Numbers 3

1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the Lord spoke to Moses on mount Sinai.

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: his firstborn Nadab, then Abihu, and 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 priests who were anointed and whose hands were filled and consecrated in order to exercise the priesthood.

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

4 For Nadab and Abihu died without children, when they offered, in the sight of the Lord, a strange fire, in the desert of Sinai. And so, Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of 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 “Bring forward the tribe of Levi, and cause them to stand in the sight of Aaron the priest, in order to minister to him. And let them keep watch outside,

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

7 and let them observe whatever pertains to the ritual for the multitude, in front of the tabernacle of the testimony,

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 let them take care of the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in its ministry.

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 as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons 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 But you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of the priesthood. The outsider who approaches to minister shall be put to death.”

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 “I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, 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. From the time that I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified for myself whatever is born first in Israel. From man, even to beast, they are 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 desert of Sinai, saying:

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

15 “Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and above.”

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 Moses numbered them, just as the Lord had instructed,

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

17 and there were found the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

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

18 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.

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

19 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

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

20 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.

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 From Gershon were two families: the Libnites, and the Shimeites.

[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 people of these were numbered, of the male sex, from one month and above: seven thousand 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 These shall encamp behind the tabernacle, toward the west,

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

24 under the leader Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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

25 And they shall keep watch over the tabernacle of the covenant:

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 the tabernacle itself, and its covering; the tent that is drawn before the doors of the covering of the covenant; and the curtains of the atrium; likewise, the tent that is suspended at the entrance of the atrium of the tabernacle; and whatever pertains to the ritual of the altar; the cords of the tabernacle and all its implements.

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 The kinship of Kohath includes the peoples of the Amramites and Izharites and Hebronites and Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites, having been counted by their names,

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 all those of the male gender, from one month and above: eight thousand six hundred. They shall keep watch over the Sanctuary,

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 and they shall encamp toward the south side.

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

30 And their leader shall be Elisaphan the son of Uzziel.

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

31 And they shall take care of the ark, and the table and the lampstand, the altars and the vessels of the Sanctuary, by which they minister, and the veil, and all the articles of this kind.

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 But the leader of the leaders of the Levites, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over those who watch over the care of the Sanctuary.

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 And truly, from Merari are the peoples of the Mahlites and Mushites, having been counted by their names,

[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 all those of the male gender, from one month and above: six thousand two hundred.

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 Their leader is Suriel the son of Abihaiel. They shall make camp on the north side.

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 Under their care shall be the panels of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the columns with their bases, and all the things which pertain to service of this kind,

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 columns of the surrounding atrium with their bases, and the tent pegs with their cords.

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

38 Moses and Aaron, with their sons, shall make camp before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is, on the east side, holding the custody of the Sanctuary in the midst of the sons of Israel. Whatever foreigner approaches it 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 Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by their families according to the precept of the Lord, of the male gender, from one month and above, were twenty-two 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 said to Moses: “Number the firstborn of the male sex from the sons of Israel, from one month and above, and you shall take their total.

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 bring the Levites to me, in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and you shall bring their cattle to me, in place of all the firstborn of the cattle of the sons of Israel. I am the Lord.”

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 Moses took a census, just as the Lord had instructed, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel.

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

43 And the males by their names, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand two hundred 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, in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so 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 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of 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 take five shekels for each head, by the measure of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.

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 his sons as the price of those that are in excess.”

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

49 Therefore, Moses took the money for those that were in excess, and whom they had redeemed from 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 in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel: one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary.

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 he gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word by which the Lord had instructed him.

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.