ֔נה ְו ִ ֕הוֹרדוּ ֵ ֖את When the camp is about to travel, Aaron and his sons shall .5 ָפּ ֣רֹ ֶכת ַה ָמּ ָ ֑ס ְו ִ֨כסּוּ־ ָ֔בהּ ֵ ֖את ֲא ֥רֹן ָ ֽה ֵﬠ ֻ ֽדת: come and take down the dividing screen; with it, they shall cover the Ark of the Testimony.

ו ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֣נוּ ָﬠ ָ֗ליו ְכּ ֙סוּי ֣ﬠוֹר ַ֔תּ ַחשׁ וּ ָ ֽפְר ֧שׂוּ ֶ ֽב ֶג ְד־כּ ִ ֛ליל They shall place upon it a covering of tachash skin and on .6 ְתּ ֵ ֖כ ֶלת ִמ ְל ָ ֑מ ְﬠ ָלה ְו ָשׂ ֖מוּ ַבָּ ֽדּיו: top of that they shall spread a cloth of pure blue wool. Then they shall put its poles in place.

ז ְו ַ ֣ﬠל | ֻשׁ ְל ַ ֣חן ַה ָפּ ִ֗נים ִי ְפְר ֘שׂוּ ֶ ֣בּ ֶגד ְתּ ֵ֒כ ֶל ֒ת ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֣נוּ ָ֠ﬠ ָ֠ליו They shall spread a cloth of blue wool on the Show Table .7 ֶאת ַ־ה ְקּ ָﬠ ֤רֹת ְו ֶאת ַ־ה ַכּ ֹפּ ֙ת ְו ֶאת ַ־ה ְמּ ַנ ִקּ֔יֹּת ְו ֵ ֖את ְק ֣שׂוֹת and they shall place on it the forms, spoons, supports, and ַהָ ֑נּ ֶס ְו ֶ ֥ל ֶחם ַה ָתּ ִ ֖מיד ָﬠ ָ ֥ליו ִֽי ְהֶ ֽיה: .covering frames; the continual bread can then be placed upon it

ח וּ ָ ֽפְר ֣שׂוּ ֲﬠ ֵל ֶ֗יהם ֶ֚בּ ֶגד ַ ֣תּוֹל ַﬠת ָשׁ ִ֔ני ְו ִכ ֣סּוּ ֹא ֔תוֹ They shall spread upon them a cloth of crimson wool and .8 ְבּ ִמ ְכ ֵ ֖סה ֣ﬠוֹר ָ ֑תּ ַחשׁ ְו ָשׂ ֖מוּ ֶאת־ ַבָּ ֽדּיו: cover that with a covering of tachash skin. Then they shall put its poles into place.

ט ְו ָ ֽל ְק ֣חוּ | ֶ ֣בּ ֶגד ְתּ ֵ֗כ ֶלת ְו ִכ ֞סּוּ ֶאת ְ־מ ֹנַ ֤רת ַה ָמּ ֙אוֹר They shall take a blue cloth and cover the menorah for .9 ְו ֶאת ֵ ֣־נרֹ ֶ֔ת ָיה ְו ֶאת ַ־מ ְל ָק ֶ ֖ח ָיה ְו ֶאת ַ־מ ְח ֹתּ ֶ ֑ת ָיה ְו ֵא ֙ת lighting and its lamps, its tongs, and its scoops, and all its oil ָכּ ְל־כּ ֵ ֣לי ַשׁ ְמ ָ֔נהּ ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ְי ָ ֽשְׁרתוּ־ ָ ֖להּ ָבּ ֶ ֽהם: .vessels used in performing its service

י ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֤נוּ ֹא ָת ֙הּ ְו ֶאת ָ־כּ ֵל־כּ ֶ֔ל ָיה ֶא ִל־מ ְכ ֵ ֖סה ֣ﬠוֹר ָ ֑תּ ַחשׁ They shall put it and its vessels into a covering of tachash .10

ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֖נוּ ַﬠ ַל־ה ֽמּוֹט: .skin and place it on a pole יא ְו ַ ֣ﬠל | ִמְז ַ ֣בּח ַה ָזּ ָ֗הב ִי ְפְר ֙שׂוּ ֶ ֣בּ ֶגד ְתּ ֵ֔כ ֶלת ְו ִכ ֣סּוּ ֹא ֔תוֹ They shall spread a cloth of blue wool over the golden altar .11 ְבּ ִמ ְכ ֵ ֖סה ֣ﬠוֹר ָ ֑תּ ַחשׁ ְו ָשׂ ֖מוּ ֶאת־ ַבָּ ֽדּיו: and cover it with a covering of tachash skin, and then set its poles in place.

יב ְו ָ ֽל ְק ֩חוּ ֶאת ָ־כּ ְל־כּ ֵ֨לי ַה ָשֵּׁ ֜רת ֲא ֶ ֧שׁר ְי ָ ֽשְׁרתוּ־ ָ ֣בם They shall then take all the vessels used in the Holy, put .12 ַבּ ֗קֹּ ֶדשׁ ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֙נוּ ֶאל־ ֶ ֣בּ ֶגד ְתּ ֵ֔כ ֶלת ְו ִכ ֣סּוּ ָ֔אוֹתם ְבּ ִמ ְכ ֵ ֖סה them into a cloth of blue wool, cover them with a covering of ֣ﬠוֹר ָ ֑תּ ַחשׁ ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֖נוּ ַﬠ ַל־ה ֽמּוֹט: .tachash skin, and put them onto a pole

יג ְו ִד ְשּׁ ֖נוּ ֶאת ַ־ה ִמְּז ֵ ֑בַּ וּ ָ ֽפְר ֣שׂוּ ָﬠ ָ֔ליו ֶ ֖בּ ֶגד ַאְר ָגּ ָ ֽמן: They shall remove the ashes from the altar and spread a .13 cloth of purple wool over it.

יד ְוָ ֽנ ְת ֣נוּ ָ֠ﬠ ָ֠ליו ֶאת ָ־כּ ֵל־כּ ָ֞ליו ֲא ֶ ֣שׁר ְי ָ ֽשְׁר ֧תוּ ָﬠ ָ ֣ליו ָבּ ֶ֗הם They shall place on it all the utensils with which they .14 ֶאת ַ־ה ַמּ ְח ֤ ֹתּת ֶאת ַ־ה ִמְּז ָל ֹג ֙ת ְו ֶאת ַ־הָיּ ִ ֣ﬠים minister upon it: the scoops, the forks, the shovels, and the

ְו ֶאת ַ־ה ִמְּזָר ֔קֹת ֖כֹּל ְכּ ֵ ֣לי ַה ִמְּז ֵ ֑בַּ וּ ָ ֽפְר ֣שׂוּ ָﬠ ָ֗ליו ְכּ ֛סוּי ֥ﬠוֹר basins-all the implements of the altar. Then they shall spread over it a covering of tachash skin and set its poles into place. ַ ֖תּ ַחשׁ ְו ָשׂ ֥מוּ ַבָ ֽדּיו:

טו ְו ִכ ָ ֣לּה ַ ֽא ֲהרֹ ֠ן־וּ ָב ָ ֠ניו ְל ַכ ֨סֹּת ֶאת ַ־ה ֜קֹּ ֶדשׁ Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the Holy and all the .15 ְו ֶאת ָ־כּ ְל־כּ ֵ ֣לי ַה ֘קֹּ ֶד ֘שׁ ִבּ ְנ ֣סֹ ַ ַה ַ ֽמּ ֲח ֶנ ֒ה ְו ַ ֽא ֲחֵר ֵ֗י־כן ָי ֤בֹאוּ vessels of the Holy when the camp is set to travel, and following ְבֵ ֽנ ְי־ק ָה ֙ת ָל ֵ֔שׂאת ְו ֽל ֹא־ ִי ְגּ ֥ﬠוּ ֶא ַל־ה ֖קֹּ ֶדשׁ ָו ֵ ֑מתוּ ֵ ֛א ֶלּה that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry [them], but they shall not touch the sacred objects for [then] they will die. These ַמ ָ ֥שּׂא ְבֵ ֽנ ְי־ק ָ ֖הת ְבּ ֥ ֹא ֶהל ֵ ֽמוֹﬠד: are the burden of the sons of Kohath for the Tent of Meeting. טז וּ ְפ ֻק ַ֞דּת ֶא ְל ָﬠָ ֣זר | ֶבּ ַ ֽן־א ֲה ֣רֹן ַהכֹּ ֵ֗הן ֶ ֤שׁ ֶמן ַה ָמּ ֙אוֹר The charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the kohen: oil for .16 lighting, the incense of spices, the continual [daily] meal offering, ְוּק ֣טֶֹרת ַה ַסּ ִ֔מּים וּ ִמ ְנ ַ ֥חת ַה ָתּ ִ ֖מיד ְו ֶ ֣שׁ ֶמן ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֑חה ְפּ ֻק ַ֗דּת ָכּ ַל־ה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֙כּן ְו ָכ ֲל־א ֶשׁר־ ֔בּוֹ ְבּ ֖קֹ ֶדשׁ וּ ְב ֵכ ָ ֽליו: and the anointing oil; the charge for the entire Mishkan and all that is in it, of the Holy and its furnishings.

יז ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֣בּר ְי ָ ֔הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ְו ֶא ַ ֽל־א ֲה ֖רֹן ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying .17

יח ַא ַל־תּ ְכִ ֕ריתוּ ֶאת־ ֵ ֖שׁ ֶבט ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֣חֹת ַה ְקּ ָה ִ ֑תי ִמ ֖תּוֹ Do not cause the tribe of the families of Kohath to be cut off .18

ַ ֽה ְלִוִֽיּם: .from among the Levites

יט ְו ֣ז ֹאת | ֲﬠ ֣שׂוּ ָל ֶ֗הם ְו ָח ֙יוּ ְו ֣ל ֹא ָי ֻ֔מתוּ ְבּ ִג ְשׁ ָ ֖תּם Do this for them, so they should live and not die, when they .19 ֶאת ֣־קֹ ֶדשׁ ַה ֳקּ ָד ִ ֑שׁים ַ ֽא ֲה ֤רֹן וּ ָב ָנ ֙יו ָי ֔בֹאוּ ְו ָשׂ ֣מוּ ָ֗אוֹתם approach the Holy of Holies. Aaron and his sons shall first come ִ֥אישׁ ִ ֛אישׁ ַﬠל־ ֲﬠ ֽבָֹד ֖תוֹ ְו ֶא ַל־מ ָשּׂ ֽאוֹ: .and appoint each man individually to his task and his load

כ ְו ֽל ֹא־ ָי ֧בֹאוּ ִלְר ֛אוֹת ְכּ ַב ַ ֥לּע ֶאת ַ־ה ֖קֹּ ֶדשׁ ָו ֵ ֽמתוּ: They shall not come in to see when the holy [vessels] are .20 being wrapped up, lest they die.

Maftir Portion Numbers Chapter 4

יז ַו ְי ַד ֵ ֣בּר ְי ָ ֔הוֹה ֶאל־מ ֶ ֥שׁה ְו ֶא ַ ֽל־א ֲה ֖רֹן ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: :The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying .17 יח ַא ַל־תּ ְכִ ֕ריתוּ ֶאת־ ֵ ֖שׁ ֶבט ִמ ְשׁ ְפּ ֣חֹת ַה ְקּ ָה ִ ֑תי ִמ ֖תּוֹ Do not cause the tribe of the families of Kohath to be cut off .18 ַ ֽה ְלִוִֽיּם: .from among the Levites

Haftarah I Samuel Chapter 20 יח ַו ֽיּ ֹ ֶאמר־ ֥לוֹ ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֖תן ָמ ָ ֣חר ֑חֹ ֶדשׁ ְו ִנ ְפ ַ֕ק ְד ָתּ ִ֥כּי ִי ָפֵּ ֖ קד And Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and .18

ָמוֹשׁ ֶ ֽב: .you will be remembered, for your seat will be vacant

יט ְו ִשׁ ַלּ ְשׁ ָ֙תּ ֵתֵּ ֣רד ְמ ֔ ֹאד וּ ָב ָ֙את ֶא ַל־ה ָמּ ֔קוֹם And for three days, you shall hide very well, and you shall .19 ֲא ֶשׁ ִר־נ ְס ַ ֥תְּר ָתּ ָ ֖שּׁם ְבּ֣יּוֹם ַ ֽה ַמּ ֲﬠ ֶ ֑שֹה ְוָי֣ ַשׁ ְב ָ֔תּ ֵ ֖א ֶצל ָה ֶ ֥א ֶבן come to the place where you hid on the day of work, and you ָה ָ ֽאֶזל: .shall stay beside the traveler's stone כ ַו ֲא ִ֕ני ְשׁ ֥ל ֶשׁת ַה ִח ִ ֖צּים ִצ ָ ֣דּה ֶ ֑אוֹרה ְל ַ ֽשׁ ַ ֽלּח־ ִ ֖לי And I shall shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot .20

ְל ַמ ָטָּ ֽרה: .at a mark

כא ְו ִה ֵנּ ֙ה ֶא ְשׁ ַ ֣לח ֶאת ַ־ה ַ֔נּ ַﬠר ֵ ֖ל ְמ ָ ֣צא ֶאת ַ־ה ִח ִ ֑צּים And behold, I shall send the youth, (saying,) 'Go, find the .21 arrows.' If I say to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side ִא ָם־א ֹמ ֩ר ֹא ַ֨מר ַל ַ֜נּ ַﬠר ִהֵ ֥נּה ַה ִח ִ ֣צּים | ִמ ְמּ ֣ ָו ֵ֗ה ָנּה ָק ֶ ֧חנּוּ | ָו ֛בֹ ָאה ִֽכּי־ ָשׁ ֥לוֹם ְל ֛ ְו ֵ ֥אין ָדּ ָ ֖בר ַחי־ ְי ָ ֽהוֹה: of you,' take it and come, for it is well with you, and there is nothing the matter, as the Lord lives.

כב ְו ִא ֚ם־כֹּה ֹא ַמ ֙ר ָל ֶ֔ﬠ ֶלם ִהֵ ֥נּה ַה ִח ִ ֖צּים ִמ ְמּ ֣ ָו ָ ֑ה ְל ָאה But, if I say thus to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are .22

ֵ֕ל ִ֥כּי ִֽשׁ ַלּ ֲח ֖ ְי ָ ֽהוֹה: .beyond you,' go! For the Lord has sent you away

כג ְו ַ֨ה ָדּ ָ֔בר ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ִדּ ַ ֖בְּרנוּ ֲאִ ֣ני ָו ָ ֑א ָתּה ִהֵ ֧נּה ְי ָ ֛הוֹה ֵבּ ִ֥יני And (concerning) the matter which we have spoken, I and .23

וּ ֵב ְינ ֖ ַﬠד־ ָ ֽעוֹלם: ".you, behold, the Lord is between me and you forever

כד ַו ִיּ ָסּ ֵ ֥תר ָדִּ ֖וד ַבּ ָשּׂ ֶ ֑דה ַו ְי ִ ֣הי ַה ֔חֹ ֶדשׁ ַוֵיּ֧ ֶשׁב ַה ֶ ֛מּ ֶל ,And David hid in the field, and when it was the new moon .24

ֶאל־ (כתיב ֶﬠל־) ַה ֶ ֖לּ ֶחם ֶל ֱא ֽכוֹל: .Saul sat down to the meal to eat

כה ַוֵיּ֣ ֶשׁב ַ֠ה ֶמּ ֶל ַﬠ ֨ל־מ ָוֹשׁ ֜בוֹ ְכּ ַ ֣פ ַﬠם | ְבּ ַ֗פ ַﬠם And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the .25 ֶא ַל־מוֹשׁ ֙ב ַה ִ֔קּיר ַ ֙ו ָיּ ָק ֙ם ְי ֣ה ָוֹנ ָ֔תן ַוֵ ֥יּ ֶשׁב ַא ְבֵ ֖נר ִמ ַ ֣צּד seat by the wall, and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat down ָשׁ ֑אוּל ַו ִיּ ָפֵּ ֖ קד ְמ ֥קוֹם ָדִּֽוד: .beside Saul, and David's place was vacant

כו ְו ֽל ֹא ִ־ד ֶ ֥בּר ָשׁ ֛אוּל ְמ ֖אוּ ָמה ַבּ֣יּוֹם ַה ֑הוּא ִ֚כּי ָא ַמ ֙ר ,And Saul did not say anything on that day, for he thought .26

ִמ ְקֶ ֣רה ֔הוּא ִבּ ְל ִ֥תּי ָט ֛הוֹר ֖הוּא ִֽכּי־ ֥ל ֹא ָט ֽהוֹר: ".It is an incident; he is not clean, for he is not clean"

כז ַו ְי ִ֗הי ִֽמ ָמּ ֳח ַ֚רת ַה ֙חֶֹד ֙שׁ ַה ֵשּׁ ִ֔ני ַו ִיּ ָפֵּ ֖ קד ְמ ֣קוֹם ָדִּ ֑וד ס And it was, on the morrow of the new moon, the second .27 (day of the month), that David's place was vacant, and Saul said ַויּ֚ ֹ ֶאמר ָשׁ ֙אוּל ֶאל־ ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֣תן ְבּ ֔נוֹ ַמ ֜דּ ַוּ ל ֹא־ ָ ֧בא ֶבן־ ִי ַ ֛שׁי ַגּ ְם־תּ ֥מוֹל ַגּ ַם־ה֖יּוֹם ֶא ַל־ה ָ ֽלּ ֶחם: to Jonathan, his son, "Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?"

כח ַוַ ֥יּ ַﬠן ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֖תן ֶאת־ ָשׁ ֑אוּל ִנ ְשׁ ֨ ֹאל ִנ ְשׁ ַ ֥אל ָדִּ ֛וד And Jonathan answered Saul, "David asked leave of me (to .28

ֵמ ִﬠ ָמִּ ֖די ַﬠד־ ֵ ֥בּית ָ ֽל ֶחם: .go) to Bethlehem

כט ַו֡יּ ֹ ֶאמר ַשׁ ְלּ ֵ ֣ח ִני ָ֡נא ִ ֣כּי ֶז ַב ֩ח ִמ ְשׁ ָפּ ָ֨חה ָ֜לנוּ ָבּ ִ֗ﬠיר And he said, 'Let me go away now, for we have a family .29 ְו ֚הוּא ִצָ ֽוּה־ ִ ֙לי ָא ִ֔חי ְו ַﬠ ָ֗תּה ִא ָם־מ ָ֚צ ִאתי ֵ ֙חן ְבּ ֵﬠ ֶ֔יני sacrifice in the city, and he, my brother, commanded me, and ִא ָ ֥מּ ְל ָטה ָ ֖נּא ְו ֶאְר ֶ ֣אה ֶאת ֶ־א ָ ֑חי ַﬠ ֵ ֣ל־כּן ל ֹא־ ָ֔בא ,now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me slip away now and see my brothers. ' He, therefore, did not come to the king's ֶאל־ ֻשׁ ְל ַ ֖חן ַה ֶ ֽמּ ֶל: table."

ל ַוִֽיּ ַח ַ֚ר־אף ָשׁ ֙אוּל ִבּ ֣יה ָוֹנ ָ֔תן ַו ֣יּ ֹ ֶאמר ֔לוֹ ֶ ֽבּ ַן־נ ֲﬠַ ֖ות And Saul's wrath was kindled against Jonathan, and he .30 ַה ַמְּר ֑דּוּת ֲה ֣לוֹא ָי ַ֗ד ְﬠ ִתּי ִֽכּי־בֹ ֵ֚חר ַא ָתּ ֙ה ְל ֶבן־ ִי ַ֔שׁי said to him, "You son of a straying woman deserving of ְל ָ֨ב ְשׁ ְתּ ֔ ְוּל ֖ב ֶשׁת ֶﬠְרַ ֥ות ִא ֶ ֽמּ: punishment! Did I not know that you choose the son of Jesse, to your shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?

לא ִ ֣כּי ָכ ַל־הָיּ ִ֗מים ֲא ֶ֚שׁר ֶבּן־ ִי ַ ֙שׁי ַ ֣חי ַﬠ ָל־ה ֲא ָד ָ֔מה ֥ל ֹא ,For all the days that the son of Jesse is living on the earth .31 ִת ֖כּוֹן ַא ָ ֣תּה וּ ַמ ְל ֶ ֑כוּת ְו ַﬠ ָ֗תּה ְשׁ ַ֨לח ְו ַ֚ קח ֹא ֙תוֹ ֵא ַ֔לי ִ֥כּי you and your kingdom will not be established. And now, send ֶב ָ ֖ן־מֶות ֽהוּא: ".and take him to me, for he is condemned to death

לב ַ ֙ו ַיּ ַ ֙ﬠן ְי ֣ה ָוֹנ ָ֔תן ֶאת־ ָשׁ ֖אוּל ָא ִ ֑ביו ַו ֧יּ ֹ ֶאמר ֵא ָ ֛ליו ָ ֥ל ָמּה ,And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him .32

יוּ ַ ֖מת ֶ ֥מה ָﬠ ָ ֽשֹה: "?Why should he be put to death? What has he done"

לג ַוָ֨יּ ֶטל ָשׁ ֧אוּל ֶ ֽאת ַ־ה ֲחִ ֛נית ָﬠ ָ ֖ליו ְל ַהכֹּ ֑תוֹ ַ ֙ו ֵיּ ַד ֙ע ְי ֣ה ָוֹנ ָ֔תן And Saul cast the spear upon him to strike him; and .33 ִֽכּ ָ ֥י־כ ָלה ִ ֛היא ֵמ ִ֥ﬠם ָא ִ ֖ביו ְל ָה ִ֥מית ֶאת ָ־דִּֽוד: Jonathan knew that it had been decided upon by his father, to put David to death.

לד ַוָ ֧יּ ָ קם ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֛תן ֵמ ִ֥ﬠם ַה ֻשּׁ ְל ָ ֖חן ָבּ ֳחִר ָ ֑י־אף ְול ֹא ָ־א ַ֞כל And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger; and he .34 did not eat any food on the second day of the new moon, for he ְבּ ַיוֹם־ה ֚חֹ ֶדשׁ ַה ֵשּׁ ִ֙ני ֶ֔ל ֶחם ִ֚כּי ֶנ ְﬠ ַצ ֙ב ֶא ָל־דִּ֔וד ִ֥כּי ִה ְכ ִל ֖מוֹ ָא ִֽביו: was grieved concerning David, for his father had put him to shame.

לה ַו ְי ִ ֣הי ַב ֔בֹּ ֶקר ַו ֵיּ ֵ ֧צא ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֛תן ַה ָשּׂ ֶ ֖דה ְל ֵ ֣מוֹﬠד ָדִּ ֑וד And it was in the morning, that Jonathan went out at David's .35

ְוַ ֥נ ַﬠר ָק ֖טֹן ִﬠ ֽמּוֹ: .appointed time, and a small boy was with him

לו ַו ֣יּ ֹ ֶאמר ְל ַנ ֲﬠ ֔רוֹ ֻ ֗רץ ְמ ָ ֥צא ָנ ֙א ֶאת ַ ֣־ה ִח ִ֔צּים ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר And he said to his boy, "Run, find now the arrows which I .36 ָא ֹנ ִ ֖כי ֶ ֑מוֹרה ַהַ ֣נּ ַﬠר ָ ֔רץ ְו ֽהוּא־ ָיָ ֥רה ַה ֵ ֖ח ִצי ְל ַה ֲﬠ ִבֽרוֹ: shoot." The boy ran; and he shot the arrow to cause it to go beyond him. לז ַו ָיּ ֚ב ֹא ַה֙ ַנּ ַﬠ ֙ר ַﬠ ְד־מ ֣קוֹם ַה ֵ֔ח ִצי ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ָיָ ֖רה ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֑תן And the lad came up to the place of the arrow, which .37 ַו ִיּ ְקָ ֨רא ְי ָהוֹנ ָ֜תן ַא ֲח ֵ֚רי ַה֙ ַנּ ַﬠ ֙ר ַו֔יּ ֹ ֶאמר ֲה ֥לוֹא ַה ֵ ֖ח ִצי ִמ ְמּ ֥ ,Jonathan had shot. And Jonathan called after the lad, and said ָו ָ ֽה ְל ָאה: "?Isn't the arrow beyond you"

לח ַו ִיּ ְק ָ֚רא ְי ֽה ָוֹנ ָ ֙תן ַא ֲחֵ ֣רי ַה ַ֔נּ ַﬠר ְמ ֵהָ ֥רה ֖ח ָוּשׁה And Jonathan called after the lad, "Quickly, hasten, do not .38 ַ ֽא ַל־תּ ֲﬠ ֑ ֹמד ַו ְי ַל ֵ֞קּט ַ֚נ ַﬠר ְי ֽה ָוֹנ ָ ֙תן ֶאת ַ ֣־ה ִח ִ֔צּים (כתיב stand!" And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to ַ ֣ה ִח ִ֔צּי) ַו ָיּ ֖ב ֹא ֶא ֲל־אדָֹ ֽניו: .his master

לט ְו ַהַ ֖נּ ַﬠר ֽל ֹא־ ָי ַ ֣דע ְמ ֑אוּ ָמה ַ֚א ְי ֽה ָוֹנ ָ ֙תן ְו ָדִ֔וד ָי ְד ֖ﬠוּ And the lad knew nothing; only Jonathan and David knew .39

ֶאת ַ־ה ָדּ ָ ֽבר: .the matter

מ ַו ִיּ ֵ֚ תּן ְי ֽה ָוֹנ ָ ֙תן ֶאת ֵ־כּ ָ֔ליו ֶא ַל־הַ ֖נּ ַﬠר ֲא ֶשׁר־ ֑לוֹ ַו ֣יּ ֹ ֶאמר And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to .40

֔לוֹ ֵ ֖ל ָה ֵ ֥ביא ָה ִֽﬠיר: ".him, "Go, bring (them) to the city

מא ַה ַנּ ַﬠ ֘ר ָבּ ֒א ְו ָדִ֗וד ָ֤קם ֵמ ֵ ֣א ֶצל ַה ֶ֔נּ ֶגב ַו ִיּ ֨ ֹפּל ְל ַא ָ ֥פּיו The lad departed, and David arose from (a place) toward .41 the south; and he fell upon his face to the ground three times, ַ ֛אְר ָצה ַו ִיּ ְשׁ ַ ֖תּחוּ ָשׁ ֣לשׁ ְפּ ָﬠ ִ ֑מים ַ ֽו ִ יּ ְשּׁ ֣קוּ | ִ ֣אישׁ ֶאת ֵ־ר ֵ֗ﬠהוּ ַו ִיּ ְב ֙כּוּ ִ ֣אישׁ ֶאת ֵ־ר ֵ֔ﬠהוּ ַﬠ ָד־דִּ ֖וד ִה ְגִֽדּיל: ,and prostrated himself three times. And they kissed one another and wept one with the other, until David exceeded.

מב ַו ֧יּ ֹ ֶאמר ְי ָהוֹנ ָ ֛תן ְל ָדִ ֖וד ֵ ֣ל ְל ָשׁ ֑לוֹם ֲא ֶשׁ ֩ר ִנ ְשׁ ַ֨בּ ְﬠנוּ And Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace! (And bear in .42 mind) that we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, ְשׁ ֵ֜נינוּ ֲא ַ֗נ ְחנוּ ְבּ ֵ֚שׁם ְי ָהוֹ ֙ה ֵל ֔ ֹאמר ְי ָ ֞הוֹה ִֽי ְהֶי֣ה | ֵבּ ִ ֣יני וּ ֵב ֶ֗ינ וּ ֵ ֥בין ַזְר ִ ֛ﬠי וּ ֵ ֥בין ַזְר ֲﬠ ֖ ַﬠד־ ָ ֽעוֹלם: saying, 'May the Lord be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.' "

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