שרשים
יומת
מות
Why does ה count the איידן
Because He loves us
ושמרו הלויים
And the Leviim will watch
Where was משה when ה' commanded him to count the איידן?
In the אוהל מועד in מדבר סני
what does מטה mean?
שבט
לצאתם
יצא
1) Document records
2) Witnesses
פקודיהם
Those who were counted/numbered
WHO and from WHAT age were counted?
Males, 20 and up
What would cause Hashem's anger?
If a non-לוי would serve in the משכן
תפקדו
פקד
Why were the נשיאים referred to as קרואי העדה?
Because קרואי = 'those who were called'
They were 'called over' for any important issue in the community.
אשר נקבו בשמות
Who were pointed out by name
Where should the לויים camp?
Around the משכן
Which שבט had 2 parts?
שבט יוסף
תשא (פסוק מ"ט)
נשא
What was the job of the לויים according to תרגום אונקלוס?
To take apart the משכן before they would travel to their next spot
קצף
anger
Why was the nation gathered together on א אייר ?
To show proof of their ancestry and which שבט they came from
What were the responsibilities of the לויים?
(5)
1) carry the משכן and it's supplies
2)Be in charge of the משכן and it's supplies
3) serve in it
4) camp around it
5) take it down and set it up
יורידו (פסוק נ"א)
ירד
Why weren't שבט לוי also counted now? (2)
1) They were the לגיון של מלך and deserved a separate counting
2) To not be included in the number count of who would die in the מדבר because of the חטא העגל and חטא המרגלים
והם ישרתוהו
And they will serve it
What was the total count of the איידן?
603,550
Explain the word ויתילדו?
It is in the reflexive בנין because they had to prove themselves, who they were.