BeMidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר)
Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
Maftir
4:17
God spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
God spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe ve’el-Aharon lemor.
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל-אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר.
4:18
Do not cause the Kehothites to become extinct among the Levites.
Do not cause the Kehothites to become extinct among the Levites.
Al-tachritu et-shevet mishpechot haKehati mitoch haLevi’im.
אַל-תַּכְרִיתוּ, אֶת-שֵׁבֶט מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִי, מִתּוֹךְ, הַלְוִיִּם.
4:19
This is what you must do so that they survive, and not die when they come into the Holy of Holies. Aaron and his sons shall first come and arrange each thing so that every [Kehothite] can perform his service, carrying his load.
This is what you must do so that they survive, and not die when they come into the Holy of Holies. Aaron and his sons shall first come and arrange each thing so that every [Kehothite] can perform his service, carrying his load.
Vezot asu lahem vechayu velo yamutu begishtam et-kodesh hakodashim Aharon uvanav yavo’u vesamu otam ish ish al-avodato ve’el-masa’o.
וְזֹאת עֲשׂוּ לָהֶם, וְחָיוּ וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ, בְּגִשְׁתָּם, אֶת-קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים: אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו, יָבֹאוּ, וְשָׂמוּ אוֹתָם אִישׁ אִישׁ עַל-עֲבֹדָתוֹ, וְאֶל-מַשָּׂאוֹ.
4:20
[The Kehothites] will then not come and see the sacred [furniture] being packed, and they will not die.
[The Kehothites] will then not come and see the sacred [furniture] being packed, and they will not die.
Velo-yavo’u lir’ot kevala et-hakodesh vametu.
וְלֹא-יָבֹאוּ לִרְאוֹת כְּבַלַּע אֶת-הַקֹּדֶשׁ, וָמֵתוּ.