Blessing of Torah.
Hebrew:
Baruch atah YHVH eloheinu melech
ha-olam, asher kideshanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu la'asok b'divrei Torah.
V'ha'arev na YHVH eloheinu et divrei toratecha befinu uvfi amecha beit Yisrael.
V'niyeh anachnu v'tze'etze'einu v'tze'etza'ei amecha beit Yisrael kullanu yodei
sh'mecha v'lomdei toratecha lishmah. Baruch atah YHVH hamelamed Torah le'amo
Yisrael. Baruch atah YHVH Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mikol ha'amim
venatan lanu et torato. Baruch atah YHVH, notein haTorah.
English
translation: Blessed are You, YHVH
our Elohim, King of the universe, who has made us set apart through His
commandments and commanded us to actively study Torah. Please YHVH, our Elohim,
sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your
people Israel. May we and our offspring, and the offspring of Your people, the
House of Israel, may we all, together, know Your Name and study Your Torah for
the sake of fulfilling Your desire. Blessed are You, YHVH, Who teaches Torah to
His people Israel. Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, King of the universe, ,
Who chose us from all the nations and gave us the Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH,
Giver of the Torah.
Num 3:14 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Num 3:15 “Register
the children of Lĕwi by their fathers’ houses, by their clans. Register every
male from a month old and above.”
Num 3:16 So Mosheh
registered them according to the word of יהוה, as he had
been commanded.
Num 3:17 And these
were the sons of Lĕwi by their names: Gĕreshon, and Qehath, and Merari.
“Levi is described as having fathered three sons—Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari. A similar genealogy is given in the Book of Exodus, where
it is added that among Kohath's sons was one—Amram—who married a woman named
Jochebed, who was closely related to his father, and they were the biological
parents of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam”
Num 3:18 And these
are the names of the sons of Gĕreshon by their clans: Liḇni and
Shimʽi.
Num 3:19 And the
sons of Qehath by their clans: Amram and Yitshar, Ḥeḇron
and Uzzi’ĕl.
Num 3:20 And the
sons of Merari by their clans: Maḥli and
Mushi. These are the clans of the Lĕwites by their fathers’ houses.
Num 3:21 From
Gĕreshon came the clan of the Liḇnites and the clan of the Shimʽites.
These were the clans of the Gĕreshonites.
Num 3:22 Their
registered ones, according to the number of all the males from a month old and
above, their registered ones were seven thousand five hundred.
Num 3:23 The clans
of the Gĕreshonites were to camp westward, behind the Dwelling Place,
Num 3:24 and the
leader of the fathers’ house of the Gĕreshonites: Elyasaph, son of La’ĕl.
Num 3:25 And the
duty of the children of Gĕreshon in the Tent of Meeting was the Dwelling Place,
and the tent with its covering, and the covering of the door of the Tent of
Meeting,
Num 3:26 and the
screens of the courtyard and the covering of the door of the courtyard, which
is around the Dwelling Place and the altar, and their cords, according to all
its service.
Num 3:27 And from
Qehath came the clan of the Amramites, and the clan of the Yitsharites, and the
clan of the Ḥeḇronites, and the clan of the Uzzi’ĕlites. These were the
clans of the Qehathites.
Num 3:28 In
number, all the males, from a month old and above, were eight thousand six
hundred, guarding the duty of the set-apart place.
Num 3:29 The clans
of the children of Qehath were to camp on the south side of the Dwelling Place.
Num 3:30 And the
leader of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Qehathites was Elitsaphan, son
of Uzzi’ĕl.
Num 3:31 And their
duty was the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the
utensils of the set-apart place used in the service, and the covering, and all
its service.
Num 3:32 And Elʽazar,
son of Aharon the priest, was to be chief over the leaders of the Lĕwites, with
oversight of those who guard the duty of the set-apart place.
Num 3:33 From
Merari came the clan of the Maḥlites and the clan of the Mushites. These were the clans
of Merari.
Num 3:34 And the
number of their registered ones, all the males from a month old and above, were
six thousand two hundred.
Num 3:35 And the
leader of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari was Tsuri’ĕl, son of Aḇiḥayil.
These were to camp on the north side of the Dwelling Place.
Num 3:36 And the
appointed duty of the children of Merari was the boards of the Dwelling Place,
and its bars, and its columns, and its sockets, and its utensils, and all its
service,
Num 3:37 and the
columns of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, and their pegs, and
their cords.
Num 3:38 And those
who were to camp before the Dwelling Place on
the east, before the Tent of Meeting, were Mosheh and Aharon, and his sons,
guarding the duty of the set-apart place, and the duty of the children of
Yisra’ĕl. But the stranger who came near was to be put to death.
Hebrew for “stranger” is “zur” someone who has become or
chosen to be estranged – by implication – someone who no longer wants to walk
in obedience to the Torah – see Matt 18:15-18 or any other gentile who is not allowed to come near the set apart place.
The Torah has much to say about those who disqualify
themselves through the rebellious actions.
Deu 17:2 “When there is found in your midst, in any of
your cities which יהוה your Elohim is
giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the eyes of יהוה your Elohim, in transgressing His
covenant,
Deu 17:3 and has
gone and served other mighty ones and bowed down to them, or to the sun or to
the moon or to any of the host of the heavens, which I have not commanded,
Deu 17:4 and it
has been made known to you and you have heard, and has searched diligently.
Then see, if true: the matter is confirmed that such an abomination has been
done in Yisra’ĕl,
Deu 17:5 then you
shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil matter,
and you shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.
Deu 17:6 “At the
mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is to die be put to death. He is
not put to death by the mouth of one witness.
This instruction is upheld in the apostolic scriptures.
Heb 10:28 He who despised Moses' Law died without mercy
on the word of two or three witnesses.
Please note that the verb “died” in the Greek manuscript
is a PRESENT TENSE VERB. See how
churchman have once again tampered with the original text.