| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 18:2:1 ⧉וְגַ֣םvegamand also Numbers 18:2:2 ⧉אֶת־אַחֶיךָ֩etakheikhayour brothers Numbers 18:2:3 ⧉מַטֵּ֨הmattehthe tribe Numbers 18:2:4 ⧉לֵוִ֜יleviof Levi Numbers 18:2:5 ⧉שֵׁ֤בֶטshevetthe tribe Numbers 18:2:6 ⧉אָבִ֙יךָ֙avikhaof your father Numbers 18:2:7 ⧉הַקְרֵ֣בhakrevbring near Numbers 18:2:8 ⧉אִתָּ֔ךְittachwith you Numbers 18:2:9 ⧉וְיִלָּו֥וּveyillavuand they shall join Numbers 18:2:10 ⧉עָלֶ֖יךָaleikhato you Numbers 18:2:11 ⧉וִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvishartekhaand serve you Numbers 18:2:12 ⧉וְאַתָּה֙veataand you Numbers 18:2:13 ⧉וּבָנֶ֣יךָuvaneikhaand your sons Numbers 18:2:14 ⧉אִתָּ֔ךְittachwith you Numbers 18:2:15 ⧉לִפְנֵ֖יlifneibefore Numbers 18:2:16 ⧉אֹ֥הֶלohelthe tent Numbers 18:2:17 ⧉הָעֵדֻֽת׃haedutof the testimony |
| 2. Formal Translation And also bring near your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, to be with you, and they will be joined to you and serve you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Also, have your brothers from your father’s tribe of Levi come close and join you. They will help and serve you, while you and your sons stand before the tent of the testimony. |