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    Page2of7423 Those that were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Shi m' on,were f i f t y and ni ne t housand and t hr ee hundr ed.24 Of t he bnei Gad, by t hei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , by t hebai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava;25 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Gad, weref or t y and f i ve t housand si x hundr ed and f i f t y.26 Of t he bnei Yehudah, by t hei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , byt he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;27 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Yehudah,were t hr eescor e and f our t een thousand and si x hundr ed.28 Of t he bnei Yi ssakhar , by thei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot ,by the bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot ,f r om t went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o ser ve

    i n t zava ( ar my) ;29 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Yi ssakhar ,wer e f i f t y and f our t housand and f our hundr ed.30 Of t he bnei Zevul un, by thei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , byt he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;31 Those that were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Zevul un,were f i f t y and seven t housand and f our hundr ed.32 Of t he bnei Yosef , namel y, of t he bnei Ephr ayi m, by t hei r t ol dot ,af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , by t he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he

    number of t he shmot , f r om t went y year s ol d and upward, al l t hat wereabl e- bodi ed t o serve i n t zava ( ar my) ;33 Those that were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Ephr ayi m,were f ort y thousand and f i ve hundr ed.34 Of t he bnei Menasheh, by thei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , byt he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;35 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Menasheh,were t hi r t y and two t housand and two hundr ed.36 Of t he bnei Bi nyami n, by t hei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , by

    t he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;37 Those that were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Bi nyami n,wer e thi r t y and f i ve t housand and f our hundr ed.38 Of t he bnei Dan, by t hei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , by t hebai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r om

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    Page3of74t went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;39 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Dan, weret hreescor e and t wo thousand and seven hundr ed.40 Of t he bnei Asher , by thei r t ol dot , af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , byt he bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number of t he shmot , f r omt went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e- bodi ed t o serve i nt zava ( ar my) ;41 Those that were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Asher ,were f or t y and one t housand and f i ve hundr ed.42 Of t he bnei Napht al i , t hr oughout t hei r t ol dot , af t er t hei rmi shpekhot , by the bai s of t hei r avot , accor di ng t o t he number oft he shmot , f r om t went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer e abl e-bodi ed t o serve i n t zava ( ar my) ;43 Those t hat were numbered of t hem, even of t he t r i be of Napht al i ,wer e f i f t y and t hr ee thousand and f our hundr ed.44 These are t hose t hat wer e number ed, whi ch Moshe and Ahar on

    number ed, and t he nasi i m ( pr i nces, r ul er s, exal t ed) of Yi sr oel ,bei ng shneym asar ( t wel ve) men, each one repr esent i ng t he bai s ofhi s avot .45 So wer e al l t hose t hat wer e number ed of t he Bnei Yi sr oel , by t hebai s of t hei r avot , f r om t went y year s ol d and upwar d, al l t hat wer eabl e- bodi ed t o ser ve i n t zava b' Yi sr oel ( ar my i n Yi sr oel ) ;46 Even al l t hey t hat wer e number ed were si x hundr ed t housand andt hr ee thousand and f i ve hundr ed and f i f t y.47 But t he Levi ' i m af t er t he t r i be of t hei r avot wer e not number edamong t hem.48 For Hashemhad spoken unt o Moshe sayi ng,

    49 Onl y t hou shal t not number t he t r i be of Levi , nei t her t ake t hesum of t hem among t he Bnei Yi sr oel ;50 But t hou shal t appoi nt t he Levi ' i m over t he Mi shkan HaEdut andover al l t he vessel s t her eof , and over al l t hi ngs t hat bel ong t o i t ;t hey shal l bear t he Mi shkan, and al l t he vessel s t her eof ; and t heyshal l t ake car e of i t , and shal l encamp r ound about t he Mi shkan.51 And when t he Mi shkan set t et h f or war d, t he Levi ' i m shal l t ake i tdown; and when t he Mi shkan i s t o be pi t ched, t he Levi ' i m shal l seti t up; and t he zar ( st r anger , out si der , unaut hor i zed par t y) t hatcometh ni gh shal l be put t o deat h.52 And t he Bnei Yi sr oel shal l pi t ch t hei r t ent s, ever y man by hi s

    own machaneh ( camp) , and ever y man by hi s own degel ( st andar d,banner ) , t hr oughout t hei r t zva' ot ( host s) .53 But t he Levi ' i m shal l encamp ar ound the Mi shkan HaEdut , t hatt her e be no ket zef ( wr at h) f al l upon t he Adat Bnei Yi sr oel ; and t heLevi ' i m shal l be shomer mi shmer et ( wat ch t he wat ch, at t end t o, keept he char ge, t he rever ence) of t he Mi shkan HaEdut .54 And t he Bnei Yi sr oel di d accor di ng t o al l t hat HashemcommandedMoshe, so di d t hey.

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    BAMIDBAR 21 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe and unt o Ahar on, sayi ng,2 The Bnei Yi sr oel shal l encamp, each man under hi s own degel( st andar d, banner ) , wi t h t he ot ot ( ensi gns) of t he bai s of t hei ravot ; some di st ance f r om i t , around t he Ohel Mo' ed must t hey encamp.[ see Yehoshua 3: 4]3 And on t he east si de t owar d t he r i si ng of t he sun shal l t hey oft he degel ( st andar d, banner ) of t he machaneh of Yehudah encamp byt hei r t zvaos: and Nachshon ben Ammi nadav shal l be Nasi of t he BneiYehudah. [ Ber eshi s 49: 10]4 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and t hose that were numbered of t hem, weret hr eescor e and f our t een t housand and si x hundr ed.5 And t hose t hat do encamp next unt o hi m shal l be the t r i be ofYi ssakhar ; and Net anel ben Tzuar shal l be Nasi of t he BneiYi ssakhar .6 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and t hose t hat wer e number ed t her eof , were

    f i f t y and f our t housand and f our hundr ed.7 Then t he t r i be of Zevul un; and El i av ben Hel on shal l be Nasi oft he Bnei Zevul un.8 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and t hose t hat wer e number ed t her eof , weref i f t y and seven thousand and f our hundr ed.9 Al l t hat wer e number ed i n t he machaneh of Yehudah wer e an hundr edt housand and f our score t housand and si x t housand and f our hundr ed,by t hei r t zvaos. These shal l set f or t h f i r st .10 On t he sout h si de shal l be t he degel ( st andar d, banner ) of t hemachaneh of Reuven accor di ng t o thei r t zvaos: and t he Nasi of t heBnei Reuven shal l be El i t zur ben Shedeur .

    11 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and t hose t hat were numbered t hereof , weref or t y and si x thousand and f i ve hundr ed.12 And t hose whi ch encamp by hi m shal l be t he t r i be of Shi m' on; andt he Nasi of t he Bnei Shi m' on shal l be Shel umi el ben Tzur i shaddai .13 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and those that were numbered of t hem, weref i f t y and ni ne thousand and t hr ee hundr ed.14 Then t he t r i be of Gad; and t he Nasi of t he Bnei Gad shal l beEl yasaph ben Reuel .15 And hi s t z' va ( host ) , and those that were numbered of t hem, weref or t y and f i ve t housand and si x hundr ed and f i f t y.16 Al l t hat wer e number ed i n t he machaneh of Reuven wer e an hundr ed

    t housand and f i f t y and one t housand and f our hundr ed and f i f t y, byt hei r t zvaos. And t hey shal l set f or t h i n t he second r ank.17 Then t he Ohel Mo' ed shal l set f orward wi t h t he machaneh of t heLevi ' i m i n t he mi dst of t he machaneh; as t hey encamp, so shal l t heyset f or war d, ever y man i n hi s pl ace by t hei r degel .18 On the west si de shal l be t he degel of t he machaneh of Ephr ayi maccor di ng t o t hei r t zvaos; and t he Nasi of t he Bnei Ephr ayi m shal lbe El i shama ben Ammi hud.

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    Page6of743 These ar e t he shmot of t he Bnei Aharon, t he kohani m hameshuchi mwhose hand he f i l l ed [ i . e. , or dai ned] t o be kohen [ Shemot 29;Vayi kr a 8] .4 And Nadav and Avi hu di ed bef ore Hashem, when they of f ered ei shzar ah ( unaut hor i zed f i r e) bef or e Hashem, i n t he mi dbar of Si nai , andt hey had no chi l dr en; and El eazar and I t amar mi ni st er ed i n t hekohen' s of f i ce i n t he si ght of Ahar on t hei r av [Vayi kr a 10] .5 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,6 Br i ng t he t r i be of Levi near [ i . e. , pr esent t hem as of f er i ngs ar epr esent ed] , and pr esent t hembef ore Aharon HaKohen, t hat t hey maymi ni st er unt o hi m [ i . e. , hel p, be of ser vi ce t o hi m] .7 And t hey [ t he Levi ' i m] shal l be shomer mi shmeret ( watch the watch,keep t he guard dut y) f or hi m and f or t he mi shmeret kol HaEdah ( dut yof t he whol e Congr egat i on) bef ore t he Ohel Mo' ed, t o do avodatHaMi shkan ( t he wor k, ser vi ce of t he Mi shkan) .8 And t hey shal l be shomer mi shmeret over kol kl ei Ohel Mo' ed ( al lt he vessel s, f ur ni shi ngs of t he Ohel Mo' ed) f or t he Bnei Yi sr oel ,

    doi ng the avodat HaMi shkan (work of t he Mi shkan) .9 And t hou shal t gi ve t he Levi ' i m unt o Ahar on and t o hi s bani m; t heyar e whol l y gi ven unt o hi m f r om among t he Bnei Yi sr oel .10 And t hou shal t appoi nt Aharon and hi s bani m; t hey shal l be shomert o wat ch over t hei r kehunah; t he zar t hat encr oach shal l be put t odeat h.11 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,12 And I , hi nei , I have taken t he Levi ' i m f r om among t he BneiYi sr oel i nst ead of al l t he bechor t hat openet h t he womb among t heBnei Yi sr oel ; t her ef or e t he Levi ' i m shal l be Mi ne;13 Because al l t he bechor ar e Mi ne; f or on t he yom t hat I st r uck

    down al l t he bechor i n Er et z Mi t zr ayi m I set apar t as kodesh unt o Meal l t he bechor i n Yi sr oel , bot h man and beast : Mi ne shal l t hey be: Iam Hashem.14 And Hashemspoke unt o Moshe i n t he mi dbar of Si nai , sayi ng,15 Count t he Bnei Levi by t he bai s of t hei r avot , by t hei rmi shpekhot ; every zachar f r oma mont h ol d and upward shal t t hounumber t hem.16 And Moshe numbered t hem accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem, as hehad been commanded.17 And these were t he Bnei Levi by t hei r shmot : Gershon, Kehat , andMer ar i .

    18 And t hese ar e the shmot of t he Bnei Gershon by t hei r mi shpekhot :Li vni , and Shi mei .19 And the Bnei Kehat by t hei r mi shpekhot : Amr am, Yi t zhar , Chevr on,and Uzzi el .20 And t he Bnei Merar i by t hei r mi shpekhot : Machl i and Mushi . Thesear e t he mi shpekhot of t he Levi ' i m accor di ng t o t he bai s of t hei ravot .

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    Page7of7421 To Gershon bel onged t he mi shpakhat of t he Li vni and t hemi shpakhat of t he Shi mi : t hese ar e t he mi shpekhot of t he Ger shoni .22 Those t hat were number ed of t hem, accor di ng t o the number of kolzachar ( al l t he mal es) , f r om a mont h ol d and upwar d, even t hose t hatwere number ed of t hem wer e seven t housand and f i ve hundred.23 The mi shpekhot of t he Gershoni shal l encamp behi nd t he Mi shkanwest ward.24 And t he Nasi of t he bai s av of t he Gershoni shal l be El yasaph benLael .25 And t he mi shmeret of t he Bnei Gershon i n the Ohel Mo' ed i s asf ol l ows: t he Mi shkan, and t he Ohel , t he cover i ng t her eof , and t hecur t ai n at t he ent r ance of t he Ohel Mo' ed,26 And t he cur t ai ns of t he khat zer , and t he cur t ai n f or t he ent r anceof t he khat zer , whi ch i s ar ound the Mi shkan, and ar ound themi zbe' ach; and t he cor ds of i t f or kol avodah t her eof .27 And t o Kehat bel onged t he mi shpakhat of t he Amr ami , and themi shpakhat of t he Yi t zhar i , and t he mi shpakhat of t he Chevroni , and

    t he mi shpakhat of t he Uzzi el i : t hese ar e t he mi shpekhot of t heKehat i .28 I n t he number of al l t he zachar , f r oma mont h ol d and upward,were ei ght t housand and si x hundr ed, shomr ei mi shmeret haKodesh.29 The mi shpekhot of t he Bnei Kehat shal l encamp on t he sout hwar dsi de of t he Mi shkan.30 And t he Nasi bai s av of t he mi shpekhot of t he Kehat i shal l beEl i t zaphan ben Uzzi el .31 And t hei r guard dut y shal l be: t he Ar on and t he Shul chan, and t heMenorah, and t he Mi zbechot , and t he vessel s of HaKodesh ( t he Hol yPl ace) wher ewi t h t hey mi ni st er , and t he cur t ai n, and al l t he avodah

    t her eof .32 And El eazar ben Aharon HaKohen shal l be Nasi over t he Nasi ' eiHaLevi ' i m, and have t he over si ght of t hem t hat do guar d dut y overHaKodesh ( t he Hol y Pl ace) .33 To Merar i bel onged t he mi shpakhat of t he Mahl i , and themi shpakhat of t he Mushi : t hese ar e t he mi shpekhot of Mer ar i .34 And those t hat were count ed of t hem, accordi ng to t he number ofal l t he zachar , f r oma mont h ol d and upward, were si x t housand andt wo hundr ed.35 And t he Nasi bai s av of t he mi shpekhot of Merar i was Tzur i el benAvi chayi l ; t hese shal l encamp on t he si de of t he Mi shkan nor t hward.

    36 And under t he guard dut y charge of t he Bnei Merar i shal l be: t hef r ames of t he Mi shkan, and t he cr ossbar s t her eof , and t he pi l l ar st her eof , and t he bases t her eof , and al l t he vessel s t her eof , and al lt hat ser vet h t her et o,37 And t he pi l l ar s of t he khat zer r ound about , and t hei r bases, andt hei r pegs, and t hei r cor ds.38 And t hose that encamp i n f r ont of t he Mi shkan t oward t he east ,even i n f r ont of t he Ohel Mo' ed east ward, shal l be Moshe, and Aharon

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    Page8of74and hi s bani m, shomr i m mi shmeret HaMi kdash ( st andi ng guard dut y overt he hol y ar ea) on behal f of t he Bnei Yi sr oel ; and t he zar t hat shal lencr oach shal l be put t o deat h.39 Al l t hat were count ed of t he Levi ' i m, whi ch Moshe and Aharonnumber ed at t he command of Hashem, by t hei r mi shpekhot , al l t hezakhar f r om a mont h ol d and upward, were t went y and t wo t housand.40 And Hashemsai d unt o Moshe, Count al l t he bechor of t he zakhar oft he Bnei Yi sr oel f r om a mont h ol d and upwar d, and cal cul at e t het ot al by t hei r shmot .41 And t hou shal t t ake t he Levi ' i m f or Me- I am Hashem- i nst ead of al lt he bechor among t he Bnei Yi sr oel ; and t he cat t l e of t he Levi ' i mi nst ead of al l t he f i r st l i ngs among t he cat t l e of t he Bnei Yi sr oel .42 And Moshe count ed, as Hashem commanded hi m, al l t he bechor amongt he Bnei Yi sr oel .43 And i t came about t hat al l t he bechor zakhar by t he number ofshmot , f r om a mont h ol d and upward, of t hose t hat were numbered oft hem, wer e t went y and two t housand t wo hundred and threescor e and

    t hi r t een.44 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,45 Take t he Levi ' i m i nst ead of al l t he bechor among t he BneiYi sr oel , and t he cat t l e of t he Levi ' i m i nst ead of t hei r cat t l e; andt he Levi ' i m shal l be Mi ne: I am Hashem.46 And f or t hose t hat ar e t o be redeemed of t he t wo hundred andt hr eescor e and t hi r t een of t he bechor of t he Bnei Yi sr oel , whi ch ar emor e than t he Levi ' i m;47 Thou shal t even t ake f i ve shekel s f or each one i ndi vi dual l y,af t er t he shekel of HaKodesh shal t t hou t ake t hem ( t he shekel i st went y ger ahs) [ Vayi kra 27: 6] ;

    48 And thou shal t gi ve t he kesef , wherewi t h t hose over and abovet hem [ t he Levi ' i m] i s t o be r edeemed, unt o Ahar on and t o hi s bani m.49 And Moshe t ook t he kesef hapi dyom of t hem t hat were over andabove t hem t hat were r edeemed by the Levi ' i m;50 Of t he bechor of t he Bnei Yi sr oel col l ect ed he t he kesef ; at housand t hr ee hundr ed and t hr eescore and f i ve shekel s, af t er t heshekel of HaKodesh;51 And Moshe gave the kesef hapi dyom unt o Ahar on and t o hi s bani m,accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem, as Hashem commanded Moshe.

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    1 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe and unt o Ahar on, sayi ng,2 Take t he census of t he Bnei Kehat f r om among t he Bnei Levi , af t ert hei r mi shpekhot , by t he bai s of t hei r avot ,3 Fr om shl oshi m shanah ( t hi r t y year s ol d) and upwar d even unt i lchami shi m shanah ( f i f t y year s ol d) , al l t hat ent er i nt o t he t z' va( hol y mi l i t i a of Hashem) t o do t he mel achah ( wor k) i n t he OhelMo' ed.

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    Page9of744 Thi s shal l be t he Avodat Bnei Kehat i n t he Ohel Mo' ed: kodeshhakodashi m ( t he most hol y t hi ngs) ;5 And when t he machaneh ( camp) set t et h f orwar d, Ahar on shal l come,and hi s bani m, and t hey shal l t ake down t he Par ochet ( vei l ) of t hescr een, and cover t he Ar on HaEdut ( Ar k of t he Test i mony) wi t h i t ;6 And shal l put t her eon t he t achash hi de cover i ng, and shal l spreadover i t a cl ot h whol l y sky- bl ue vi ol et , and shal l put i n t hecar r yi ng pol es t her eof .7 And upon t he Shul chan HaPani m t hey shal l spr ead a cl oth of sky-bl ue, and put t her eon t he di shes, and t he i ncense spoons, and t heof f er i ng bowl s, and kesot hanesekh ( pi t cher s of t he dr i nk of f er i ng) ;and LechemHaTami d ( Per petual Br ead) shal l be t hereon;8 And t hey shal l spr ead upon t hem a cl ot h of scar l et , and cover t hesame wi t h a t achash hi de cover i ng, and shal l put i n t he pol est her eof .9 And t hey shal l t ake a cl ot h of sky- bl ue, and cover t he Menor atHaMa' ohr ( Menor ah of I l l umi nat i on) , and i t s ner ot ( l amps) , and i t s

    t ongs, and i t s t r ays, and al l t he kl ei shemen ( oi l vessel s) t her eof ,wher ewi t h t hey pr epar e i t f or [ hol y] ser vi ce;10 And t hey shal l put i t and al l t he vessel s t her eof wi t hi n at achash hi de cover i ng, and shal l put i t upon t he car r yi ng f r ame.11 And upon t he Mi zbach HaZahav they shal l spr ead a cl oth of sky-bl ue, and cover i t a tachash hi de cover i ng, and shal l put i n pl acet he pol es t her eof ;12 And t hey shal l t ake al l t he Kl ei HaShar et ( Ut ensi l s of Mi ni st r y) ,wher ewi t h t hey mi ni st er i n HaKodesh, and put t hem i n a cl ot h ofskybl ue, and cover t hem wi t h a tachash hi de cover i ng, and shal l putt hem on t he car r yi ng f r ame;

    13 And t hey shal l t ake away t he ashes f r omt he Mi zbe' ach, and spr eada pur pl e cl ot h t her eon:14 And t hey shal l put upon i t al l t he ut ensi l s t her eof , wher ewi t ht hey mi ni st er upon i t , even t he f i r e pans, t he meat hooks, and t heshovel s, and t he basi ns, al l t he Kl ei HaMi zbe' ach; and t hey shal lspr ead upon i t a t achash hi de cover i ng, and put i n pl ace i t s pol es.15 And when Ahar on and hi s bani m have made an end of cover i ngHaKodesh, and al l t he Kl ei HaKodesh, as t he machaneh ( camp) i s t oset f or war d, af t er t hat , t he Bnei Kehat shal l come t o bear i t ; butt hey shal l not t ouch any kodesh, l est t hey di e. These thi ngs are t hemassa ( bur den) of t he Bnei Kehat i n t he Ohel Mo' ed.

    16 And t o t he pekuddat ( over si ght , of f i ce) of El eazar ben Ahar onHaKohen per t ai net h the Shemen HaMa' ohr ( Oi l of I l l umi nat i on) , andt he i ncense spi ces, and the Mi nchat HaTami d ( Cont i nual Gr ai nOf f er i ng) , and the Shemen HaMi shchah (Anoi nt i ng Oi l ) , and thePekuddat Kol HaMi shkan, and of al l t hat t her ei n i s, i n HaKodesh, andi n t he vessel s t her eof .17 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe and unto Ahar on sayi ng,

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    Page10of7418 Cut ye not of f t he shevet ( t r i be) of t he mi shpekhot of t he Kehat if r om among t he Levi ' i m;19 But t hi s do unt o them, t hat t hey may l i ve, and not di e, when t heyappr oach unt o kodesh hakodashi m ( t he most hol y t hi ngs) : Aharon andhi s bani m shal l go i n, and appoi nt t hem ever y one t o hi s avodah( ser vi ce, mi ni st r y) and t o hi s massa ( bur den) ;20 But t hey shal l not go i n t o l ook f or a si ngl e i nst ant athakodesh, l est t hey di e.

    NASO21 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,22 Take al so t he census of t he Bnei Gershon, t hr oughout t he bai savot of t hem, by thei r mi shpekhot ;23 From shl oshi m shanah ( t hi r t y year s ol d) and upwar d unt i lchami shi m shanah ( f i f t y year s ol d) shal t t hou number t hem; al l t hatent er t o ser ve t he t z' va ( hol y mi l i t i a ser vi ce of Hashem) , t o l abori n t he Avodah i n t he Ohel Mo' ed.

    24 Thi s i s t he Avodat Mi shpekhot Ger shoni , as r el at es t o ser vi ce andmassa ( bur den) :25 And t hey shal l bear t he cur t ai ns of t he Mi shkan, and t he OhelMo' ed, i t s cover i ng, and t he t achash hi de cover i ng t hat i s over t het op of i t , and t he scr een f or t he ent r ance of t he Ohel Mo' ed,26 And t he hangi ngs of t he khat zer ( cour t ) , and t he hangi ng f or t heent r ance of t he sha' ar ( gat e) of t he khat zer ( cour t ) , whi ch i saround t he Mi shkan and around t he Mi zbe' ach, and t hei r cords, andal l t he Kl ei Avodah ( Ut ensi l s of Ser vi ce, Mi ni st r y) of t hem, and al lt hat i s done f or t hem; so shal l t hey ser ve.27 At t he appoi nt ment of Ahar on and hi s bani m shal l be al l t he

    Avodat Bnei Ger shoni , i n al l t hei r massa ( bur dens) , and i n al l t hei ravodah ( servi ce) ; and ye shal l appoi nt unt o t hem i n mi shmer et ( guar ddut y r esponsi bi l i t y) f or al l t hei r massa ( bur dens) .28 Thi s i s t he Avodat Mi shpekhot Bnei Gershoni i n t he Ohel Mo' ed;and mi sher et ( guar d dut y r esponsi bi l i t y) shal l be under t hedi r ect i on of I t amar ben Aharon HaKohen.29 As f or t he Bnei Mer ar i , t hou shal t number t hem af t er t hei rmi shpekhot , by t he bai s of t hei r avot ;30 Fr om shl oshi m shanah ( t hi r t y year s ol d) and upwar d even unt i lchami shi m shanah ( f i f t y year s ol d) shal t t hou number t hem, ever y onet hat ent er et h i nt o t he t z' va ( hol y mi l i t i a ser vi ce of Hashem) , t o do

    t he work of t he Avodat Ohel Mo' ed.31 And t hi s i s t hei r mi shmer et ( guar d) massa ( bur den) , accor di ng t oal l t hei r Avodah ( Ser vi ce, Mi ni st r y) i n t he Ohel Mo' ed; t he f r amesof t he Mi shkan, and t he cr ossbar s t her eof , and t he post s t her eof ,and bases t her eof ,32 And t he post s sur r oundi ng t he khat zer , and t hei r bases, and t hei rt ent pegs, and t hei r cor ds, wi t h al l t hei r i mpl ement s, and wi t h al l

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    Page11of74t hei r servi ce; and by shmot ( names) ye shal l assi gn t he kl eimi shmer et ( vessel s of dut y) massa ( bur dens) .33 Thi s i s t he Avodat Mi shpekhot Bnei Mer ar i , accor di ng t o al l t hei rservi ce, i n t he Ohel Mo' ed under t he di r ect i on of I t amar ben AharonHaKohen.34 And Moshe and Ahar on and the Nasi ' ei HaEdah (Leaders of t heCongr egat i on) count ed t he Bnei HaKehat i af t er t hei r mi shpekhot , andaf t er t he bai s of t hei r avot ,35 Fr om shl oshi m shanah ( t hi r t y year s ol d) and upwar d even unt i lchami shi m shanah ( f i f t y year s ol d) shal t t hou number t hem, ever y onet hat ent er et h i nt o t he t z' va ( hol y mi l i t i a ser vi ce of Hashem) , t o dot he work of t he Avodah i n t he Ohel Mo' ed;36 And t hose that were number ed of t hem by t hei r mi shpekhot were t wot housand seven hundr ed and f i f t y.37 These were t hey t hat were number ed of t he mi shpekhot HaKehat i ,al l t hat mi ght do servi ce i n the Ohel Mo' ed whi ch Moshe and Aharondi d number accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem by the hand of Moshe.

    38 And t hose that were number ed of t he Bnei Gershon, t hroughoutt hei r mi shpekhot , and by t he bai s of t hei r avot ,39 Fr om shl oshi m shanah and upwar d even unt i l chami shi m shanah shal tt hou number t hem, ever y one that ent er et h i nt o t he t z' va ( hol ymi l i t i a servi ce of Hashem) , t o do t he wor k of t he Avodah i n t he OhelMo' ed,40 Even those t hat were numbered of t hem, t hroughout t hei rmi shpekhot , by t he bai s of t hei r avot , wer e two thousand and si xhundr ed and t hi r t y.41 These are they t hat were number ed of t he Mi shpekhot Bnei Gershon,of al l t hat mi ght do servi ce i n the Ohel Mo' ed whomMoshe and Aharon

    di d number accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem.42 And those t hat were numbered of t he Mi shpekhot Bnei Merar i ,t hr oughout t hei r mi shpekhot , by t he bai s of t hei r avot ,43 Fr om shl oshi m shanah and upwar d even unt i l chami shi m shanah shal tt hou number t hem, ever y one that ent er et h i nt o t he t z' va, t o do t hework of t he Avodah i n t he Ohel Mo' ed,44 Even t hose t hat were numbered of t hem by t hei r mi shpekhot , weret hree t housand and t wo hundred.45 These be t hose t hat were numbered of t he Mi shpekhot Bnei Merar i ,whom Moshe and Aharon numbered accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem byt he hand of Moshe.

    46 Al l t hose t hat were numbered of t he Levi ' i m, whom Moshe andAharon and t he Nasi ' ei Yi sr oel numbered, by t hei r mi shpekhot , and byt he bai s of t hei r avot ,47 Fr om shl oshi m shanah and upwar d even unt i l chami shi m shanah shal tt hou number t hem, ever y one t hat ent eret h to do t he Avodat Avodah( t he Wor k of t he Ser vi ce, Mi ni st r y) and t he Avodat Massa ( Ser vi ce,Mi ni st r y of t he Bur den) i n t he Ohel Mo' ed.

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    Page12of7448 Even those t hat were number ed of t hem, wer e shmonat al af i mvachamesh me' ot ushmoni m ( ei ght t housand and f i ve hundred andf our scor e) ,49 Accor di ng t o t he command of Hashem t hey wer e numbered by t he handof Moshe, ever y one accordi ng t o hi s Avodah (Ser vi ce) , and accor di ngt o hi s Massa ( Bur den) ; t hus were t hey count ed of hi m, as Hashemcommanded Moshe.

    BAMIDBAR 51 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,2 Command the Bnei Yi sr oel , t hat t hey put out of t he machaneh ever yt zar u' a, and every one that hath a di schar ge, and whosoever i s t amehl anef esh ( uncl ean, def i l ed by reason of cont act wi t h a cor pse) ,3 Bot h zakhar and nekevah shal l ye put out , wi t hout t he machanehshal l ye put t hem; t hat t hey def i l e not t hei r machanot , i n t he mi dstwher eof I dwel l .4 And t he Bnei Yi sr oel di d so, and put t hem out si de the machaneh;

    j ust as Hashem spoke unt o Moshe, so di d t he Bnei Yi sr oel .5 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,6 Speak unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , When a man or woman shal l commi t anychat t ot t hat men commi t , l ' me' ol ma' al baHashem ( t her eby t r espass i ngagai nst Hashem) , and f eel s gui l t y;7 Then t hey shal l make vi dduy ( conf essi on of si n) of t hei r chat t otwhi ch t hey have commi t t ed; and shal l make r epar at i on i n f ul l , andadd unt o i t t he f i f t h par t t her eof , and gi ve i t unt o hi m agai nstwhom t hey hat h i ncur r ed l i abi l i t y.8 But i f t he man have no go' el unt o whomr eparat i on f or t he ashamcan be made, l et t he asham be r ecompensed unt o Hashem, even t o t he

    kohen, besi des t he ram of t he ki ppur i m, wher eby a kappar ah shal l bemade on hi s behal f .9 And ever y t er umah of al l t he hol y t hi ngs of t he Bnei Yi sr oel ,whi ch t hey br i ng unt o t he kohen, shal l be hi s.10 And ever y man' s t hi ngs set apar t as kodesh shal l be hi s;what soever any man gi vet h t he kohen, i t shal l be hi s.11 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,12 Speak unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , and say unt o t hem, I f any man' s i shago asi de, and commi t a t r espass [ i . e. , i s unf ai t hf ul ] agai nst hi m,13 And a man l i e wi t h her car nal l y, and i t be hi d f r om t he eyes ofher i sh, and she become t ameh secr et l y, and there be no ed ( wi t ness)

    agai nst her , nei t her she be caught ;14 And a ruach ki na ( spi r i t of j eal ousy) come upon hi m, and he bej eal ous of hi s i sha, and she be t ameh; or i f a r uach ki na come uponhi m, and he be j eal ous of hi s i sha, and she be not t ameh;15 Then shal l t he i sh br i ng hi s i sha unt o t he kohen, and he shal lbr i ng her kor ban f or her , t he tent h par t of an ephah of bar l ey meal ;he shal l pour no shemen upon i t , nor put i ncense ther eon; f or i t i s

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    Page13of74a mi nchat ki not ( gr ai n of f er i ng of j eal ousi es) , a mi nchat zekar on( gr ai n of f er i ng of memor i al ) , br i ngi ng avon t o r emembr ance.16 And the kohen shal l br i ng her near , and set her bef ore Hashem;17 And the kohen shal l t ake mayi m kedoshi m i n an ear t hen vessel ; andof t he dust t hat i s i n t he f l oor of t he Mi shkan t he kohen shal lt ake, and put i t i nt o the mayi m;18 And t he kohen shal l set t he i sha bef ore Hashem, and unbi nd t hehai r of t he i sha, and put t he mi nchat zekar on i n her hands, whi ch i st he mi nchat kena' ot ; and t he kohen shal l have i n hi s hand t he meihamar i m hame' ar ar i m ( wat er s of bi t t er ness t hat causet h t he cur se) ;19 And t he kohen shal l put her under oat h, and say unt o the i sha, I fno man have l ai n wi t h t hee, and i f t hou hast not t ur ned ast r ay t ot um' a ( uncl eanness, i mpur i t y) wi t h anot her i nst ead of t hy husband,be t hou f r ee f r om t hese mei hamar i m hame' ar ar i m;20 But i f t hou hast t ur ned ast r ay t o anot her i nst ead of t hy i sh, andi f t hou be def i l ed, and some man have l ai n wi t h t hee other t hant hi ne i sh;

    21 Then t he kohen shal l put t he i sha under oat h wi t h t he oat h of t hecur se, and t he kohen shal l say unt o t he i sha, Hashemmake thee anal ah ( curse) and a shevu' ah ( oat h) among thy peopl e, when Hashemdot h make t hy t hi gh t o wast e away, and t hy bel l y t o swel l ;22 And t hi s mayi m t hat causeth t he cur se shal l go i nt o t hy i nnerpar t s, t o make t hy bel l y t o swel l , and t hy t hi gh t o wast e away; Andt he i sha shal l say, Omen, Omen.23 And t he kohen shal l wr i t e t hese al ot ( cur ses) on a sef er , and heshal l wash t hem i nt o t he mei hamar i m;24 And he shal l cause t he i sha t o dr i nk t he mei hamar i m hame' arar i m;and t he mayi m hame' ar ar i m shal l ent er i nt o her , and become bi t t er .

    25 Then t he kohen shal l t ake t he mi nchat hakena' ot out of t he yadhai sha, and shal l wave t he mi nchah bef ore Hashem, and of f er i t upont he Mi zbe' ach:26 And the kohen shal l t ake a handf ul of t he mi nchah, even t hememor i al t her eof , and bur n i t upon the Mi zbe' ach, and af t er war dshal l cause t he i sha to dr i nk t he mayi m.27 And when he hat h made her t o dr i nk t he mayi m, t hen i t shal l comet o pass, t hat , i f she be def i l ed, and have done t r espass [ i . e. , beenunf ai t hf ul ] agai nst her i sh, t hat t he mayi m hame' ar ar i m shal l ent eri nt o her , and become bi t t er , and her bel l y shal l swel l , and hert hi gh shal l wast e away; and t he i sha shal l become a curse among her

    peopl e.28 And i f t he i sha be not def i l ed, but be t ehor ah ( cl ean) ; t hen sheshal l be f r ee, and shal l concei ve zer a.29 Thi s i s t he t or at hakena' ot ( l aw of j eal ousy) , when an i sha goet hast r ay t o anot her i nst ead of her i sh, and i s def i l ed;30 Or when t he r uach ki nah comet h upon hi m, and he be j eal ous overhi s i sha, and shal l set t he i sha bef or e Hashem, and t he kohen shal lexecut e upon her al l t hi s t or ah.

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    Page17of7423 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Net anel benTzuar .24 On t he t hi r d day El i av ben Chel on, Nasi of t he Bnei Zevul un, di do f fe r :25 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;26 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;27 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah( bur nt of f er i ng) ;28 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;29 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of El i av benChel on.30 On t he f our t h day El i t zur ben Shedeur , Nasi of t he Bnei Reuven,

    di d of f er :31 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl of t he wei ght of an hundr ed andt hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ng t oshekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi l f ora mi nchah;32 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;33 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;34 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;35 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of El i t zur benShedeur .

    36 On t he f i f t h day Shel umi el ben Tzur i shaddai , Nasi of t he BneiShi m' on, di d of f er :37 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;38 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;39 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;40 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;41 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Shel umi el ben

    Tzur i shaddai .42 On t he si xt h day El yasaph ben Deuel , Nasi of t he Bnei Gad,of f er ed:43 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl of t he wei ght of an hundr ed andt hi r t y shekel s, a si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ng t oshekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi l f ora mi nchah;44 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;

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    Page18of7445 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah( bur nt of f er i ng) ;46 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;47 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of El yasaph benDeuel .48 On t he seventh day El i shama ben Ammi hud, Nasi of t he BneiEphr ayi m, of f er ed:49 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;50 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;51 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah( bur nt of f er i ng) ;52 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;53 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,

    f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of El i shama benAmmi hud.54 On t he ei ght h day Gamal i el ben Pedaht zur , Nasi of t he BneiMenasheh of f ered:55 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl of t he wei ght of an hundr ed andt hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ng t oshekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi l f ora mi nchah;56 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;57 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah( bur nt of f er i ng) ;

    58 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;59 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Gamal i el benPedaht zur .60 On t he ni nt h day Avi dan ben Gi deoni , Nasi of t he Bnei Bi nyami n,of f er ed:61 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;62 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;

    63 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;64 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;65 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Avi dan benGi deoni .66 On the t ent h day Achi ezer ben Ammi shaddai , Nasi of t he Bnei Dan,of f er ed:

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    Page19of7467 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;68 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;69 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;70 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;71 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Achi ezer benAmmi shaddai .72 On t he el event h day Pagi el ben Ochr an, Nasi of t he Bnei Asher ,of f er ed:73 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;74 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;

    75 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;76 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;77 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Pagi el benOchr an.78 On t he t wel f t h day Achi r a ben Enan, Nasi of t he Bnei Napht al i ,of f er ed:79 Hi s kor ban was one si l ver bowl , t he wei ght whereof was an hundr edand t hi r t y shekel s, one si l ver basi n of sevent y shekel s, accor di ngt o shekel HaKodesh; bot h of t hem f ul l of f i ne f l our mi xed wi t h oi lf or a mi nchah;

    80 One gol den l adl e of t en shekel s, f ul l of ket or et ;81 One young bul l , one r am, one l amb of t he f i r st year , f or an ol ah;82 One ki d of t he goat s f or a chat t at ;83 And f or a zevach of shel ami m, t wo oxen, f i ve r ams, f i ve he- goat s,f i ve l ambs of t he f i r st year ; t hi s was t he kor ban of Achi r a benEnan.84 Thi s was t he dedi cat i on of t he Mi zbe' ach, i n t he day when i t wasanoi nt ed, by the Nasi i m of Yi sr oel : t wel ve bowl s of kesef , t wel vesi l ver basi ns, t wel ve spoons of zahav:85 Each bowl of si l ver wei ghi ng an hundr ed and t hi r t y shekel s, eachbasi n sevent y; al l t he si l ver vessel s wei ghed t wo thousand and f our

    hundr ed shekel s, accor di ng t o t he shekel HaKodesh;86 The gol den spoons wer e t wel ve, f ul l of ket or et , wei ghi ng t enshekel s api ece, accor di ng t o t he shekel HaKodesh; al l t he zahav oft he spoons was an hundr ed and t went y shekel s.87 Al l t he oxen f or t he ol ah ( bur nt of f er i ng) wer e t wel ve bul l s, t her ams t wel ve, t he l ambs of t he f i r st year t wel ve, wi t h t hei r mi nchah;and t he ki ds of t he goat s f or chat t at t wel ve.

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    Page20of7488 And al l t he oxen f or t he zevach of t he shel ami m were twent y andf our bul l s, t he r ams si xt y, t he he- goat s si xt y, t he l ambs of t hef i r st year si xt y. Thi s was t he dedi cat i on of t he Mi zbe' ach, af t ert hat i t was anoi nt ed.89 And when Moshe was gone i nto t he Ohel Mo' ed to speak wi t h Hi m,t hen he hear d t he voi ce of One speaki ng unt o hi m f r om over t hekappor et t hat was upon t he Ar on HaEdut , f r om between t he twokeruvi m; so He spoke unt o hi m.

    BAMIDBAR 8BEHAALOSECHA

    1 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,2 Speak unt o Ahar on and say unt o hi m, When thou set up t he Ner ot( l amps) , t he seven Ner ot ( l amps) shal l cast l i ght i n f r ont of t heMenor ah.3 And Ahar on di d so; he set up t he Ner ot ( l amps) t her eof t o gi vel i ght i n f r ont of t he Menorah, as Hashem commanded Moshe.

    4 And t he Menor ah was made t hus of hammer ed zahav, f r om i t s baseunt o i t s f l ower was i t hammered out ; accor di ng unt o the mar ' eh( pat t er n) whi ch Hashem had shown Moshe, so he made the Menor ah.5 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,6 Take t he Levi ' i m f r om among t he Bnei Yi sr oel , and make t hem t ahor .7 And t hus shal t t hou do unt o t hem, t o make t hemt ahor: Spr i nkl ewat er of pur i f i cat i on upon t hem, and l et t hem cause a r azor t o passover t hei r basar , and l et t hem wash t hei r cl ot hes, and so maket hemsel ves t ahor .8 Then l et t hem t ake a young bul l wi t h i t s mi nchah, even f i ne f l ourmi xed wi t h shemen, and another young bul l shal t t hou t ake f or a

    chat t at .9 And t hou shal t br i ng t he Levi ' i m bef or e the Ohel Mo' ed: and t houshal t gat her Kol Adat Bnei Yi sr oel t oget her ;10 And t hou shal t br i ng t he Levi ' i m bef or e Hashem; and t he BneiYi sr oel shal l l ay t hei r hands upon t he Levi ' i m;11 And Ahar on shal l of f er t he Levi ' i m bef or e Hashem f or a t enuf ahf r om t he Bnei Yi sr oel , t hat t hey may per f or m t he Avodat Hashem.12 And t he Levi ' i m shal l l ay t hei r hands upon t he r osh of t he bul l s;and t hou shal t of f er t he one f or a chat t at , and t he ot her f or anol ah, unt o Hashem, t o make kapporah f or t he Levi ' i m.13 And t hou shal t set t he Levi ' i m bef or e Ahar on, and bef or e hi s

    Bani m, and of f er t hemf or a t enuf ah unt o Hashem.14 Thus shal t t hou set apar t as separ at e t he Levi ' i m f r om among t heBnei Yi sr oel ; and t he Levi ' i m shal l be Mi ne.15 And af t er t hat shal l t he Levi ' i m go i n t o do t he ser vi ce of t heOhel Mo' ed; and t hou shal t make t hem t ahor and of f er t hem f or at enuf ah.

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    Page21of7416 For t hey ar e whol l y gi ven unt o Me f r om among t he Bnei Yi sr oel ;i nst ead of such as open every womb, even i nst ead of t he Bechor KolBnei Yi sr oel , have I t aken t hem unt o Me.17 For Kol Bechor Bnei Yi sr oel are Mi ne, bot h adam and behemah; ont he day t hat I st r uck down kol bechor i n Er et z Mi t zr ayi m I set t hemapar t as kodesh f or Mysel f .18 And I have t aken t he Levi ' i m t achat ( i nst ead of ) Kol Bechor BneiYi sr oel .19 And I have gi ven t he Levi ' i m as a gi f t t o Ahar on and t o hi s Bani mf r om among t he Bnei Yi sr oel , t o do t he Avodat Bnei Yi sr oel i n t heOhel Mo' ed, and t o make kappor ah f or t he Bnei Yi sr oel ; so t hat t her ebe no pl ague among t he Bnei Yi sr oel , when t he Bnei Yi sr oel come nearunt o HaKodesh.20 And Moshe, and Aharon, and Kol Adat Bnei Yi sr oel , di d wi t h t heLevi ' i m accor di ng unt o al l t hat Hashemcommanded Moshe concerni ngt he Levi ' i m, so di d t he Bnei Yi sr oel unt o t hem.21 And t he Levi ' i m pur i f i ed t hemsel ves, and they i mmer sed t hei r

    cl othes; and Aharon of f ered t hemas a t enuf ah bef ore Hashem; andAharon made kapporah f or t hem t o make t hem t ahor .22 And af t er t hat went t he Levi ' i m i n t o do t hei r Avodah i n t he OhelMo' ed bef ore Aharon, and bef ore hi s Bani m; j ust as Hashemhadcommanded Moshe concerni ng t he Levi ' i m, so di d t hey wi t h t hem.23 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,24 Thi s i s i t t hat bel onget h unt o t he Levi ' i m: f r om t went y and f i veyear s ol d and upwar d t hey shal l ent er t o per f or m servi ce i n t heAvodat Ohel Mo' ed;25 And f r om t he age of f i f t y year s t hey shal l r et i r e f r om t heser vi ce of t he Avodah and shal l ser ve no more;

    26 But shal l assi st wi t h t hei r br et hr en i n t he Ohel Mo' ed, i nper f or mi ng t hei r dut i es, and shal l do no Avodah. Thus shal t t hou dowi t h t he Levi ' i m r egar di ng t hei r dut i es.

    BAMIDBAR 91 And Hashem spoke unt o Moshe i n t he Mi dbar Si nai , i n t he f i r stmont h of t he second year af t er t hey were come out of Eret zMi t zr ayi m, sayi ng,2 Let t he Bnei Yi sr oel al so observe t he Pesach at i t s appoi nt edseason.3 I n t he f our t eent h day of t hi s mont h, at t wi l i ght , ye shal l obser ve

    i t i n i t s appoi nt ed season; accor di ng t o kol chukkot of i t ,accor di ng t o al l t he mi shpat i m t her eof , shal l ye obser ve i t .4 And Moshe spoke unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , t hat t hey shoul d obser vet he Pesach.5 And t hey observed t he Pesach on t he f our t eent h day of t he f i r stmont h at t wi l i ght i n t he Mi dbar Si nai ; accor di ng t o al l t hat Hashemcommanded Moshe, so di d the Bnei Yi sr oel .

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    Page22of746 And t here were cert ai n men, who were t eme' i m by t he nef esh ( deadbody) of an adam, t hat t hey coul d not obser ve the Pesach on thatday; and they came bef or e Moshe and bef ore Ahar on on t hat day;7 And t hose men sai d unt o hi m, We ar e t eme' i m ( uncl ean) by t henef esh of a man; but why shoul d we be kept back, t hat we may notof f er a korban Hashemi n i t s appoi nt ed season among t he BneiYi sr oel ?8 And Moshe sai d unt o them, St and st i l l , and I wi l l hear what Hashemwi l l command concer ni ng you.9 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,10 Speak unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , sayi ng, I f any man of you or of yourdescendent s shal l be t amei by r eason of a dead body, or be i n aj our ney af ar of f , yet he shal l obser ve t he Pesach unt o Hashem.11 The f our t eent h day of t he second mont h [ I yyar ] at t wi l i ght t heyshal l obser ve i t , and eat i t wi t h mat zot and mer or i m ( bi t t er her bs) .12 They shal l l eave none of i t unt o boker , nor br eak any bone of i t ;accor di ng t o al l t he chukkat of t he Pesach t hey shal l obser ve i t .

    13 But t he man t hat i s t ahor , and i s not i n a j our ney, and f ai l et ht o observe t he Pesach, even t he same nef esh shal l be cut of f f r omamong hi s peopl e; because he br ought not t he kor ban Hashemat i t sappoi nt ed t i me, t hat man shal l bear hi s si n.14 And i f a ger shal l st ay f or a whi l e among you, and wi l l obser vet he Pesach unt o Hashem; accordi ng t o the chukkat of t he Pesach, andaccor di ng t o the mi shpat t her eof , so shal l he do; ye shal l have onechukkat , bot h f or t he ger , and f or hi m t hat was bor n i n t he l and.15 And on t he day t hat t he Mi shkan was set up t he Anan cover ed t heMi shkan, namel y, t he Ohel HaEdut ; and at erev there was upon t heMi shkan as i t wer e t he appear ance of ei sh, unt i l boker .

    16 So i t was t ami d: t he Anan cover ed i t by day, and t he appear anceof ei sh by l ai l ah.17 And when t he Anan was l i f t ed up f r om t he Ohel , t hen af t er t hatt he Bnei Yi sr oel set out ; and i n t he pl ace wher e the Anan abode,t her e t he Bnei Yi sr oel encamped.18 At t he mout h of Hashem t he Bnei Yi sr oel set out , and at t he mout hof Hashem t hey encamped; as l ong as t he Anan abode upon t he Mi shkant hey encamped.19 And when t he Anan t ar r i ed l ong upon t he Mi shkan many days, t hent he Bnei Yi sr oel obeyed t he or der of Hashem, and di d not set out .20 And so i t was, when t he Anan was a f ew days upon t he Mi shkan;

    accordi ng t o the mout h of Hashem t hey encamped; accordi ng t o themout h of Hashemt hey set out .21 And so i t was, when t he Anan abode f r om erev unt o boker , and thatt he Anan was l i f t ed up i n t he boker , t hen t hey set out ; whet her i twas by yomam val ai l ah t hat t he Anan was l i f t ed up, t hey set out .22 Or whether i t were two days, or a mont h, or l onger , t hat t he Anant ar r i ed over t he Mi shkan r emai ni ng t her eon, t he Bnei Yi sr oel abode

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    Page23of74i n t hei r t ent s, and di d not set out ; but when i t was l i f t ed up, t heyset out .23 At t he mout h of Hashem t hey encamped, and at t he mout h of Hashemt hey set out ; t hey obeyed t he or der of Hashem, at t he mout h ofHashem by the hand of Moshe.

    BAMIDBAR 101 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,2 Make t hee t wo t zot zer ot ( t r umpet s) of si l ver ; of a whol e pi eceshal t t hou make t hem; t hat t hou mayest use t hem f or t he cal l i ng oft he Edah, and f or t he set t i ng out of t he machanot .3 And when t hey shal l sound t hem, Kol HaEdah shal l assembl et hemsel ves t o t hee at t he ent r ance of t he Ohel Mo' ed.4 And i f t hey sound but wi t h one, t hen t he Nasi ' i m, whi ch are headsof Yi sr oel ' s t housands, shal l gat her t hemsel ves unt o t hee.5 When ye sound a t er uah, t hen the machanot t hat camp on the eastshal l go f or war d.

    6 When ye sound a t eruah t he second t i me, t hen t he machanot t hatcamp on t he sout h shal l set out ; t hey shal l sound a t er uah f or t hei rset t i ngs out .7 But when t he Kahal i s t o be gat her ed t oget her , ye shal l sound i t ,but ye shal l not sound a t er uah.8 And t he Bnei Ahar on, t he kohani m, shal l sound t he t zot zerot ; andt hey shal l be t o you f or a chukkat ol am t hr oughout your dor ot .9 And i f ye go i nt o mi l chamah ( bat t l e) i n your l and agai nst t heenemy t hat oppr esset h you, t hen ye shal l sound a bl ast on t het zot zer ot ; and ye shal l be r emembered bef ore Hashem El ohei chem, andye shal l be saved f r om your enemi es.

    10 Al so i n the day of your si mcha, and i n your moadi m, and i n theRosh- Chodesh, ye shal l sound a bl ast on t he t zot zerot over yourol ot , and over t he zevakhi m of your shel ami m; t hat t hey may be t oyou f or a memor i al r emi nder bef ore El ohei chem: I amHashemEl ohei chem.11 And i t came to pass on the twent i eth day of t he second mont h, i nt he second year , t hat t he Anan was l i f t ed up f r om of f t he Mi shkanHaEdut .12 And t he Bnei Yi sr oel set out i n t hei r t r avel s f r om t he Mi dbarSi nai ; and t he Anan r est ed i n t he Mi dbar Par an.13 And t hey f i r st set out accor di ng t o t he mout h of Hashem by t he

    hand of Moshe.14 Fi r st i n pl ace went t he degel of t he machaneh of t he Bnei Yehudahaccor di ng t o thei r t zi vos; and over hi s di vi si on was Nachshon benAmmi nadav.15 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Yi ssakhar wasNetanel ben Tzuar .16 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Zevul un was El i avben Hel on.

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    Page24of7417 And t he Mi shkan was t aken down; and the Bnei Ger shon and t he BneiMer ar i set out , bear i ng t he Mi shkan.18 And t he degel of t he machaneh of Reuven set out accor di ng t ot hei r t zi vos ( ar mi es) ; and over hi s di vi si on was El i t zur benShedeur .19 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Shi m' on wasShel umi el ben Tzur i shaddai .20 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Gad was El yasaphben Deuel .21 And the descendant s of Kehat set out , bear i ng the Mi kdash; andt hey woul d er ect t he Mi shkan bef or e t hei r ar r i val .22 And t he degel of t he machaneh of t he Bnei Ephr ayi m set outaccor di ng t o t hei r t zi vos ( ar mi es) ; and over hi s di vi si on wasEl i shama ben Ammi hud.23 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Menasheh wasGaml i ' el ben Pedaht zur .24 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Bi nyami n was

    Avi dan ben Gi deoni .25 And the degel of t he machaneh of t he Bnei Dan set out , whi chf or med t he rear guar d of al l t he machanot t hr oughout t hei r t zi vos;and over hi s di vi si on was Achi ezer ben Ammi shaddai .26 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Asher was Pagi elben Ochr an.27 And over t he di vi si on of t he t r i be of t he Bnei Napht al i wasAchi r a ben Enan.28 Thus was t he or der of mar ch of t he Bnei Yi sr oel accor di ng t ot hei r t zi vos ( ar mi es) , when t hey set out .29 And Moshe sai d unto Chovav ben Reuel t he Mi dyani , Moshe' s khot en

    ( f at her - i n- l aw) , We ar e t r avel i ng unt o t he pl ace of whi ch Hashemsai d, I wi l l gi ve i t you: Come t hou wi t h us, and we wi l l do t heegood; f or Hashem hat h pr omi sed t ov concer ni ng Yi sr oel .30 And he sai d unt o hi m, I wi l l not go; but I wi l l depar t t o mi neown l and, and t o my mol edet .31 And he [ Moshe] sai d, Leave us not , pl ease; f orasmuch as t hou hastda' as how we are t o encamp i n t he mi dbar , and t hou mayest be t o usas eyes.32 And i t shal l be, i f t hou go wi t h us, yea, i t shal l be, t hat whatt ov Hashem shal l do unt o us, t he same wi l l we shar e wi t h t hee.33 And t hey depart ed f r om t he Mount ai n of Hashemt hr ee days'

    j our ney; t he Ar on Br i t Hashem went bef or e t hem i n t he t hree days'derech, t o sear ch out a menuchah f or t hem.34 And t he Anan of Hashem was upon t hem by day, when t hey set outf r om t he machaneh.35 And i t came to pass, when t he Ar on set out , t hat Moshe sai d, Ri seup, Hashem, and l et Thi ne enemi es be scat t er ed; and l et t hem t hathat e Thee f l ee bef or e Thee.

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    Page25of7436 And when i t r est ed, he sai d, Retur n, Hashem, unt o t he count l esst housands of Yi sr oel .

    BAMIDBAR 111 And when t he peopl e compl ai ned, i t di spl eased Hashem; Hashem heardi t ; Hi s anger was ki ndl ed; and the Ei sh Hashembur ned among them,and consumed t hem t hat were at t he edge of t he machaneh.2 And the peopl e cr i ed unto Moshe; and when Moshe davened untoHashem, t he ei sh was quenched.3 He cal l ed shem hamakom Taverah because the Ei sh Hashembur nedamong t hem.4 And t he r abbl e t hat was among t hem f el l a- l ust i ng; and t he BneiYi sr oel al so wept agai n, and sai d, I f onl y we had basar t o eat !5 We remember t he f i sh, whi ch we di d eat i n Mi t zr ayi m at no cost ;t he cucumbers, and the mel ons, and the l eeks, and the oni ons, andt he gar l i c;6 But now our nef esh i s dr i ed up; t her e i s not hi ng at al l , besi des

    t hi s manna, bef or e our eyes.7 And t he manna was l i ke cor i ander seed, and t he col or t her eof l i ket he col or of whi t e gum r esi n.8 And t he peopl e went about and gathered i t , and gr ound i t i nhandmi l l s, or cr ushed i t i n t he mor t ar , and baked i t i n pans, andmade cakes of i t ; and t he t ast e of i t was l i ke t he t ast e of cakesprepared of shemen.9 And when t he dew f el l upon t he machaneh i n the l ai l ah, t he mannaf el l wi t h i t .10 Then Moshe hear d the peopl e wai l i ng thr oughout t hei r mi shpekhot ,every man i n the ent r ance of hi s ohel ; and the anger of Hashemwas

    ki ndl ed gr eat l y; Moshe al so was di spl eased.11 And Moshe sai d unto Hashem, Why hast Thou af f l i ct ed Thy eved? Andwhy have I not f ound chen ( f avor ) i n Thy si ght , t hat Thou l ayest t hemassa ( bur den) of al l t hi s peopl e upon me?12 Have I concei ved al l t hi s peopl e? Have I f at her ed t hem, t hat Thoushoul dest say unt o me, Carr y t hem i n t hy bosom, as t he one nur si ngbear et h t he nur si ng i nf ant , unt o t he l and whi ch Thou di dst swearunt o t hei r avot ?13 Wher e shoul d I get basar t o gi ve unt o al l t hi s peopl e? For t heywai l unt o me, sayi ng, Gi ve us basar , t hat we may eat .14 I am not abl e t o car r y al l t hi s peopl e al one, because i t i s t oo

    heavy f or me.15 And i f Thou deal t hus wi t h me, ki l l me, pl ease, at once, i f Ihave f ound chen i n Thy si ght ; and l et me not see my wr et chedness.16 And Hashem sai d unt o Moshe, Gat her unt o Me seventy men of t heZekeni m of Yi sr oel , whom t hou knowest t o be the Zi knei HaAm, andof f i cers over t hem; and br i ng t hemunt o t he Ohel Moed, t hat t hey mayst and t her e wi t h t hee.

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    Page26of7417 And I wi l l come down and speak wi t h t hee t here; and I wi l l t akeof t he Ruach [ Hakodesh] t hat i s upon t hee, and wi l l put [ Hi m] upont hem; and t hey shal l bear t he massa HaAm ( bur den of t he Peopl e) wi t ht hee, t hat t hou bear i t not t hysel f al one.18 And say t hou unt o t he peopl e, Set your sel ves apart as kodeshagai nst t omor r ow, and ye shal l eat basar ; f or ye have wept i n t heear s of Hashem, sayi ng, Who shal l gi ve us basar t o eat ? For i t waswel l wi t h us i n Mi t zr ayi m; t her ef or e Hashem wi l l gi ve you basar , andye shal l eat .19 Lo ( not ) ye shal l eat one day, nor t wo days, nor f i ve days,nei t her t en days, nor t went y days;20 But even a whol e mont h, unt i l i t come out at your nost r i l s, andi t be l oat hsome unt o you; because t hat meast em( ye have r ej ected)Hashem Who i s among you, and have wept bef or e Hi m, sayi ng, Why camewe f or t h out of Mi t zr ayi m?21 And Moshe sai d, The peopl e, among whom I am, ar e 600, 000 men onf oot ; and Thou hast sai d, I wi l l gi ve t hem basar , t hat t hey may eat

    a whol e mont h.22 Shal l t he f l ocks and t he her ds be sl ai n f or t hem, t o suf f i cet hem? Or shal l al l t he dag ( f i sh) of t he yam be gat her ed t oget herf or t hem, t o suf f i ce t hem?23 And Hashem sai d unt o Moshe, I s t he Yad Hashem cut shor t ( i . e. ,l i mi t ed i n power ) ? Thou shal t see now whether My Devar shal l come topass unt o t hee or not .24 And Moshe went out , and t ol d HaAm t he di vr ei Hashem, and gat her edt he sevent y men of t he Zi knei HaAm, and set t hem r ound about t heOhel [ Moed] .25 And Hashem came down i n an Anan, and spoke unt o hi m, and t ook of

    t he Ruach [ Hakodesh] t hat was upon hi m, and gave [ Hi m] unt o t hesevent y Zekeni m; and i t came t o pass, t hat , when t he Ruach[ Hakodesh] r est ed upon them, t hey pr ophesi ed, but di d not cont i nue.[ See Shmuel Al ef 10: 6; 19: 24; Ac 19: 6]26 But t here remai ned t wo of t he anashi m i n t he machaneh, t he shemof t he one was El dad, and the shem of t he ot her Medad: and the Ruach[ Hakodesh] r est ed upon them; and they wer e of t hem t hat wer e l i st ed,but went not out unt o t he Ohel [ Moed] ; and t hey pr ophesi ed i n t hemachaneh.27 And t her e ran a young man, and tol d Moshe, and sai d, El dad andMedad do pr ophesy i n t he machaneh.

    28 And Yehoshua Ben Nun, t he meshar et Moshe, one of hi s chosen youngmen, answered and sai d, Moshe adoni , f orbi d t hem.29 And Moshe sai d unt o hi m, Ar e you j eal ous f or my sake? I f onl y kolAm Hashem were nevi i m, and t hat Hashem woul d put Hi s Ruach upon t hem[ see Yoel 2: 28 ( 3: 1) ] !30 And Moshe went back t o t he machaneh, he and the Zi knei Yi sr oel .31 And t her e went f or t h a wi nd f r om Hashem, i t dr ove i n quai l f r omt he yam, brought t hem down over t he machaneh at a hei ght of t wo

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    Page27of74cubi t s f r om t he gr ound f or t he di st ance of a day' s j our ney al lar ound t he machaneh.32 And t he peopl e st ood up al l t hat yom, and kol hal ai l ah, and al lt he next day, and t hey gat her ed i n t he quai l ; he that gat her ed l eastgat her ed t en homer s; and they spr ead t hem al l out f or t hemsel vesr ound about t he machaneh.33 And whi l e t he basar was yet bet ween t hei r t eet h, bef or e i t waschewed, t he wr ath of Hashemwas ki ndl ed agai nst t he peopl e, andHashem st r uck down t he peopl e wi t h a makkah r abbah me' od ( a verygr eat pl ague) .34 And t he shem of t hat pl ace was cal l ed Ki vrot hat aavah ( gr aves ofgr eed) because ther e t hey bur i ed t he peopl e t hat l ust ed.35 And t he peopl e set out f r om Ki vrot - hat aavah unt o Chat zerot ; andabode at Chat zerot .

    BAMIDBAR 121 And Mi r yam and Aharon spoke agai nst Moshe because of t he Kushi t e

    woman whom he had mar r i ed; f or he had mar r i ed a Kushi t e woman.2 And t hey sai d, Hat h Hashem i ndeed spoken onl y by Moshe? Hat h Henot spoken al so by us? And Hashemhear d i t .3 ( Now t he man Moshe was anav me' od, above al l t he men whi ch wer eupon t he f ace of ha' adamah. )4 And Hashemspoke suddenl y unt o Moshe, and unto Ahar on, and untoMi r yam, Come out ye t hree unto t he Ohel Mo' ed. And t hey t hree cameout .5 And Hashem came down i n an Ammud Anan, and st ood i n t he ent r anceof t he Ohel , and He cal l ed Ahar on and Mi r yam; and they bot h camef or t h.

    6 And He sai d, Hear now My words: I f t here be a navi among you, IHashem wi l l r eveal Mysel f unt o hi m i n a mar ' ah ( vi si on) , and wi l lspeak unt o hi m i n a chal om.7 Avdi Moshe i s not so, who i s ne' eman ( f ai t hf ul ) i n al l Mi ne Bai s.8 Wi t h hi m wi l l I speak peh el peh, pl ai nl y, and not i n dar ksayi ngs; and t he temuna ( f orm) of Hashemshal l he behol d; why t henwere ye not af r ai d t o speak agai nst Avdi Moshe?9 And t he anger of Hashem was ki ndl ed agai nst t hem; and He depar t ed.10 And t he Anan depar t ed f r om of f t he Ohel [ Mo' ed] ; and, hi nei ,Mi r yam became metzor a' at ( l epr ous) , whi t e as snow: and Aharon l ookedupon Mi r yam, and, hi nei , she was met zora' at .

    11 And Aharon sai d unt o Moshe, Al as, adoni , I beseech t hee, hol d nott he chat t at ( si n) agai nst us, wher ei n we have done f ool i shl y, andwher ei n we have si nned.12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom t he basar i s hal f consumedwhen he comet h out of hi s mot her ' s womb.13 And Moshe cr i ed unt o Hashem, sayi ng, El ( G- d) , r ef ah ( heal ) hernow, I beseech t hee.

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    Page28of7414 And Hashem sai d unt o Moshe, I f her av had but spi t i n her f ace,shoul d she not be i n di sgrace seven days? Let her be exi l ed f r om t hemachaneh seven days, and af t er t hat l et her be recei ved i n agai n.15 And Mi r yam was exi l ed f r om t he machaneh seven days; and HaAm di dnot set out t i l l Mi r yam was r ecei ved i n agai n.16 And af t erward HaAm r emoved f r om Chat zer ot , and encamped i n t heMi dbar Par an.

    BAMIDBAR 13SHELACH LECHA

    1 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,2 Send t hou anashi m, t hat t hey may spy out Eret z Kena' an, whi ch Igi ve unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel : of ever y t r i be of t hei r avot shal l yesend a man, ever y one a nasi among t hem.3 And Moshe by t he mout h of Hashem sent t hem f r om t he Mi dbar Par an;al l t hose men wer e Roshei Bnei Yi sr oel .4 And t hese were thei r shmot : of t he t r i be of Reuven, Shammua ben

    Zaccur .5 Of t he t r i be of Shi m' on, Shaphat ben Chor i .6 Of t he t r i be of Yehudah, Kal ev ben Yephunneh.7 Of t he t r i be of Yi ssakhar , Yi gal ben Yosef .8 Of t he t r i be of Ephr ayi m, Hoshea ben Nun.9 Of t he t r i be of Bi nyami n, Pal t i ben Raphu.10 Of t he t r i be of Zevul un, Gaddi el ben Sodi .11 Of t he t r i be of Yosef , namel y, of t he t r i be of Menasheh, Gaddiben Susi .12 Of t he t r i be of Dan, Ammi el ben Gemal l i .13 Of t he t r i be of Asher , Set ur ben Mi chael .

    14 Of t he t r i be of Napht al i , Nachbi ben Vophsi .15 Of t he t r i be of Gad, Geuel ben Machi .16 These ar e t he shmot of t he men whi ch Moshe sent t o spy out t hel and. And Moshe cal l ed Hoshea ben Nun Yehoshua [See Zecharyah 6: 11-12 on t he personal name of Moshi ach i n pr ophecy] .17 And Moshe sent t hem t o spy out Eret z Kena' an, and sai d unt o t hem,Get you up t o t he Negev, and go up i nt o t he mount ai n;18 And see t he l and, what i t i s l i ke, and t he peopl e t hat dwel l et ht herei n, whether t hey be st r ong or weak, f ew or many;19 And what t he l and i s t hat t hey dwel l i n, whet her i t be good orbad; and what ci t i es t hey be that t hey dwel l i n, whet her i n t ent s,

    or i n st r onghol ds;20 And what t he l and i s, whet her i t be f er t i l e or bar r en, whet hert here be wood t herei n, or not . And be ye of good cour age, and br i ngof t he f r ui t of t he l and. Now t he t i me was t he t i me of t he f i r str i pe gr apes.21 So they went up, and sear ched t he l and f r omt he mi dbar of Tzi nunt o Rechov, as men come t o Chamat .

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    Page29of7422 And t hey ascended by t he sout h, and came unt o Chevr on; wher eAchi man, Sheshai , and Tal mai , t he Anak, were. ( Now Chevr on was bui l tseven shani m bef or e Tzoan i n Mi t zr ayi m. )23 And t hey came unto t he Wadi Eshcol , and cut down f r om t hence abr anch wi t h cl ust er of anavi m echad, and t hey bor e i t bet ween t woupon a st af f ; and t hey br ought of t he pomegr anat es, and of t he f i gs.24 The pl ace was cal l ed t he Wadi Eshcol , because of t he cl ust er ofgr apes whi ch t he Bnei Yi sr oel cut down f r om t hence.25 And t hey ret ur ned f r om sear chi ng of t he l and af t er ar ba' i m days.26 And t hey went and came t o Moshe, and to Ahar on, and to al l t hecongr egat i on of t he Bnei Yi sr oel , unt o t he Mi dbar Par an, t o Kadesh;and br ought back wor d unt o t hem, and unto Kol HaEdah, and showedt hem t he pr i ha' ar et z.27 And they t ol d hi m, and sai d, We came unt o ha' aret z where t houdi dst send us, and t r ul y i t f l owet h wi t h chol ov and devash; and t hi si s t he f r ui t of i t .28 Never t hel ess t he peopl e ar e st r ong t hat dwel l i n t he l and, and

    t he ci t i es are wal l ed, and gedol ot me' od; and moreover we saw t heAnak t her e.29 The Amal ek dwel l i n t he er et z of t he Negev; and t he Chi t t i , andt he Yevusi , and t he Emor i , dwel l i n t he hi l l s; and t he Kena' anidwel l by t he yam, and by t he bank of t he Yarden.30 And Kal ev si l enced HaAm bef ore Moshe, and sai d, Let us go up atonce, and t ake possessi on of i t ; f or we ar e wel l abl e t o over comei t .31 But t he anashi m t hat went up wi t h hi m sai d, We ar e not abl e t o goup agai nst t he peopl e; f or t hey ar e chazak ( st r onger ) t han we.32 And t hey spread an evi l r eport of HaAr etz whi ch they had expl ored

    unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , sayi ng, HaAr et z, t hr ough whi ch we have gonet o expl or e i t , i s a l and t hat eat et h up t he i nhabi t ant s t her eof ; andal l t he peopl e t hat we saw i n i t ar e men of a gr eat st at ur e.33 And t her e we saw t he Nephi l i m, t he Bnei Anak, whi ch come of t heNephi l i m; and we were i n our own si ght as grasshoppers, and so wewer e i n t hei r si ght .

    BAMIDBAR 141 And Kol HaEdah l i f t ed up t hei r voi ce, and cr i ed; and HaAm weptt hat ni ght .2 And Kol Bnei Yi sr oel mur mur ed agai nst Moshe and agai nst Aharon:

    and t he Kol HaEdah sai d unt o them, I f onl y we had di ed i n Er etzMi t zr ayi m! Or i f onl y we had di ed i n t hi s mi dbar !3 And why hat h Hashem br ought us unt o thi s l and, t o f al l by t hecher ev, t hat nashei nu ( our wi ves) and our chi l dr en shoul d be aspl under ? Wer e i t not bet t er f or us t o go back unt o Mi t zr ayi m?4 And t hey sai d one t o another , Let us make a Rosh ( Leader) , and l etus go back unt o Mi t zr ayi m.

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    Page30of745 Then Moshe and Aharon f el l on t hei r f aces bef ore Kol Kehal AdatBnei Yi sroel .6 And Yehoshua ben Nun, and Kal ev ben Yephunneh, whi ch wer e of t hemt hat expl or ed HaAr et z, t or e t hei r cl ot hes:7 And t hey spoke unt o Kol Adat Bnei Yi sr oel , sayi ng, HaAr et z, whi chwe passed t hr ough t o expl or e i t , i s a t ovah haar et z me' od me' od.8 I f Hashem del i ght i n us, t hen He wi l l br i ng us i nt o t hi s l and, andgi ve i t us; a l and zavat chol ov udevash.9 Onl y rebel not ye agai nst Hashem, nei t her f ear ye t he Am HaAr etz;f or t hey ar e l achmei nu ( our br ead) : t hei r pr ot ect i on i s depar t edf r om t hem, and Hashem i s wi t h us: f ear t hem not .10 But Kol HaEdah t al ked of st oni ng t hem wi t h avani m. And t he KavodHashem appear ed i n t he Ohel Mo' ed bef or e Kol Bnei Yi sr oel .11 And Hashemsai d unt o Moshe, How l ong wi l l t hi s peopl e t r eat Mewi t h cont empt ? And how l ong wi l l i t be unt i l t hey bel i eve i n Me, f oral l t he ot ot whi ch I have per f ormed among them?12 I wi l l st r i ke t hem down wi t h dever ( pest i l ence) , and di si nher i t

    t hem, and wi l l make of t hee a gr eat er nat i on and mi ght i er t han t hey.13 And Moshe sai d unt o Hashem, Then t he Egypt i ans shal l hear i t ,( f or Thou br ought est up t hi s peopl e i n Thy ko' ach [ mi ght ] f r om amongt hem; )14 And t hey wi l l t el l i t t o t he i nhabi t ant s of t hi s l and; f or t heyhave hear d that Thou Hashem art among thi s peopl e, t hat Thou Hashemart seen eye to eye, and t hat Thy Anan st andet h over t hem, and t hatThou goest bef or e t hem, by day i n an Ammud Anan, and i n an AmmudEi sh by ni ght .15 Now i f Thou shal t ki l l al l t hi s peopl e as one man, t hen t he Goyi mwhi ch have hear d t he f ame of Thee wi l l speak, sayi ng,

    16 Because Hashemwas not abl e t o br i ng t hi s peopl e i nt o HaAr etzwhi ch He pr omi sed t hemby oath, t heref ore He hath sl aught ered( shachat ) t hem i n t he mi dbar .17 And now, I beseech t hee, l et t he Ko' ach Adonoi be gr eat ,accordi ng as Thou hast spoken, sayi ng,18 Hashem i s s l ow of anger , and of r av chesed, f or gi vi ng avon andpeysha, and by no means exoner at i ng t he gui l t y, vi si t i ng t he avon oft he avot upon t he bani m unt o the thi r d and f our t h gener at i on.19 Sel ach ( f or gi ve! ) , I beseech t hee, t he avon of t hi s peopl eaccordi ng unt o the gr eat ness of Thy chesed, j ust as Thou hastf or gi ven t hi s peopl e, f r om Mi t zr ayi m even unt i l now.

    20 And Hashemsai d, I have pardoned accor di ng t o t hy word [ ofpet i t i on] :21 But as sur el y as I l i ve, Kol HaAr et z ( al l t he Ear t h) shal l bef i l l ed wi t h t he Kavod Hashem.22 Because al l t hose men whi ch have seen My kavod, and My ot ot( mi r acul ous si gns) , whi ch I per f or med i n Mi t zr ayi m and i n t hemi dbar , and have t est ed Me now t hese ten t i mes, and have not pai dheed t o My voi ce;

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    Page31of7423 Sur el y t hey shal l not see HaAr et z whi ch I swor e unt o thei r avot ,nei t her shal l any of t hem t hat t r eat ed Me wi t h cont empt see i t :24 But Avdi Kal ev, because he hath a ruach acheret i n hi m, and hat hf ol l owed af t er Me f ul l y, hi m wi l l I br i ng i nt o HaAr et z wher ei nt o hewent ; and hi s zer a shal l i nher i t i t .25 ( Now t he Amal eki and the Kena' ani dwel t i n t he val l ey. ) Tomorr owt ur n and get you i nt o t he mi dbar by t he way of t he YamSuph.26 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe and unt o Ahar on, sayi ng,27 How l ong shal l I bear wi t h thi s Edah Hara' ah, whi ch mur muragai nst Me? I have hear d t he mur mur i ngs of t he Bnei Yi sr oel , whi cht hey murmur agai nst Me.28 Say unt o them, As t r ul y as I l i ve, sai t h Hashem, as ye havespoken i n Mi ne ear s, so wi l l I do t o you:29 Your cor pses shal l f al l i n t hi s mi dbar ; and al l t hat wer enumbered of you, accor di ng t o your ent i r e mi spar ( number, census) ,f r om t went y years ol d and upward whi ch have murmured agai nst Me.30 Not one of you shal l come i nt o HaAr etz, concerni ng whi ch I swore

    t o make you dwel l t herei n, except f or Kal ev ben Yephunneh, andYehoshua ben Nun.31 But your l i t t l e ones, whi ch ye sai d woul d be pl under , t hem wi l l Ibr i ng i n, and t hey shal l know HaAr et z whi ch ye have r ej ect ed.32 But as f or you, your cor pses, t hey shal l f al l i n t hi s mi dbar .33 And your bani m shal l wander [ wander i ng r o' i m] i n t he mi dbarar ba' i m shanah, and bear [ t he penal t y of ] your whor edoms [ zenut ,spi r i t ual di sl oyal t y and r ebel l i on] , unt i l t he l ast of your cor psesl i es i n t he mi dbar .34 Af t er t he number of t he days i n whi ch ye expl ored HaAr etz, evenar ba' i m, each day f or a year , shal l ye bear your i ni qui t i es, even

    ar ba' i m shanah, and ye shal l know My Tenu' a ( Opposi t i on) .35 I , Hashem, have spoken, I wi l l sur el y do i t unt o t hi s Kol HaEdah,t hat ar e gat her ed t oget her agai nst Me: i n t hi s mi dbar t hey shal lcome to an end, and t her e they shal l di e.36 And t he anashi m, whi ch Moshe sent t o spy out t he l and, whor et urned, and made Kol HaEdah t o murmur agai nst hi m, t he onesspr eadi ng a di bbah ( bad repor t , sl ander ) about HaAr et z,37 Even t hose anashi m t hat di d br i ng up t he evi l r epor t of HaAr et z,di ed by t he maggef ah bef or e Hashem.38 But Yehoshua ben Nun, and Kal ev ben Yephunneh survi ved of t heanashi m t hat went t o expl or e HaAr et z.

    39 And Moshe t ol d t hese sayi ngs unt o Kol Bnei Yi sr oel : and HaAmmour ned gr eat l y.40 And t hey r ose up ear l y i n t he boker , and went up i nt o the hei ghtof t he hi l l count r y, sayi ng, Behol d, we ar e her e, and wi l l go upunt o t he pl ace whi ch Hashemhath pr omi sed: f or we have si nned.41 And Moshe sai d, Why now do ye t r ansgress t he ut t er ance of Hashem?Thi s wi l l not succeed.

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    Page32of7442 Go not up, f or Hashem i s not among you; t hat ye be not st r uckdown bef ore your enemi es.43 For t he Amal eki and t he Kena' ani are t here bef ore you, and yeshal l f al l by t he cher ev: because ye ar e tur ned away f r om Hashem,t her ef or e Hashem wi l l not be wi t h you.44 But t hey pr esumed t o go up unt o t he r i dge of t he mount ai n:never t hel ess t he Ar on Br i t Hashem, and Moshe, depart ed not out oft he machaneh.45 Then t he Amal eki came down, and t he Kena' ani whi ch dwel t i n t hathi l l count r y, and st r uck t hem down, and put t hem t o r out , even unt oChor mah.[ T. N. What have we l ear ned so f ar f r omt he Hol y Bi bl e? Some ver ydi st ur bi ng r evel at i ons about t he human condi t i on, t o be sure. Wehave l ear ned that man i s pr one t o evi l ( Ex 32: 22) , t hat humanki nd asseen f r om G- d' s poi nt of vi ew i s bl i ndl y st ubbor n and r ecal ci t r antagai nst aut hor i t y ( Ex 32: 9; 33: 3, 5; 34: 9) . Recal ci t r ant means har dt o deal wi t h and unyi el di ng. But somethi ng more omi nous has ent ered

    t he pi ct ur e i n t he book of Number s. I t t ur ns out t hat t he humancondi t i on i s more depr aved t han we had seen i n Levi t i cus, where outof cor r upt human hear t s had come sodomy ( Lv 18: 22; 20: 13) ,best i al i t y, f or ni cat i on, i ncest , and al l manner of cr i mes wor t hy ofdeat h. But now i n Numchp 14 we see man hi msel f as a pr oud rebel whoeven has t he ar r ogance t o mur mur and r i se up i n r evol t agai nst G- dhi s Cr eat or and Savi or . And f or t hi s cr i me t he deat h sent ence comesi n Num 14: 29, "Your cor pses shal l f al l i n t hi s mi dbar . " The wages ofsi n i s deat h. See Pr o 14: 12: Ther e i s a der ech t hat seemet h yasharunt o an i sh, but t he achar i t ( l at t er end, f ut ur e) t her eof ar e t hedr akhi m of mavet . Mavet i n the mi dbar! The gui l t y ar e condemned

    al r eady. Al r eady t he ax i s f al l i ng. Al r eady t he pi t i s dug. Al r eadyt hey are condemned. Al r eady the t err or of Mt Si nai i s condemni ng t hesi nner , spear i ng t he f or ni cat or i n hi s t ent , execut i ng t he sodomi t esi n t hei r bed of i ni qui t y. Al r eady ever y mout h i s st opped and t hewhol e wor l d i s br ought gui l t y bef or e Hashem. Ther e i s noner i ght eous, no not one. The man who f or ni cat es i n hi s hear t wi t h t hehar l ot i s gui l t y wi t h t he man act ual l y i n her bed. I n Num chapt er25, we f i nd a Hebr ew man t aki ng a Mi di ani t e woman i nt o hi s t ent t o"shack up" wi t h her t here- t hat was t he now ver y dated t erm onceused bef or e f or ni cat i on became pol i t i cal l y cor r ect - - "shacki ng up. "I nst ead of maki ng the woman one' s wi f e, one makes her hi s whore. But

    i n Numbers chapt er 25, onl y Phi nhas t he son of El eazar t he son ofAaron t he kohen was i ndi gnant . However , G- d was i ndi gnant and G- d' spl ague was at t he door of t hei r t ent , r eady t o st r i ke t hef or ni cat or s. I n Number s we see G- d' s wr at h i s r eady t o rai n down onan uncl ean peopl e. Ever y por nogr aphi c, l echerous, uncl ean want on,wi t h l ust i n deed or even i n t he i magi nat i ons of t he evi l hear t ,st ands condemned al r eady. Today we l ook around t he pr i son yard oft hi s wor l d and wi t ness a moder n ar r ogant popul at i on of f or ni cat or s

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    Page33of74and homosexual s and pedophi l es, br azenl y bol d, shamel essl y paradi ngt hei r per ver si on and l asci vi ousness. They ar e car el ess of t hecondemnat i on of t he Di vi ne order f r omon Hi gh, t hat t hose who dosuch t hi ngs wi l l r ecei ve t he deat h penal t y t hey deser ve. Mi l l i ons ofabor t ed f et uses l i t t er t he al l eyways of t he wor l d' s l ust . Wi t hr epr obate mi nds, modern r ebel s excuse t hei r want onness. Even t hought hei r evi l deeds keep t est i f yi ng agai nst t hem, t hey r emai nuncont r i t e, unr epent ant . They ref use t o f or sake t hei r si n. Thei rwi ckedness shoul d humbl e t hem, but , i nst ead, t hey i l l egi t i mat el yaccuse ot her s, even G- d, and t hi s goes on year af t er year , whi l et hey rai se up an i l l egi t i mat e gener at i on of heat hen of f spr i ng l i ket hemsel ves. And t he gener at i ons of evi l - doer s are al l t he whi l eobl i vi ous of t he f act t hat t he deat h sent ence has al r eady come downf r om t he Governor i n Heaven. And the deat h sent ence says t o us onet hi ng: condemned al r eady! Mot her and r ebel daughter , condemnedal r eady! Fat her and rebel son, condemned al r eady! The wr ath of G- di s r eveal ed f r om heaven agai nst al l f or ni cat i on and debaucher y.

    J er emi ah saw t hat a t er r i bl e bur ni ng f i er y Hol ocaust of Exi l e wascomi ng on hi s peopl e and on Sol omon' s Templ e. He saw t he i dol at r yand spi r i t ual har l ot r y of hi s gener at i on, whi ch was ver y much l i keour own evi l gener at i on. I t over whel med hi m. He says, I sat al one,because of Thy hand, f or Thou hast f i l l ed me wi t h i ndi gnat i on. ( J er15: 17) Rav Sha' ul says t o t he Kehi l l ah i n Cor i nt h, I t i s actual l yr eport ed t hat t her e i s sexual i mmor al i t y among you. And you' r e notaghast ! You' r e not i ndi gnant ! Know you not t hat t he unr i ght eousshal l not i nher i t t he Mal chut Hashem ( t he Ki ngdom of G- d 1C 6: 9- 11) !But you are pr oud! Shoul dn' t you have r at her mour ned? Do you notknow t o shun t he f or ni cator so t hat he wi l l wake up and r eal i ze he

    i s al r eady condemned t o the f i r e of Gehi nnom and must t her ef or e f l eef or ni cat i on? The hear t of man i s decei t f ul above al l el se anddesper at el y wi cked, who can know i t ? ( J er 17: 9) And al l ourr i ght eousness i s l i ke f i l t hy r ags ( I sa 64: 6) . Si n i s l i ke a want onwoman. Her f eet go down t o deat h, her st eps l ay hol d of hel l . We ar el ur ed t o her bed of f or ni cat i on by our own l ust s, but i n t he end,her l over s are i n t he dept hs of hel l , and she i s bi t t er as wor mwood.We are abandoned t o our evi l desi r es, puni shed wi t h ever l ast i ngdest r uct i on f r om t he pr esence of t he L- r d. The wi cked shal l bet ur ned i nt o hel l , i nt o shame and ever l ast i ng cont empt ( Dan 12: 2) .Why wi l l you di e, O si nner ? The si nner s i n Zi on ar e af r ai d. Who can

    bear ever l ast i ng bur ni ngs? Moshi ach i s comi ng! He wi l l bur n up t hechaf f wi t h unquenchabl e f i r e. Do you not know t hat Moshi ach came thef i r st t i me mer ci f ul l y to dr i nk your por t i on of t he wi ne of t he wr at hof G- d, t he wr at h you deserve? He was wounded f or ourt r ansgr essi ons, f or our st ubbor n r ebel l i on and uncl eanness. How canyou r esi st t he G- d Who l oves you and pur sues you? He want s t o pul lyou out of t he f i r e so t hat you wi l l be abl e t o pul l ot her s out oft he f i r e! But you ar e r esi st i ng Hi m, not r eal i zi ng you ar e al r eady

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    Page34of74gui l t y, al r eady at t he poi nt of i gni t i ng and bur st i ng i nt o f l ames,condemned al r eady. The f i r es of G- d' s wr at h ar e al r eady i gni t i ng i nyou, around you. Whoever has not bel i eved i s condemned al r eady. Wi l lyou cr y out f or mer cy, f or cl emency, f or f or gi veness? Do you r eal i zeand admi t t hat you are a "dead man wal ki ng, " no mat t er how r el i gi ousor pi ous you t r y t o be? Do you underst and t hat you deser ve G- d' schast i sement , and yet i n t he mer cy of G- d, t he chast i sement t hatbrought us peace was upon Moshi ach Tzi dkei nu? Remember Lot ' s wi f e.I nst ead of t ur ni ng away i n r epent ance and f l eei ng i n r emor se at si n,she l ooked back l i nger i ngl y at si n t o her own dest r uct i on. Unl essyou r epent you wi l l al l al i ke per i sh. ]

    BAMIDBAR 151 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,2 Speak unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , and say unt o t hem, When ye be ent eri nt o Er et z Moshevot ei chem( Land of your Homes) , whi ch I gi ve unt oyou,

    3 And wi l l make an of f er i ng by ei sh unt o Hashem, an ol ah or a zevachi n per f ormi ng a neder , or i n a nedvah or i n your mo' adi m, t o make ar e' ach ni choach unt o Hashem, of t he her d or of t he f l ock;4 Then shal l he t hat of f er et h hi s kor ban unt o Hashem br i ng a mi nchahof a t ent h ephah of f l our mi xed wi t h t he f our t h par t of a hi n ofshemen.5 And t he f our t h par t of a hi n of yayi n f or a nesekh shal t t houpr epar e wi t h t he ol ah ( bur nt of f er i ng) or zevach, f or one keves( l amb) .6 Or f or a ram, t hou shal t pr epare f or a mi nchah t wotent hs ephah off l our mi xed wi t h t he t hi r d par t of a hi n of shemen.

    7 And f or a nesekh t hou shal t of f er t he t hi r d par t of an hi n ofyayi n, f or a re' ach ni choach unt o Hashem.8 And when t hou pr epar est a bul l f or an ol ah ( bur nt of f er i ng) , orf or a zevach i n f ul f i l l i ng a vow, or shel ami m unt o Hashem:9 Then shal l he br i ng wi t h a bul l a mi nchah of t hr ee- t ent hs ephah off l our mi xed wi t h hal f a hi n of shemen.10 And t hou shal t br i ng f or a nesekh hal f a hi n of yayi n, f or anof f er i ng made by ei sh, a re' ach ni choach unt o Hashem.11 Thus shal l i t be done f or one bul l , or f or one r am, or f or a sehf r om t he l ambs, or f r om t he goat s.12 Accor di ng t o t he number t hat ye shal l pr epar e, so shal l ye do to

    ever y one accor di ng t o t hei r mi spar .13 Al l t hat ar e nat i ve- bor n shal l do t hese t hi ngs af t er t hi s manner ,i n of f er i ng an of f er i ng made by ei sh, of a r e' ach ni choach unt oHashem.14 And i f a ger st ays t emporar i l y wi t h you, or whosoever be amongyou i n your der ot , and wi l l of f er an of f er i ng made by ei sh, of ar e' ach ni choach unt o Hashem; as ye do, so he shal l do.

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    Page35of7415 One chukkah shal l be bot h f or you of t he Kahal , and al so f or t heger t hat soj our net h wi t h you, a chukkat ol am i n your der ot ; as year e, so shal l t he ger be bef or e Hashem.16 One t orah and one mi shpat shal l be f or you, and f or t he ger t hatsoj our net h wi t h you.17 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,18 Speak unto the Bnei Yi sr oel , and say unt o t hem, When ye come i ntoHaAr et z whi t her I br i ng you,19 Then i t shal l be, t hat , when ye eat of t he l echem HaAr et z, yeshal l of f er up a t erumah unt o Hashem.20 Ye shal l of f er up a chal l ah ( l oaf , cake) of t he f i r st of yourkneadi ng f or a ter umah; as ye do the ter umat gor en ( gi f t of t het hr eshi ng f l oor ) , so shal l ye set i t asi de.21 Of t he f i r st of your kneadi ng ye shal l gi ve unt o Hashem a ter umahi n your der ot .22 And i f ye have si nned uni nt ent i onal l y, and not observed al l t hesemi t zvot , whi ch Hashem hat h spoken unt o Moshe,

    23 Even al l t hat Hashem hat h commanded you by t he hand of Moshe,f r om t he day t hat Hashem commanded Moshe, and hencef or war d amongyour der ot ;24 Then i t shal l be, i f i t be commi t t ed by i gnor ance wi t hout t heknowl edge of HaEdah, t hat Kol HaEdah shal l of f er one young bul l f oran ol ah, f or a re' ach ni choach unt o Hashem, wi t h i t s mi nchah, andi t s nesekh, accor di ng t o the mi shpat , and one ki d of t he goat s f or achat t at .25 And the kohen shal l make kapporah f or Kol Adat Bnei Yi sr oel andi t shal l be f or gi ven t hem; f or i t i s shegagah ( i nadver t ence) ; andt hey shal l br i ng t hei r kor ban, a sacr i f i ce made by ei sh unt o Hashem,

    and t hei r chat t at bef or e Hashem, f or t hei r shegagah;26 And i t shal l be f or gi ven Kol Adat Bnei Yi sr oel , and t he ger t hatsoj our neth among t hem; seei ng Kol HaAm were i n shegagah.27 And i f any nef esh si n thr ough shegagah, t hen he shal l br i ng ashe- goat of t he f i r st year f or a chat t at .28 And the kohen shal l make kapporah f or t he nef esh t hat wasi nadver t ant , si nce he si nneth by shegagah bef ore Hashem, t o makekappor ah f or hi m; and i t shal l be f or gi ven hi m.29 Ye shal l have one t or ah f or hi m t hat si nnet h t hr ough i gnor ance,bot h f or hi m t hat i s bor n among t he Bnei Yi sr oel , and f or t he gert hat soj our neth among t hem.

    30 But t he nef esh t hat si nneth wi t h a yad ramah ( hi gh hand,def i ant l y) , whet her he be bor n i n t he l and, or a ger , t he samebl asphemes Hashem; and t hat nef esh shal l be cut of f f r omamong hi speopl e.31 Because he hat h despi sed t he Devar Hashem, and hat h broken Hi smi t zvah, t hat nef esh shal l ut t er l y be cut of f ; hi s avon shal l beupon hi m.

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    Page36of7432 And whi l e t he Bnei Yi sr oel were i n the mi dbar , t hey f ound a mant hat gat her ed st i cks on Shabbos.33 And t hey that f ound hi m gat her i ng st i cks br ought hi m unt o Mosheand Ahar on, and unto Kol HaEdah.34 And t hey put hi m under cust ody, because i t was not decl ared whatshoul d be done t o hi m.35 And Hashem sai d unt o Moshe, The man shal l be sur el y put t o deat h;Kol HaEdah shal l st one hi m wi t h avani m out si de the machaneh.36 And Kol HaEdah br ought hi m out si de t he machaneh, and st oned hi mwi t h avani m, and he di ed; as Hashem commanded Moshe.37 And Hashemspoke unto Moshe, sayi ng,38 Speak unt o t he Bnei Yi sr oel , and bi d t hem t hat t hey make t hemt zi t zi s on t he cor ner s of t hei r gar ment s t hr oughout t hei r der ot , andt hat t hey put upon t he t zi t zi s of t he cor ner s a thr ead of t ur quoi sewool ;39 And i t shal l be unt o you f or a t zi t zi t , t hat ye may l ook upon i t ,and r emember al l t he mi t zvot Hashem, and do t hem; and t hat ye f ol l ow

    not af t er your own l ev and your own eyes, af t er whi ch ye used t o goa- whor i ng:40 That ye may remember , and do al l My mi t zvot , and be kadoshi m