Numbers 3

1 And these [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sina.

And these [are] [the] descendants of Aaron and Moses on [the] day [when] he spoke Yahweh with Moses on [the] mountain of Sinai.

2 And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn; and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar.

And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Aaron the firstborn - Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar.

3 These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.

These [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Aaron the priests anointed whom he filled hand their to serve as priests.

4 And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father.

And he died Nadab and Abihu before Yahweh when brought near they fire strange before Yahweh in [the] wilderness of Sinai and sons not they belonged to them and he served as priest Eleazar and Ithamar on [the] face of Aaron father their.

5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

6 Take the tribe of Levi, and you shall set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,

Bring near [the] tribe of Levi and you will make stand it before Aaron the priest and they will serve him.

7 and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.

And they will keep duty his and [the] duty of all the congregation before [the] tent of meeting by serving [the] service of the tabernacle.

8 And they shall keep all the furniture of the tabernacle of witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works of the tabernacle.

And they will keep all [the] articles of [the] tent of meeting and [the] duty of [the] people of Israel by serving [the] service of the tabernacle.

9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.

And you will give the Levites to Aaron and to sons his [are] assigned assigned they to him from with [the] people of Israel.

10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die.

And Aaron and sons his you will appoint and they will keep priesthood their and the stranger approaching he will be put to death.

11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from amongst the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.

And I here! I have taken the Levites from among [the] people of Israel in place of every firstborn [the] firstborn of a womb from [the] people of Israel and they will belong to me the Levites.

13 For every firstborn [is] mine; in the day in which I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every firstborn in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I [am] the Lord.

For [belongs] to me every firstborn on [the] day struck I every firstborn in [the] land of Egypt I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel from humankind unto livestock to me they will belong I [am] Yahweh.

14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses in [the] wilderness of Sinai saying.

15 Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number you them every male from a month old and upwards.

Enroll [the] descendants of Levi to [the] house of ancestors their to clans their every male from a son of a month and up-wards you will enroll them.

16 And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded them.

And he enrolled them Moses on [the] mouth of Yahweh just as he had been commanded.

17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

And they were these [the] sons of Levi by names their Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei:

And these [were] [the] names of [the] sons of Gershon to clans their Libni and Shimei.

19 and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel:

And [the] sons of Kohath to clans their Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel.

20 and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.

And [the] sons of Merari to clans their Mahli and Mushi these they [were] [the] clans of the Levites to [the] house of ancestors their.

21 To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson.

[belonged] to Gershon [the] clan of the Libnite[s] and [the] clan of the Shimeite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of the Gershonite[s].

22 The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering [was] seven thousand and five hundred.

Enrolled [men] their by [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards enrolled [men] their [were] seven thousand and five hundred.

23 And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle.

[the] clans of The Gershonite[s] behind the tabernacle they will encamp west-ward.

24 And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson [was] Elisaph the son of Dael.

And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of the Gershonite[s] [was] Eliasaph [the] son of Lael.

25 And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness [was] the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness,

And [the] duty of [the] descendants of Gershon in [the] tent of meeting [was] the tabernacle and the tent covering its and [the] screen of [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.

26 and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works.

And [the] curtains of the courtyard and [the] screen of [the] entrance of the courtyard which [is] at the tabernacle and at the altar all around and ropes its for all service its.

27 To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number.

And [belonged] to Kohath [the] clan of the Amramite[s] and [the] clan of the Izharite[s] and [the] clan of the Hebronite[s] and [the] clan of the Uzzielite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of the Kohathite[s].

28 Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things.

By [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards eight thousand and six hundred [were] [the] keepers of [the] duty of the holy place.

29 The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle towards the south.

[the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath they will encamp at [the] side of the tabernacle south-ward.

30 And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, [was] Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] [was] Elizaphan [the] son of Uzziel.

31 And their charge [was] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.

And duty their [was] the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and [the] equipment of the holy place which they will serve by them and the screen and all service its.

32 And the chief over the chief of the Levites, [was] Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.

And [the] leader of [the] leaders of the Levite[s] [was] Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest [the] oversight of [the] keepers of [the] duty of the holy place.

33 To Merari [belonged] the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari.

[belonged] to Merari [the] clan of the Mahlite[s] and [the] clan of the Mushite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of [the] Merarite[s].

34 The mustering of them according to number, every male from a month old and upwards, [was] six thousand and fifty.

And enrolled [men] their by [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards [were] six thousand and two hundred.

35 And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.

And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of [the] clans of [the] Merarite[s] [was] Zuriel [the] son of Abihail at [the] side of the tabernacle they will encamp north-ward.

36 The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari [included] the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all their furniture, and their works,

And [the] office of [the] duty of [the] descendants of Merari [was] [the] frames of the tabernacle and bars its and pillars its and bases its and all articles its and all service its.

37 and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.

And [the] pillars of the courtyard all around and bases their and tent pegs their and ropes their.

38 They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east [shall be] Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die.

And those [who] encamp before the tabernacle east-ward before [the] tent of meeting - east-ward [were] Moses - and Aaron and sons his keeping [the] duty of the sanctuary to [the] duty of [the] people of Israel and the stranger approaching he will be put to death.

39 All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, [were] two and twenty thousand.

All [those] enrolled of the Levites whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron on [the] mouth of Yahweh to clans their every male from a son of a month and up-wards [were] two and twenty thousand.

40 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every firstborn male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name.

And he said Yahweh to Moses enroll every firstborn male of [the] people of Israel from a son of a month and up-wards and take [the] number of names their.

41 And you shall take the Levites for me—I [am] the Lord—instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn amongst the cattle of the children of Israel.

And you will take the Levites for me I [am] Yahweh in place of every firstborn among [the] people of Israel and [the] livestock of the Levites in place of every firstborn among [the] livestock of [the] people of Israel.

42 And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every firstborn amongst the children of Israel.

And he enrolled Moses just as he had commanded Yahweh him every firstborn among [the] people of Israel.

43 And all the male firstborn in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.

And it was every firstborn male by [the] number of names from a son of a month and up-wards to enrolled [men] their [were] two and twenty thousand three and seventy and two hundred.

44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; I [am] the Lord.

Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among [the] people of Israel and [the] livestock of the Levites in place of livestock their and they will belong to me the Levites I [am] Yahweh.

46 And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the firstborn of the sons of Israel;

And [the] ransom of the three and the seventy and the two hundred who are in excess to the Levites of [the] firstborn of [the] people of Israel.

47 you shall even take five shekels a head; you shall take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel.

And you will take five five shekels for the head by [the] shekel of the holy place you will take [is] twenty gerah[s] the shekel.

48 And you shall give the money to Aaron and to his sons, the ransom of those who exceed in number amongst them.

And you will give the money to Aaron and to sons his [the] ransom of those [who] are in excess among them.

49 And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those that exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites.

And he took Moses [the] money of the ransom from with those [who] were in excess to [the] ransom of the Levites.

50 He took the silver from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, a thousand and three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel.

From with [the] firstborn of [the] people of Israel he took the money five and sixty and three hundred and one thousand by [the] shekel of the holy place.

51 And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over to Aaron and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

And he gave Moses [the] money of (the ransom *Q(k)*) to Aaron and to sons his on [the] mouth of Yahweh just as he had commanded Yahweh Moses.