- Numbers 17:25
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הָשֵׁב אֶת־מַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְאוֹת לִבְנֵי־מֶרִי וּתְכַל תְּלוּנֹּתָם מֵעָלַי וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ׃
GOD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back before the Pact, to be kept as a lesson to rebels, so that their mutterings against Me may cease, lest they die.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אֲתֵיב יָת חוּטְרָא דְּאַהֲרֹן קֳדָם סָהֲדוּתָא לְמַטְּרָא לְאָת לְעַמָּא סָרְבָנָא וִיסוּפָן תּוּרְעֲמָתְהוֹן מִן קֳדָמַי וְלָא יְמוּתוּן׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Return the staff of Aharon before the (Ark of) Testimony to be preserved as a symbol to the rebellious people, so that their complaint will end [from before Me] and they not die.”
- Numbers 17:26
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֹתוֹ כֵּן עָשָׂה׃
This Moses did; just as GOD had commanded him, so he did.
Targum Onkelos
וַעֲבַד מֹשֶׁה כְּמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ יָתֵיהּ כֵּן עֲבַד׃
Moshe did (this), as Adonoy commanded him—so he did.
- Numbers 17:27
וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵאמֹר הֵן גָּוַעְנוּ אָבַדְנוּ כֻּלָּנוּ אָבָדְנוּ׃
But the Israelites said to Moses, “Lo, we perish! We are lost, all of us lost!
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר הָא מִנַּנָא קְטֵילַת חַרְבָּא הָא מִנַּנָא בְּלַעַת אַרְעָא הָא מִנַּנָא מִיתוּ בְּמוֹתָנָא׃
Bnei Yisroel said [the following] to Moshe: “Behold, we perish, we are lost—we are all lost [killed by sword, some of us swallowed by the earth, some of us perish by plague].
- Numbers 17:28
כֹּל הַקָּרֵב ׀ הַקָּרֵב אֶל־מִשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָה יָמוּת הַאִם תַּמְנוּ לִגְוֺעַ׃
Everyone who so much as ventures near GOD’s Tabernacle must die. Alas, we are doomed to perish!”
Targum Onkelos
כֹּל דְּקָרֵיב מִקְרָב לְמַשְׁכְּנָא דַּייָ מָאִית הָא אֲנַחְנָא סָיְפִין לִמְמָת׃
Anyone approaching, who comes close to the Mishkon of Adonoy will die—have we been consigned to die?”
- Numbers 18:1
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וּבֵית־אָבִיךָ אִתָּךְ תִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־עֲוֺן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ תִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־עֲוֺן כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם׃
GOD said to Aaron: You and your sons and the ancestral house under your charge shall bear any guilt connected with the sanctuary; you and your sons alone shall bear any guilt connected with your priesthood.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן אַתְּ וּבְנָךְ וּבֵית אֲבוּךְ עִמָּךְ תְּסַלְּחוּן עַל חוֹבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁא וְאַתְּ וּבְנָךְ עִמָּךְ תְּסַלְּחוּן עַל חוֹבֵי כְּהוּנַּתְכוֹן׃
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.
- Numbers 18:2
וְגַם אֶת־אַחֶיךָ מַטֵּה לֵוִי שֵׁבֶט אָבִיךָ הַקְרֵב אִתָּךְ וְיִלָּווּ עָלֶיךָ וִישָׁרְתוּךָ וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת׃
You shall also associate with yourself your kinsmen the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to be attached to you and to minister to you, while you and your sons under your charge are before the Tent of the Pact.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַף יָת אֲחָךְ שִׁבְטָא דְּלֵוִי שִׁבְטָא דַּאֲבוּךְ קָרֵיב לְוָתָךְ וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן עֲלָךְ וִישַׁמְּשׁוּנָּךְ וְאַתְּ וּבְנָךְ עִמָּךְ קֳדָם מַשְׁכְּנָא דְּסָהֲדוּתָא׃
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.
- Numbers 18:3
וְשָׁמְרוּ מִשְׁמַרְתְּךָ וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת כׇּל־הָאֹהֶל אַךְ אֶל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִקְרָבוּ וְלֹא־יָמֻתוּ גַם־הֵם גַּם־אַתֶּם׃
They shall discharge their duties to you and to the Tent as a whole, but they must not have any contact with the furnishings of the Shrine or with the altar, lest both they and you die.
Targum Onkelos
וְיִטְּרוּן מַטַּרְתָּךְ וּמַטְּרַת כָּל מַשְׁכְּנָא בְּרַם לְמָנֵי קוּדְשָׁא וּלְמַדְבְּחָא לָא יִקְרְבוּן וְלָא יְמוּתוּן אַף אִנּוּן אַף אַתּוּן׃
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.
- Numbers 18:4
וְנִלְווּ עָלֶיךָ וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לְכֹל עֲבֹדַת הָאֹהֶל וְזָר לֹא־יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם׃
They shall be attached to you and discharge the duties of the Tent of Meeting, all the service of the Tent; but no outsider shall intrude upon you
Targum Onkelos
וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן עֲלָךְ וְיִטְּרוּן יָת מַטְּרַת מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לְכֹל פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכְּנָא וְחִילוֹנַי לָא יִקְרַב לְוָתְכוֹן׃
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.
- Numbers 18:5
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד קֶצֶף עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
as you discharge the duties connected with the Shrine and the altar, that wrath may not again strike the Israelites.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִטְּרוּן יָת מַטְּרַת קוּדְשָׁא וְיָת מַטְּרַת מַדְבְּחָא וְלָא יְהֵי עוֹד רוּגְזָא עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
You shall discharge the sacred duties and the duties of the Altar, so that there will be no more wrath on Bnei Yisroel.
- Numbers 18:6
וַאֲנִי הִנֵּה לָקַחְתִּי אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶם הַלְוִיִּם מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָכֶם מַתָּנָה נְתֻנִים לַיהֹוָה לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד׃
I hereby take your fellow Levites from among the Israelites; they are assigned to you in dedication to GOD, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting;
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲנָא הָא קָרֵיבִית יָת אֲחֵיכוֹן לֵיוָאֵי מִגּוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכוֹן מַתְּנָא יְהִיבִין קֳדָם יְיָ לְמִפְלַח יָת פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא׃
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.
- Numbers 18:7
וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתְּךָ תִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם לְכׇל־דְּבַר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּלְמִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּם עֲבֹדַת מַתָּנָה אֶתֵּן אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָת׃
while you and your sons shall be careful to perform your priestly duties in everything pertaining to the altar and to what is behind the curtain. I make your priesthood a service of dedication; any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַתְּ וּבְנָךְ עִמָּךְ תִּטְּרוּן יָת כְּהוּנַּתְכוֹן לְכָל פִּתְגָם מַדְבְּחָא וּלְמִגָּיו לְפָרוּכְתָּא וְתִפְלְחוּן פּוּלְחַן מַתְּנָא אֶתֵּין יָת כְּהוּנַּתְכוֹן וְחִילוֹנַי דְּיִקְרַב יִתְקְטִיל׃
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.”
- Numbers 18:8
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וַאֲנִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לְךָ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת תְּרוּמֹתָי לְכׇל־קׇדְשֵׁי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים לְמׇשְׁחָה וּלְבָנֶיךָ לְחׇק־עוֹלָם׃
GOD spoke further to Aaron: I hereby give you charge of My gifts, all the sacred donations of the Israelites; I grant them to you and to your sons as a perquisite, a due for all time.
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם אַהֲרֹן וַאֲנָא הָא יְהַבִית לָךְ יָת מַטְּרַת אַפְרָשְׁוָתָי לְכָל קוּדְשַׁיָּא דִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן לִרְבוּ וְלִבְנָךְ לִקְיָם עָלַם׃
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.
- Numbers 18:9
זֶה־יִהְיֶה לְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים מִן־הָאֵשׁ כׇּל־קׇרְבָּנָם לְכׇל־מִנְחָתָם וּלְכׇל־חַטָּאתָם וּלְכׇל־אֲשָׁמָם אֲשֶׁר יָשִׁיבוּ לִי קֹדֶשׁ קׇדָשִׁים לְךָ הוּא וּלְבָנֶיךָ׃
This shall be yours from the most holy sacrifices, the offerings by fire: every such offering that they render to Me as most holy sacrifices, namely, every grain offering, purgation offering, and reparation offering of theirs, shall belong to you and your sons.
Targum Onkelos
דֵּין יְהֵי לָךְ מִקֹּדֶשׁ קוּדְשַׁיָּא מוֹתַר מִן אִישָׁתָא כָּל קוּרְבָּנְהוֹן לְכָל מִנְחָוָתְהוֹן וּלְכָל חַטָּוָותְהוֹן וּלְכָל אֲשָׁמְהוֹן דְּיָתִיבוּן קֳדָמַי קוֹדֶשׁ קוּדְשִׁין דִּילָךְ הוּא וְדִבְנָךְ׃
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.
- Numbers 18:10
בְּקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ כׇּל־זָכָר יֹאכַל אֹתוֹ קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ׃
You shall partake of them as most sacred donations: only males may eat them; you shall treat them as consecrated.
Targum Onkelos
בְּקֹדֶשׁ קוּדְשִׁין תֵּיכְלוּנֵּיהּ כָּל דְּכוּרָא יֵיכוֹל יָתֵיהּ קוּדְשָׁא יְהֵי לָךְ׃
You shall eat it in the supremely holy (place), every male may eat it—it shall be holy to you.
- Numbers 18:11
וְזֶה־לְּךָ תְּרוּמַת מַתָּנָם לְכׇל־תְּנוּפֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחׇק־עוֹלָם כׇּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכַל אֹתוֹ׃
This, too, shall be yours: the gift offerings of their contributions, all the elevation offerings of the Israelites, I give to you [and your wives], to your sons, and to the daughters that are with you, as a due for all time; everyone of your household who is pure may eat it.
Targum Onkelos
וְדֵין לָךְ אַפְרָשׁוּת מַתְּנָתְהוֹן לְכָל אֲרָמוּת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן וְלִבְנָךְ וְלִבְנָתָךְ עִמָּךְ לִקְיָם עָלַם כָּל דְּיִדְכֵּי בְּבֵיתָךְ יֵיכוֹל יָתֵיהּ׃
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.
- Numbers 18:12
כֹּל חֵלֶב יִצְהָר וְכׇל־חֵלֶב תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן רֵאשִׁיתָם אֲשֶׁר־יִתְּנוּ לַיהֹוָה לְךָ נְתַתִּים׃
All the best of the new oil, wine, and grain—the choice parts that they present to GOD—I give to you.
Targum Onkelos
כֹּל טוּב מְשַׁח וְכָל טוּב חֲמַר וַעֲבוּר רֵישִׁיתְהוֹן דְּיִתְּנוּן קֳדָם יְיָ לָךְ יְהַבְתִּנּוּן׃
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.
- Numbers 18:13
בִּכּוּרֵי כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצָם אֲשֶׁר־יָבִיאוּ לַיהֹוָה לְךָ יִהְיֶה כׇּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכְלֶנּוּ׃
The first fruits of everything in their land, that they bring to GOD, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is pure may eat them.
Targum Onkelos
בִּכּוּרֵי כָּל דִּבְאֲרַעְהוֹן דְּיַיתוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ דִּילָךְ יְהֵי כָּל דְּיִדְכֵּי בְּבֵיתָךְ יֵיכְלִנֵּיהּ׃
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.
- Numbers 18:14
כׇּל־חֵרֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ יִהְיֶה׃
Everything that has been proscribed in Israel shall be yours.
Targum Onkelos
כָּל חֶרְמָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דִּילָךְ יְהֵי׃
Everything consecrated in Israel shall be yours.
- Numbers 18:15
כׇּל־פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְכׇל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַיהֹוָה בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ אַךְ ׀ פָּדֹה תִפְדֶּה אֵת בְּכוֹר הָאָדָם וְאֵת בְּכוֹר־הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּמֵאָה תִּפְדֶּה׃
The first [male] issue of the womb of every being, human or animal, that is offered to GOD, shall be yours; but you shall have the first-born of human beings redeemed, and you shall also have the firstling of impure animals redeemed.
Targum Onkelos
כָּל פָּתַח וַלְדָּא לְכָל בִּשְׂרָא דִּיקָרְבוּן קֳדָם יְיָ בַּאֲנָשָׁא וּבִבְעִירָא יְהֵי לָךְ בְּרַם מִפְרָק תִּפְרוּק יָת בּוּכְרָא דַּאֲנָשָׁא וְיָת בּוּכְרָא דִּבְעִירָא מְסָאֲבָא תִּפְרוּק׃
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.
- Numbers 18:16
וּפְדוּיָו מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּה בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הוּא׃
Take as their redemption price, from the age of one month up, the money equivalent of five shekels by the sanctuary weight, which is twenty gerahs.
Targum Onkelos
וּפוּרְקָנֵיהּ מִבַּר יַרְחָא תִּפְרוּק בְּפוּרְסָנֵיהּ כְּסַף חֲמֵישׁ סִלְעִין בְּסִלְעֵי קוּדְשָׁא עֶשְׂרִין מָעִין הוּא׃
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.
- Numbers 18:17
אַךְ בְּכוֹר־שׁוֹר אוֹ־בְכוֹר כֶּשֶׂב אוֹ־בְכוֹר עֵז לֹא תִפְדֶּה קֹדֶשׁ הֵם אֶת־דָּמָם תִּזְרֹק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּם תַּקְטִיר אִשֶּׁה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהֹוָה׃
But the firstlings of cattle, sheep, or goats may not be redeemed; they are consecrated. You shall dash their blood against the altar, and turn their fat into smoke as an offering by fire for a pleasing odor to GOD.
Targum Onkelos
בְּרַם בּוּכְרָא דְּתוֹרָא אוֹ בּוּכְרָא דְּאִמְּרָא אוֹ בּוּכְרָא דְּעִזָּא לָא תִפְרוּק קוּדְשָׁא אִנּוּן יָת דַּמְהוֹן תִּזְרוֹק עַל מַדְבְּחָא וְיָת תַּרְבְּהוֹן תַּסֵּיק קוּרְבַּן לְאִתְקַבָּלָא בְּרַעֲוָא קֳדָם יְיָ׃
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.
- Numbers 18:18
וּבְשָׂרָם יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ כַּחֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וּכְשׁוֹק הַיָּמִין לְךָ יִהְיֶה׃
But their meat shall be yours: it shall be yours like the breast of elevation offering and like the right thigh.
Targum Onkelos
וּבִשְׂרְהוֹן יְהֵי לָךְ כְּחַדְיָא דַּאֲרָמוּתָא וּכְשָׁקָא דְּיַמִּינָא דִּילָךְ יְהֵי׃
Their flesh is yours; like the breast which is waved and like the right thigh—it shall be yours.
- Numbers 18:19
כֹּל ׀ תְּרוּמֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יָרִימוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיהֹוָה נָתַתִּי לְךָ וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחׇק־עוֹלָם בְּרִית מֶלַח עוֹלָם הִוא לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לְךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אִתָּךְ׃
All the sacred gifts that the Israelites set aside for GOD I give to you, to your sons, and to the daughters that are with you, as a due for all time. It shall be an everlasting covenant of salt before GOD for you and for your offspring as well.
Targum Onkelos
כֹּל אַפְרָשׁוּת קוּדְשַׁיָּא דְּיַפְרְשׁוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ יְהַבִית לָךְ וְלִבְנָךְ וְלִבְנָתָךְ עִמָּךְ לִקְיָם עָלַם קְיָם מֶלַח עָלְמָא הִיא קֳדָם יְיָ לָךְ וְלִבְנָךְ עִמָּךְ׃
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.”
- Numbers 18:20
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן בְּאַרְצָם לֹא תִנְחָל וְחֵלֶק לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּתוֹכָם אֲנִי חֶלְקְךָ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
And GOD said to Aaron: You shall, however, have no territorial share among them or own any portion in their midst; I am your portion and your share among the Israelites.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן בַּאֲרַעְהוֹן לָא תַחְסֵין וְחוּלָק לָא יְהֵי לָךְ בֵּינֵיהוֹן מַתְּנָן דִּיהַבִית לָךְ אִנִּין חוּלָקָךְ וְאַחְסָנְתָךְ בְּגוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
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.