38. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 3:38:1 ⧉וְהַחֹנִ֣יםvehakhoneemand those who encamped Numbers 3:38:2 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יleefneibefore Numbers 3:38:3 ⧉הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןhameeshkanthe tabernacle Numbers 3:38:4 ⧉קֵ֣דְמָהkedmaheastward Numbers 3:38:5 ⧉לִפְנֵי֩leefneibefore Numbers 3:38:6 ⧉אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨דohelmoedthe tent of meeting Numbers 3:38:7 ⧉מִזְרָ֜חָהmizrakhahtoward the sunrise Numbers 3:38:8 ⧉מֹשֶׁ֣הmoshehMoses Numbers 3:38:9 ⧉וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןveaharonand Aaron Numbers 3:38:10 ⧉וּבָנָ֗יוuvanavand his sons Numbers 3:38:11 ⧉שֹֽׁמְרִים֙shomreemguarding Numbers 3:38:12 ⧉מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmeeshmeretthe charge Numbers 3:38:13 ⧉הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁhameekdashof the sanctuary Numbers 3:38:14 ⧉לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתlemeeshmeretfor the guarding Numbers 3:38:15 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneiof the sons Numbers 3:38:16 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelof Israel Numbers 3:38:17 ⧉וְהַזָּ֥רvehazarand the outsider Numbers 3:38:18 ⧉הַקָּרֵ֖בhakarevwho approaches Numbers 3:38:19 ⧉יוּמָֽת׃סyumatshall be put to death |
38. Formal Translation And those who camped eastward before the tabernacle, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons. They kept the charge of the sanctuary on behalf of the sons of Israel. Any outsider who came near was to be put to death. |
38. Dynamic Translation Moses, Aaron, and his sons camped on the east side, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise. They had responsibility for the sanctuary’s charge on behalf of the Israelites. Any outsider who approached faced death. |