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1. The Lord said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and your family are now responsible for any wrongs done against the Holy Place; you and your sons are responsible for any wrongs done against the priests.
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1. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Thou H859 and thy sons H1121 and thy father H1 's house H1004 with H854 thee shall bear H5375 H853 the iniquity H5771 of the sanctuary H4720 : and thou H859 and thy sons H1121 with H854 thee shall bear H5375 H853 the iniquity H5771 of your priesthood H3550 .
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2. Bring with you your fellow Levites from your tribe, and they will help you and your sons serve in the Tent of the Agreement.
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2. And H853 thy brethren H251 also H1571 of the tribe H4294 of Levi H3878 , the tribe H7626 of thy father H1 , bring H7126 thou with H854 thee , that they may be joined H3867 unto H5921 thee , and minister H8334 unto thee : but thou H859 and thy sons H1121 with H854 thee shall minister before H6440 the tabernacle H168 of witness H5715 .
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3. They are under your control, to do all the work that needs to be done in the Tent. But they must not go near the things in the Holy Place or near the altar. If they do, both you and they will die.
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3. And they shall keep H8104 thy charge H4931 , and the charge H4931 of all H3605 the tabernacle H168 : only H389 they shall not H3808 come nigh H7126 H413 the vessels H3627 of the sanctuary H6944 and the altar H4196 , that neither H3808 H1571 they H1992 , nor ye H859 also H1571 , die H4191 .
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4. They will join you in taking care of the Meeting Tent. They must do the work at the Tent, and no one else may come near you.
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4. And they shall be joined H3867 unto H5921 thee , and keep H8104 H853 the charge H4931 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 , for all H3605 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H168 : and a stranger H2114 shall not H3808 come nigh H7126 unto H413 you.
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5. "You must take care of the Holy Place and the altar so that I won't become angry with the Israelites again.
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5. And ye shall keep H8104 H853 the charge H4931 of the sanctuary H6944 , and the charge H4931 of the altar H4196 : that there be H1961 no H3808 wrath H7110 any more H5750 upon H5921 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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6. I myself chose your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift given for you to the Lord, to work at the Meeting Tent.
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6. And I H589 , behold H2009 , I have taken H3947 H853 your brethren H251 the Levites H3881 from among H4480 H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : to you they are given H5414 as a gift H4979 for the LORD H3068 , to do H5647 H853 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 .
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7. But only you and your sons may serve as priests. Only you may serve at the altar or go behind the curtain. I am giving you this gift of serving as a priest, and anyone else who comes near the Holy Place will be put to death."
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7. Therefore thou H859 and thy sons H1121 with H854 thee shall keep H8104 H853 your priest's office H3550 for every H3605 thing H1697 of the altar H4196 , and within H4480 H1004 the veil H6532 ; and ye shall serve H5647 : I have given H5414 H853 your priest's office H3550 unto you as a service H5656 of gift H4979 : and the stranger H2114 that cometh nigh H7131 shall be put to death H4191 .
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8. Then the Lord said to Aaron, "I myself make you responsible for the offerings given to me. All the holy offerings that the Israelites give to me, I give to you and your sons as your share, your continual portion.
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8. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Behold H2009 , I H589 also have given H5414 thee H853 the charge H4931 of mine heave offerings H8641 of all H3605 the hallowed things H6944 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 ; unto thee have I given H5414 them by reason of the anointing H4888 , and to thy sons H1121 , by an ordinance H2706 forever H5769 .
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9. Your share of the holy offerings is that part which is not burned. When the people bring me gifts as most holy offerings, whether they are grain or sin or penalty offerings, they will be set apart for you and your sons.
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9. This H2088 shall be H1961 thine of the most holy things H4480 H6944 H6944 , reserved from H4480 the fire H784 : every H3605 oblation H7133 of theirs, every H3605 meat offering H4503 of theirs , and every H3605 sin offering H2403 of theirs , and every H3605 trespass offering H817 of theirs, which H834 they shall render H7725 unto me, shall be most holy H6944 H6944 for thee and for thy sons H1121 .
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10. You must eat the offering in a most holy place. Any male may eat it, but you must respect it as holy.
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10. In the most holy H6944 H6944 place shalt thou eat H398 it; every H3605 male H2145 shall eat H398 it : it shall be H1961 holy H6944 unto thee.
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11. "I also give you the offerings the Israelites present to me. I give these to you and your sons and daughters as your continual share. Anyone in your family who is clean may eat it.
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11. And this H2088 is thine ; the heave offering H8641 of their gift H4976 , with all H3605 the wave offerings H8573 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : I have given H5414 them unto thee , and to thy sons H1121 and to thy daughters H1323 with H854 thee , by a statute H2706 forever H5769 : every one H3605 that is clean H2889 in thy house H1004 shall eat H398 of it.
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12. "And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. This is what the Israelites give to me, the Lord, from the first crops they harvest.
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12. All H3605 the best H2459 of the oil H3323 , and all H3605 the best H2459 of the wine H8492 , and of the wheat H1715 , the firstfruits H7225 of them which H834 they shall offer H5414 unto the LORD H3068 , them have I given H5414 thee.
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13. When they bring to the Lord all the first things they harvest, they will be yours. Anyone in your family who is clean may eat these things.
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13. And whatsoever H3605 H834 is first ripe H1061 in the land H776 , which H834 they shall bring H935 unto the LORD H3068 , shall be H1961 thine ; every one H3605 that is clean H2889 in thine house H1004 shall eat H398 of it.
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14. "Everything in Israel that is given to the Lord is yours.
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14. Every thing H3605 devoted H2764 in Israel H3478 shall be H1961 thine.
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15. The first one born to any family, whether people or animals, will be offered to the Lord. And that will be yours. But you must make a payment for every firstborn child and every firstborn animal that is unclean.
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15. Every thing H3605 that openeth H6363 the matrix H7358 in all H3605 flesh H1320 , which H834 they bring H7126 unto the LORD H3068 , whether it be of men H120 or beasts H929 , shall be H1961 thine: nevertheless H389 H853 the firstborn H1060 of man H120 shalt thou surely redeem H6299 H6299 , and the firstling H1060 of unclean H2931 beasts H929 shalt thou redeem H6299 .
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16. When they are one month old, you must make a payment for them of two ounces of silver, as set by the Holy Place measure.
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16. And those that are to be redeemed H6299 from a month H2320 old H4480 H1121 shalt thou redeem H6299 , according to thine estimation H6187 , for the money H3701 of five H2568 shekels H8255 , after the shekel H8255 of the sanctuary H6944 , which H1931 is twenty H6242 gerahs H1626 .
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17. "But you must not make a payment for the firstborn ox or sheep or goat. Those animals are holy. Sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire. The smell is pleasing to the Lord.
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17. But H389 the firstling H1060 of a cow H7794 , or H176 the firstling H1060 of a sheep H3775 , or H176 the firstling H1060 of a goat H5795 , thou shalt not H3808 redeem H6299 ; they H1992 are holy H6944 : thou shalt sprinkle H2236 H853 their blood H1818 upon H5921 the altar H4196 , and shalt burn H6999 their fat H2459 for an offering made by fire H801 , for a sweet H5207 savor H7381 unto the LORD H3068 .
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18. But the meat will be yours, just as the breast that is presented and the right thigh will be yours.
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18. And the flesh H1320 of them shall be H1961 thine , as the wave H8573 breast H2373 and as the right H3225 shoulder H7785 are H1961 thine.
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19. Anything the Israelites present as holy gifts I, the Lord, give to you, your sons and daughters as your continual portion. This is a last-ing agreement of saltn before the Lord for you and your children forever."
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19. All H3605 the heave offerings H8641 of the holy things H6944 , which H834 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 offer H7311 unto the LORD H3068 , have I given H5414 thee , and thy sons H1121 and thy daughters H1323 with H854 thee , by a statute H2706 forever H5769 : it H1931 is a covenant H1285 of salt H4417 forever H5769 before H6440 the LORD H3068 unto thee and to thy seed H2233 with H854 thee.
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20. The Lord also said to Aaron, "You will not inherit any of the land, and you will not own any land among the other people. I will be yours. Out of all the Israelites, only you will inherit me.
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20. And the LORD H3068 spoke H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Thou shalt have no inheritance H5157 H3808 in their land H776 , neither H3808 shalt thou have H1961 any part H2506 among H8432 them: I H589 am thy part H2506 and thine inheritance H5159 among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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21. "When the people of Israel give me a tenth of what they make, I will give that tenth to the Levites. This is their payment for the work they do serving at the Meeting Tent.
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21. And, behold H2009 , I have given H5414 the children H1121 of Levi H3878 all H3605 the tenth H4643 in Israel H3478 for an inheritance H5159 , for H2500 their service H5656 which H834 they H1992 serve H5647 , even H853 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 .
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22. But the other Israelites must never go near the Meeting Tent, or they will die for their sin.
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22. Neither H3808 must the children H1121 of Israel H3478 henceforth H5750 come nigh H7126 H413 the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 , lest they bear H5375 sin H2399 , and die H4191 .
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23. Only the Levites should work in the Meeting Tent and be responsible for any sins against it. This is a rule from now on. The Levites will not inherit any land among the other Israelites,
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23. But the Levites H3881 shall do H5647 H853 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 , and they H1992 shall bear H5375 their iniquity H5771 : it shall be a statute H2708 forever H5769 throughout your generations H1755 , that among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 they have H5157 no H3808 inheritance H5159 .
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24. but when the Israelites give a tenth of everything they make to me, I will give that tenth to the Levites as a reward. That is why I said about the Levites: 'They will not inherit any land among the Israelites.'"
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24. But H3588 H853 the tithes H4643 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , which H834 they offer H7311 as a heave offering H8641 unto the LORD H3068 , I have given H5414 to the Levites H3881 to inherit H5159 : therefore H5921 H3651 I have said H559 unto them, Among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 they shall have H5157 no H3808 inheritance H5159 .
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25. The Lord said to Moses,
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25. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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26. "Speak to the Levites and tell them: 'You will receive a tenth of everything the Israelites make, which I will give to you. But you must give a tenth of that back to the Lord.
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26. Thus speak H1696 unto H413 the Levites H3881 , and say H559 unto H413 them, When H3588 ye take H3947 of H4480 H854 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 H853 the tithes H4643 which H834 I have given H5414 you from H4480 H854 them for your inheritance H5159 , then ye shall offer up H7311 a heave offering H8641 of H4480 it for the LORD H3068 , even a tenth H4643 part of H4480 the tithe H4643 .
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27. I will accept your offering just as much as I accept the offerings from others, who give new grain or new wine.
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27. And this your heave offering H8641 shall be reckoned H2803 unto you , as though it were the corn H1715 of H4480 the threshingfloor H1637 , and as the fullness H4395 of H4480 the winepress H3342 .
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28. In this way you will present an offering to the Lord as the other Israelites do. When you receive a tenth from the Israelites, you will give a tenth of that to Aaron, the priest, as the Lord's share.
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28. Thus H3651 ye H859 also H1571 shall offer H7311 a heave offering H8641 unto the LORD H3068 of all H4480 H3605 your tithes H4643 , which H834 ye receive H3947 of H4480 H854 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 ; and ye shall give H5414 thereof H4480 H853 the LORD H3068 's heave offering H8641 to Aaron H175 the priest H3548 .
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29. Choose the best and holiest part from what you are given as the portion you must give to the Lord.'
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29. Out of all H4480 H3605 your gifts H4979 ye shall offer H7311 H853 every H3605 heave offering H8641 of the LORD H3068 , of all H4480 H3605 the best H2459 thereof, even H853 the hallowed part H4720 thereof out of H4480 it.
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30. "Say to the Levites: 'When you present the best, it will be accepted as much as the grain and wine from the other people.
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30. Therefore thou shalt say H559 unto H413 them , When ye have heaved H7311 H853 the best H2459 thereof from H4480 it , then it shall be counted H2803 unto the Levites H3881 as the increase H8393 of the threshingfloor H1637 , and as the increase H8393 of the winepress H3342 .
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31. You and your families may eat all that is left anywhere, because it is your pay for your work in the Meeting Tent.
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31. And ye shall eat H398 it in every H3605 place H4725 , ye H859 and your households H1004 : for H3588 it H1931 is your reward H7939 for H2500 your service H5656 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 .
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32. And if you always give the best part to the Lord, you will never be guilty. If you do not sin against the holy offerings of the Israelites, you will not die.'"
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32. And ye shall bear H5375 no H3808 sin H2399 by reason of H5921 it , when ye have heaved H7311 from it H853 the best H2459 of H4480 it: neither H3808 shall ye pollute H2490 the holy things H6944 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , lest H3808 ye die H4191 .
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