## Targum Jonathan on Numbers Chapter 8

###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:1
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וידבר וּמַלֵיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:2
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מַלֵיל עִם אַהֲרן וְתֵימַר לֵיהּ בִּזְמַן אַדְלָקוּתָךְ יַת בּוֹצִינַיָא כָּל קֳבֵיל אַפֵּי מְנַרְתָּא יְהוֹן מְנַהֲרִין שִׁבְעָתֵי בּוֹצִינַיָא תְּלַת לִקֳבֵיל רוּחַ מַעַרְבָא וּתְלַת לִקֳבֵל רוּחַ מַדִינְחָא וּשְׁבִיעָא בִּמְצִיעָאָה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Speak with Aharon, and say to him: At the time when thou dost kindle the lamps upon the candelabrum, (all) the seven lamps shall be alight; three on the western side, and three on the eastern side, and the seventh in the midst.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:3
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וַעֲבַד כֵּן אַהֲרן כָּל קֳבֵיל אַפֵּי מְנַרְתָּא אַדְלֵיק בּוֹצִינָהָא הֵיכְמָא דְפַקֵיד יְיָ יַת משֶׁה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Aharon did so; at the face of the candelabrum he lit the lamps thereof, as the Lord commanded Mosheh.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:4
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וְדֵין עוֹבַד מְנַרְתָּא מִינָא קַשְׁיָא דִדְהַב עַד בָּסִיס דִידָהּ וְעַד שׁוֹשַׁנְיָיהָא עוֹבַד אוּמַן בְּקוּרְנְסָא הִיא מִתְעַבְדָא הֵי כְחֵיזוּ דְאַחֲזֵי יְיָ יַת משֶׁה הֵיכְדֵין עָבַד בְּצַלְאֵל יַת מְנַרְתָּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And this was the work of the candelabrum, which was of beaten gold, from its foundations unto its lilies, the work of the artificer, with the hammer was it wrought: according to the vision which the Lord had showed Mosheh, so did Bezalel make the candelabrum.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:5
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וּמַלֵיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:6
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קָרֵיב יַת לֵיוָאֵי מִגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וּתְדַכֵּי יַתְהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Bring the Levites out from among the sons of Israel, and purify them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:7
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וּכְדֵין תַּעֲבֵיד לְהוֹן לְדַכּוֹאֵיהוֹן אֲדֵי עֲלֵיהוֹן מַיָא דְחַטָאתָא וְיַעַבְרוּן גְלַב עַל כָּל בִּשְרֵיהוֹן וִיחַוְורוּן לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן וְיִדְכּוּן בְּאַרְבְּעִין סָוִוין דְמַיָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And this shalt thou do to purify them. Sprinkle upon them the water for uncleanness through sin (chattatha), and let the razor pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their raiment, and wash themselves in forty savan of water.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:8
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וְיִסְבּוּן תּוֹר בַּר תּוֹרֵי וּמִנְחָתֵיהּ סוּלְתָּא פְּתִיכָא בִּמְשַׁח זֵיתָא וְתוֹר תִּנְיַין בַּר תּוֹרֵי תִּיסַב לְחַטָאתָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And they shall take a young bullock, and his mincha of flour sprinkled with olive oil; and take thou a second young bullock for a sin offering.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:9
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וְתַקְרֵיב יַת לֵיוָאֵי קֳדָם מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וְתִכְנוֹשׁ יַת כָּל כְּנִישְׁתָּא דִבְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of ordinance, and gather together also all the congregation of the sons of Israel.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:10
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וְתַקְרֵיב יַת לֵיוָאֵי קֳדָם יְיָ וְיִסְמְכוּן בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל יַת יְדֵיהוֹן עַל לֵיוָאֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord, and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:11
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וְיָרִים אַהֲרן יַת לֵיוָאֵי אֲרָמָא קֳדָם יְיָ מִן בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וִיהוֹן לְמִפְלַח יַת פּוּלְחָנָא דַיְיָ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Aharon shall present the Levites, (as) an elevation before the Lord from the sons of Israel, and they shall be for the work of the service of the Lord.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:12
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וְלֵיוָאֵי יִסְמְכוּן יַת יְדֵיהוֹן עַל רֵישׁ תּוֹרֵי וְעִיבַד יַת חַד חַטָאתָא וְיַת חַד עֲלָתָא קֳדָם יְיָ לְכַפָּרָא עַל לֵיוָאֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullocks, and make one a sin offering and one a burnt offering before the Lord, to atone for the Levites.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:13
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וּתְקֵים יַת לֵיוָאֵי קֳדָם אַהֲרן וְקָדָם בְּנוֹי וּתְרֵים יַתְהוֹן אֲרָמָא קֳדָם יְיָ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And thou shalt place the Levites before Aharon and his sons, and present them (as) an elevation before the Lord;


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:14
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וְתַפְרֵישׁ יַת לֵיוָאֵי מִגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וִיהוֹן מְשַׁמְשִׁין קֳדָמַי לֵיוָאֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, that the Levites may be ministers before Me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:15
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וּמִן בָּתַר כְּדֵין יֵיעָלוּן לֵיוָאֵי לְמִפְלַח פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וּתְדַכֵּי יַתְהוֹן וּתְרֵים יַתְהוֹן אֲרָמָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And afterward the Levites may enter to fulfil the service of the tabernacle of ordinance, when thou shalt have purified them and presented them (as) an elevation;


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:16
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אֲרוּם מַפְרְשָׁא מְפַרְשִׁין הִינוּן קֳדָמַי מִגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל חוֹלַף פְּתַח כָּל וַלְדָא בּוּכְרַיָא כֻּלְהוֹן דְמִבְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל קָרֵיבִית יַתְהוֹן קֳדָמַי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
for separated they are separate before Me from among the sons of Israel, instead of every one who openeth the womb; the first-born of all who are of the sons of Israel have I taken (to be) before Me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:17
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אֲרוּם דִילִי כָּל בּוּכְרָא בִּבְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל בְּאֵינָשָׁא וּבִבְעִירָא בְּיוֹמָא דִקְטָלִית כָּל בּוּכְרָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם אַקְדֵשִׁית יַתְהוֹן קֳדָמָי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
For every first-born of the sons of Israel is Mine, whether of man or of beast: in the day that I slew all the first-born in the land of Mizraim, I sanctified them before Me;


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:18
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וּקְרִיבַת יַת לֵיוָאֵי חוֹלַף כָּל בּוּכְרָא בִּבְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel,


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:19
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וִיהָבִית יַת לֵיוָאֵי יְהִיבִין לְאַהֲרן וְלִבְנוֹי מִגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לְמִפְלַח יַת פּוּלְחַן בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל בְּמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וּלְכַפָּרָא עַל בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וְלָא יְהֵי בִּבְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל מוֹתָא בִּזְמַן מִקְרַב בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לְקוּדְשָׁא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and have given the Levites (as) gifts unto Aharon and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to minister the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of ordinance, and to atone for the children of Israel, lest there be mortality among the children of Israel at the time when they approach the sanctuary.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:20
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וַעֲבַד משֶׁה וְאַהֲרן וְכָל כְּנִישְׁתָּא דִבְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לְלֵיוָאֵי הֵיכְמָא דְפַקֵיד יְיָ יַת משֶׁה עַל לֵיוָאֵי הֵיכְדֵין עָבָדוּ לְהוֹן בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Mosheh and Aharon and all the congregation of the Beni Israel did unto the Levites according to all that the Lord had commanded Mosheh concerning the Levites, so did the sons of Israel to them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:21
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וְאִדְכִּיאוּ לֵיוָאֵי וְחַוָרוּ לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן וַאֲרֵים אַהֲרן יַתְהוֹן אֲרָמָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהוֹן אַהֲרן לְדַכּוֹאֵיהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Levites were purified, and they washed their raiment; and Aharon presented them as an elevation before the Lord. And Aharon made atonement for them to purify them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:22
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וּמִבָּתַר כְּדֵין אָעֲלוּ לֵיוָאֵי לְמִפְלַח יַת פּוּלְחַנְהוֹן בְּמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לִקֳדָם אַהֲרן וְלִקֳדָם בְּנוֹי הֵיכְמָא דְפַקֵיד יְיָ יַת משֶׁה עַל לֵיוָאֵי הֵיכְדֵין עָבָדוּ לְהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And afterward the Levites went in to fulfil their ministry in the tabernacle of ordinance, before Aharon and his sons: as the Lord had commanded Mosheh concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:23
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וּמַלֵיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:24
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דָא אַחְוַויְיתָא דִי לְלֵיוָאֵי דְלָא מוּפְסָלִין בְּמוּמְהוֹן בְּרַם מִבַּר עֶשְרִין וְחָמֵשׁ שְׁנִין וּלְעֵילָא יֵיתֵי לְחַיְילָא חֵילָא בְּפוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
This is the instruction for the Levites who are not disqualified (profaned) by their blemishes: from one of twenty-five years and upward, he shall come, according to his company, to the service of the tabernacle of ordinance


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:25
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וּמִבַּר חַמְשִׁין שְׁנִין יֵיתוּב מֵחֵיל פּוּלְחָנָא וְלָא יִפְלַח תּוּב

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and from fifty years of age he shall return from the band of the service, and serve no more.


###### Targum Jonathan on Numbers 8:26
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וִישַׁמֵשׁ עִם אָחוֹי בְּמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לְמִטַר מַטְרָא וּפוּלְחָנָא לָא יִפְלַח הֵיכְדֵין תַּעֲבֵיד לְלֵיוָאֵי בְּמַטְרַתְהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Yet he may minister with his brethren at the tabernacle of ordinance in keeping the watch; but he shall not do any of the service. So shall the Levites act in their charge.