## Onkelos Numbers Chapter 18

###### Onkelos Numbers 18:1
[Onkelos Numbers 18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:1)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן אַתְּ וּבְנָיךְ וּבֵית אָבוּךְ עִמָּךְ תְּסַלְּחוּן עַל חוֹבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁא וְאַתְּ וּבְנָיךְ עִמָּךְ תְּסַלְּחוּן עַל חוֹבֵי כְהֻנַּתְכוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Aharon: “You, your sons, and your father’s house with you will bear the sin of the Sanctuary, and you, and your sons with you will bear the sin of your *kehunah*.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:2
[Onkelos Numbers 18:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:2)

וְאַף יָת אַחָיךְ שִׁבְטָא דְלֵוִי שִׁבְטָא דְאָבוּךְ קָרֵב לְוָתָךְ וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן עֲלָךְ וִישַׁמְּשֻׁנָּךְ וְאַתְּ וּבְנָיךְ עִמָּךְ קֳדָם מַשְׁכְּנָא דְסַהֲדוּתָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Also, your brothers, the tribe of Levi—the tribe of your father—bring to you, and they shall join you, and serve you, you and your sons with you, before the Tent of Testimony.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:3
[Onkelos Numbers 18:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:3)

וְיִטְּרוּן מַטַּרְתָּךְ וּמַטְּרַת כָּל מַשְׁכְּנָא בְּרַם לְמָנֵי קוּדְשָׁא וּלְמַדְבְּחָא לָא יִקְרְבוּן וְלָא יְמוּתוּן אַף אִנּוּן אַף אַתּוּן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
They shall guard their duties to you and all the duties of the Tent, but to the holy furniture or to the Altar they must not approach, that neither they, nor you, shall die.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:4
[Onkelos Numbers 18:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:4)

וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן עֲלָךְ וְיִטְּרוּן יָת מַטְּרַת מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לְכָל פָּלְחַן מַשְׁכְּנָא וְחִלּוֹנַי לָא יִקְרַב לְוָתְכוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
They shall join you and guard the duties of the Tent of Meeting—all the service of the Tent, but a commoner, [a non-*kohein*] should not approach you.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:5
[Onkelos Numbers 18:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:5)

וְתִטְּרוּן יָת מַטְּרַת קוּדְשָׁא וְיָת מַטְּרַת מַדְבְּחָא וְלָא יְהֵי עוֹד רָגְזָא עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You shall discharge the sacred duties and the duties of the Altar, so that there will be no more wrath on Bnei Yisroel.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:6
[Onkelos Numbers 18:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:6)

וַאֲנָא הָא קָרֵיבִית יָת אֲחֵיכוֹן לֵוָאֵי מִגּוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכוֹן מַתְּנָא יְהִיבִין **קֳדָם** יְיָ לְמִפְלַח יָת פָּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Behold, I have brought your brothers the Levites from among Bnei Yisroel, given to you as a gift—for [**before**] Adonoy—to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:7
[Onkelos Numbers 18:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:7)

וְאַתְּ וּבְנָיךְ עִמָּךְ תִּטְּרוּן יָת כְּהֻנַּתְכוֹן לְכָל פִּתְגַּם מַדְבְּחָא וּלְמִגָּו לְפָרוּכְתָּא וְתִפְלְחוּן פָּלְחַן מַתְּנָא אֵיהַב יָת כְּהֻנַּתְכוֹן וְחִלּוֹנַי דְּיִקְרַב יִתְקְטָל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You and your sons with you shall guard your *kehunah* [duties] regarding the Altar and all that is within the Curtain—you shall serve—the service, as a gift, I give the *kehunah* to you, and the commoner who approaches shall be killed.”


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:8
[Onkelos Numbers 18:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:8)

וּמַלִּיל יְיָ עִם אַהֲרֹן וַאֲנָא הָא יְהָבִית לָךְ יָת מַטְּרַת אַפְרָשׁוּתָי לְכָל קוּדְשַׁיָּא דִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן לִרְבוּ וְלִבְנָיךְ לִקְיַם עֳלָם:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy spoke to Aharon: “Behold I have given you the guarding of my *terumah*-gifts, and all the hallowed things of Bnei Yisroel, to you and your children I give them for consecration, as a portion forever.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:9
[Onkelos Numbers 18:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:9)

דֵּין יְהֵי לָךְ מִקּוֹדֶשׁ קוּדְשַׁיָּא **מוֹתַר** מִן אֶשָּׁתָא כָּל קוּרְבָּנֵיהוֹן לְכָל מִנְחַתְהוֹן וּלְכָל חַטְוַתְהוֹן וּלְכָל אֲשַׁמְהוֹן דִּי יְתִיבוּן **קֳדָמַי** קוֹדֶשׁ קוּדְשִׁין דִּי לָךְ הוּא וְלִבְנָיךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
This is yours from the most holy [**that remain**] from the fire, [of] all their sacrifices—their *minchah*-offerings, their sin-offerings and their guilt-offerings which they return to [**before**] Me shall be most holy to you and your sons.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:10
[Onkelos Numbers 18:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:10)

בְּקֹדֶשׁ קוּדְשִׁין תֵּכְלֻנֵּיהּ כָּל דְּכוּרָא יֵיכוּל יָתֵיהּ קוּדְשָׁא יְהֵי לָךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You shall eat it in the supremely holy (place), every male may eat it—it shall be holy to you.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:11
[Onkelos Numbers 18:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:11)

וְדֵין לָךְ אַפְרָשׁוּת מַתְּנַתְהוֹן לְכָל אֲרַמוּת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן וְלִבְנָיךְ וְלִבְנָתָיךְ עִמָּךְ לִקְיַם עֳלָם כָּל דִּדְכֵי בְּבֵיתָךְ יֵיכוּל יָתֵיהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Their *terumah*-gift is yours, of all of the wave-offerings of Bnei Yisroel I give to you and to your sons and daughters that are with you as an everlasting portion; all those ritually pure in your house may eat it.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:12
[Onkelos Numbers 18:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:12)

כָּל טוּב מְשַׁח וְכָל טוּב חֲמַר וְעִבּוּר רֵאשִׁיתְהוֹן דִּי יִתְּנוּן קֳדָם יְיָ לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The best of the oil, and the best of the wine and grain—their *terumah*-gift that they present to Adonoy—I have given to you.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:13
[Onkelos Numbers 18:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:13)

בִּכּוּרֵי כָּל דִּי בְאַרְעֲהוֹן דִּי יַיְתוּן קֳדָם יְיָ דִּי לָךְ יְהֵי כָּל דִּדְכֵי בְּבֵיתָךְ יֵיכְלֻנֵּיהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The first fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring before Adonoy, shall be yours; all those ritually pure in your house may eat it.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:14
[Onkelos Numbers 18:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:14)

כָּל חֶרְמָא בְיִשְׂרָאֵל דִּי לָךְ יְהֵי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Everything consecrated in Israel shall be yours.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:15
[Onkelos Numbers 18:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:15)

**כָּל פָּתַח וַלְדָּא** לְכָל בִּשְׂרָא דִּי יְקָרְבוּן קֳדָם יְיָ בֶּאֱנָשָׁא וּבִבְעִירָא יְהֵי לָךְ בְּרַם מִפְרַק תִּפְרוּק יָת בּוּכְרָא דֶאֱנָשָׁא וְיָת בּוּכְרָא דִבְעִירָא מְסַאֲבָא תִּפְרוֹק:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Every firstling [**all that open the womb**] of every being which they offer before Adonoy—man or beast—shall be yours; but you must redeem the firstborn of man and redeem the firstborn of unclean beasts.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:16
[Onkelos Numbers 18:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:16)

וּפוּרְקָנֵיהּ מִבַּר יַרְחָא תִּפְרוֹק בְּפֻרְסָנֵיהּ כְּסַף חֲמֵשׁ סִלְעִין בְּסִלְעֵי קוּדְשָׁא עַשְׂרִין מָעִין הוּא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Its redemption—from a month old you should redeem them—the valuation is five silver *sela’im* of holy silver *shekalim* which is twenty *gerah.*


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:17
[Onkelos Numbers 18:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:17)

בְּרַם בּוּכְרָא דְתוֹרָא אוֹ בוּכְרָא דְאִמְרָא אוֹ בוּכְרָא דְעִזָּא לָא תִפְרוּק קוּדְשָׁא אִנּוּן יָת דִּמְהוֹן תִּזְרוּק עַל מַדְבְּחָא וְיָת תַּרְבֵּיהוֹן תַּסֵּק קוּרְבַּן **לְאִתְקַבָּלָא בְרַעֲוָא קֳדָם** יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
However, a firstborn ox, a firstborn sheep or firstborn goat do not redeem because they are holy; sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fats as a fire-offering as a pleasing fragrance to [**accepted with pleasure before**] Adonoy.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:18
[Onkelos Numbers 18:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:18)

וּבִשְׂרְהוֹן יְהֵי לָךְ כְּחַדְיָא דַאֲרָמוּתָא וּכְשׁוֹקָא דְיַמִּינָא לָךְ יְהֵי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Their flesh is yours; like the breast which is waved and like the right thigh—it shall be yours.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:19
[Onkelos Numbers 18:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:19)

כֹּל אַפְרָשׁוּת קוּדְשַׁיָּא דִּי יִפְרְשׁוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ יְהָבִית לָךְ וְלִבְנָיךְ וְלִבְנָתָיךְ עִמָּךְ לִקְיַם עֳלָם קְיַם מְלַח עֳלָם הוּא קֳדָם יְיָ לָךְ וְלִבְנָיךְ עִמָּךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
All of the sacred *terumah*-gifts that Bnei Yisroel offer to Adonoy, I have given to you, your sons and daughters with you as an everlasting portion; an eternal covenant of salt before Adonoy to you and your children that are with you.”


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:20
[Onkelos Numbers 18:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:20)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן בְּאַרְעֲהוֹן לָא תַחֲסִין וָחֳלַק לָא יְהֵי לָךְ בֵּינֵיהוֹן **מַתְּנַן דִּי יְהָבִית לָךְ** אִנּוּן חוּלְקָךְ וְאַחֲסַנְתָּךְ בְּגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Aharon: “You will have no inheritance in their land, and you will not have a share among them; I am [**the gift that I have given you is**] your inheritance and portion among Bnei Yisroel.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:21
[Onkelos Numbers 18:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:21)

וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הָא יְהָבִית כָּל מַעַשְׂרָא בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַחֲסָנָא חֲלַף פּוּלְחַנְהוֹן דִּי אִנּוּן פָּלְחִין יָת פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Behold, I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance in return for their service which they perform—the service of the Tent of Meeting.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:22
[Onkelos Numbers 18:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:22)

וְלָא יִקְרְבוּן עוֹד בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לְקַבָּלָא חוֹבָא לִמְמָת:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Bnei Yisroel shall no longer approach the Tent of Meeting, to become guilty and die.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:23
[Onkelos Numbers 18:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:23)

וְיִפְלְחוּן לֵוָאֵי אִנּוּן יָת פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וְאִנּוּן יְקַבְּלוּן חוֹבֵיהוֹן קְיַם עֳלָם לְדָרֵיכוֹן וּבְגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא יַחְסְנוּן אַחֲסָנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The Levi[tes]—[they] shall perform the service of the Tent of Meeting and they will bear their guilt; it is an everlasting decree—throughout your generations—among Bnei Yisroel they (the Levites) shall have no inheritance.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:24
[Onkelos Numbers 18:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:24)

אֲרֵי יָת מַעַשְׂרָא דִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּי יַפְרְשׁוּן **קֳדָם** יְיָ אַפְרָשׁוּתָא יְהָבִית לְלֵוָאֵי לְאַחֲסָנָא עַל כֵּן אֲמָרִית לְהוֹן בְּגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא יַחְסְנוּן אַחֲסָנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
For the tithe of Bnei Yisroel which they must set aside to [**before**] Adonoy as a *terumah*-gift I gave to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore, I told them: ‘among Bnei Yisroel they shall have no inheritance.’”


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:25
[Onkelos Numbers 18:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:25)

וּמַלִּיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:26
[Onkelos Numbers 18:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:26)

וּלְלֵוָאֵי תְמַלֵּל וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן אֲרֵי תִסְּבוּן מִן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת מַעַשְׂרָא דִּי יְהָבִית לְכוֹן מִנְּהוֹן בְּאַחֲסַנְתְּכוֹן וְתַפְרְשׁוּן מִנֵּיהּ **אַפְרָשׁוּתָא** קֳדָם יְיָ מַעַשְׂרָא מִן מַעַשְׂרָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
“Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you take the tithe from Bnei Yisroel, which I gave you from them for your inheritance, set aside from it the *terumah*-gift of [**separation before**] Adonoy, a tithe of the tithe.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:27
[Onkelos Numbers 18:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:27)

וְתִתְחַשַּׁב לְכוֹן **אַפְרָשׁוּתְכוֹן** כְּעִבּוּרָא מִן אִדְרָא וְכַמְּלֵאָתָא מִן מַעְצַרְתָּא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Your *terumah*-gift [**separation**] will be considered the same as grain from the granary and [wine and oil of] fully ripened fruit from the cistern.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:28
[Onkelos Numbers 18:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:28)

כֵּן תַּפְרְשׁוּן אַף אַתּוּן אַפְרָשׁוּתָא קֳדָם יְיָ מִכֹּל מַעַשְׂרָתֵיכוֹן דִּי תִסְּבוּן מִן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתִתְּנוּן מִנֵּיהּ יָת **אַפְרָשׁוּתָא קֳדָם** יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן כַּהֲנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
So must you, too, set aside the *terumah*-gift of Adonoy from all your tithes which you take from Bnei Yisroel; give from them the *terumah*-gift of [**separation before**] Adonoy to Aharon the *kohein.*


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:29
[Onkelos Numbers 18:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:29)

מִכֹּל מַתְּנַתְכוֹן תַּפְרְשׁוּן יָת כָּל **אַפְרָשׁוּתָא** דַיְיָ מִכָּל שׁוּפְרֵיהּ יָת מַקְדְּשֵׁיהּ מִנֵּיהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
From all your gifts you must set aside all of the *terumah*-gifts [**separations**] of Adonoy; from each thing—its finest part—the part that is to be consecrated.’


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:30
[Onkelos Numbers 18:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:30)

וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן בְּאַפְרָשׁוּתְכוֹן יָת שׁוּפְרֵיהּ מִנֵּיהּ וְיִתְחַשַּׁב לְלֵוָאֵי כַּעֲלָלַת אִדְרָא וְכַעֲלָלַת מַעְצַרְתָּא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Say to them: ‘When you set aside the finest part of it, it will be considered for the Levites like the produce of the granary and the produce of the cistern.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:31
[Onkelos Numbers 18:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:31)

וְתֵיכְלוּן יָתֵיהּ בְּכָל אֲתַר אַתּוּן **וֶאֱנַשׁ בָּתֵּיכוֹן** אֲרֵי אַגְרָא הוּא לְכוֹן חֲלַף פָּלְחַנְכוֹן בְּמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You may consume it anywhere—you and [**the members of**] your household; since it is the reward for your service in the Tent of Meeting.


###### Onkelos Numbers 18:32
[Onkelos Numbers 18:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Numbers/r/18:32)

וְלָא תְקַבְּלוּן עֲלוֹהִי חוֹבָא בְּאַפְרָשׁוּתְכוֹן יָת שׁוּפְרֵיהּ מִנֵּיהּ וְיָת קוּדְשַׁיָּא דִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא תַחֲלוּן וְלָא תְמוּתוּן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You will not bear a sin because of it, when you separate its best part; but sacred things of Bnei Yisroel you must not profane, and you will not die.”’