Numbers 3

1 And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with 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: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, 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, who were consecrated 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 And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the presence 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 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;

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

7 and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service 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 utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service 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 thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out 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 Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest's office; and the stranger that cometh near 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 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn that breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, 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. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.

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 Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

15 Number the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, after their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

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 numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah, — as he had been commanded.

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

17 And these are 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 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

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

19 And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

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

20 And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

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 Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

[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 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were 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 The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.

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

24 And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was 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 the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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 hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance to the court, which surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof for all its service.

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 And of Kohath, the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

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 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of 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 The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

30 And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan 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 their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all that belongs to its service.

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 prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge 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 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: 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 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were 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 And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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 And the charge of the sons of Merari consisted in the oversight of the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its furniture, and all that belongs to its service,

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 pegs, and their cords.

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

38 And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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 that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, according to their families, all the males from a month old and upward, 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 Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

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 thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites, instead of all the firstlings among 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 numbered, as Jehovah had commanded him, all the firstborn among 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 firstborn males, by the number of the names, from a month old and upward, according to their numbering, were twenty-two thousand 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 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

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 those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

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 thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them, — twenty gerahs 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 thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.

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 ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by 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 of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five [shekels], according to the shekel 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 Moses gave the money of them that were ransomed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the commandment of Jehovah, — as Jehovah had 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.