Numbers 3

1 This is the account concerning Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.

and these generation Aaron and Moses in/on/with day to speak: speak LORD with Moses in/on/with mountain: mount Sinai

2 The names of the sons of Aaron were: Nadab (firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

and these name son: child Aaron [the] firstborn Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar

3 These were the names of Aaron's sons who were anointed and ordained to serve as priests.

these name son: child Aaron [the] priest [the] to anoint which to fill hand: donate their to/for to minister

4 Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord's presence when they offered forbidden fire before the Lord in the Sinai desert. Since they didn't have any sons, Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests while their father Aaron was alive.

and to die Nadab and Abihu to/for face: before LORD in/on/with to present: bring they fire be a stranger to/for face: before LORD in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai and son: child not to be to/for them and to minister Eleazar and Ithamar upon face: before Aaron father their

5 The Lord told Moses,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

6 “Gather the tribe of Levi together and present them to Aaron the priest to help him with the ministry.

to present: bring [obj] tribe Levi and to stand: stand [obj] him to/for face: before Aaron [the] priest and to minister [obj] him

7 They are to carry out duties on his behalf and for all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting, looking after the service of the Tabernacle.

and to keep: guard [obj] charge his and [obj] charge all [the] congregation to/for face: before tent meeting to/for to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry [the] tabernacle

8 They are responsible for caring for all the furniture of the Tent of Meeting, serving the Israelites through what they do in the Tabernacle.

and to keep: guard [obj] all article/utensil tent meeting and [obj] charge son: descendant/people Israel to/for to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry [the] tabernacle

9 The Levites are to work exclusively for Aaron and his sons of because this is their assignment among the Israelites.

and to give: give [obj] [the] Levi to/for Aaron and to/for son: child his to give: give to give: give they(masc.) to/for him from with son: descendant/people Israel

10 You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to have the responsibility of the priesthood. Anyone else who tries to act as a priest must be executed.”

and [obj] Aaron and [obj] son: child his to reckon: overseer and to keep: guard [obj] priesthood their and [the] be a stranger [the] approaching to die

11 The Lord told Moses,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

12 “I've taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every one of their firstborn. The Levites belong to me

and I behold to take: take [obj] [the] Levi from midst son: descendant/people Israel underneath: instead all firstborn firstborn womb from son: descendant/people Israel and to be to/for me [the] Levi

13 because all the firstborn are mine. When I killed every firstborn in Egypt I set apart as holy to me all the firstborn of Israel, human and animal. They are mine. I am the Lord.”

for to/for me all firstborn in/on/with day to smite I all firstborn in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt to consecrate: consecate to/for me all firstborn in/on/with Israel from man till animal to/for me to be I LORD

14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert. He told him,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai to/for to say

15 “Register the Levites by their father's line and family. Count every male aged one month or older.”

to reckon: list [obj] son: child Levi to/for house: household father their to/for family their all male from son: aged month and above [to] to reckon: list them

16 So Moses registered them following the Lord's instructions, just as he had been told.

and to reckon: list [obj] them Moses upon lip: word LORD like/as as which to command

17 These were the names of Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

and to be these son: child Levi in/on/with name their Gershon and Kohath and Merari

18 These were the names of the Gershon's sons by family: Libni and Shimei.

and these name son: child Gershon to/for family their Libni and Shimei

19 Kohath's sons by family were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

and son: child Kohath to/for family their Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel

20 Merari's sons by family were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families of the Levites, according to their father's line.

and son: child Merari to/for family their Mahli and Mushi these they(masc.) family [the] Levi to/for house: household father their

21 The family of Libni and the family of Shimei came from Gershon. These were the families of Gershon.

to/for Gershon family [the] Libnite and family [the] Shimeite these they(masc.) family [the] Gershonite

22 The total of all males aged one month or older was 7,500.

to reckon: list their in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] to reckon: list their seven thousand and five hundred

23 The camp of families of Gerson was to the west, behind the Tabernacle.

family [the] Gershonite after [the] tabernacle to camp sea: west [to]

24 The leader of the Gershon families was Eliasaph, son of Lael.

and leader house: household father to/for Gershonite Eliasaph son: child Lael

25 Their assigned responsibility for the Tent of Meeting was to take care of the Tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,

and charge son: child Gershon in/on/with tent meeting [the] tabernacle and [the] tent covering his and covering entrance tent meeting

26 the courtyard curtains, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the Tabernacle and altar, the ropes, and everything connected with their use.

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27 The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel came from Kohath. These were the families of Kohath.

and to/for Kohath family [the] Amramite and family [the] Izharite and family [the] Hebronite and family [the] Uzzielite these they(masc.) family [the] Kohathite

28 The total of all males aged one month or older was 8,600. Their assigned responsibility was to take care of the sanctuary.

in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] eight thousand and six hundred to keep: guard charge [the] holiness

29 The camp of families of Kohath was on the south side of the Tabernacle.

family son: child Kohath to camp upon thigh [the] tabernacle south [to]

30 The leader of the Kohath families was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

and leader house: household father to/for family [the] Kohathite Elizaphan son: child Uzziel

31 Their assigned responsibility was to care for the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, the veil, and everything connected with these items.

and charge their [the] ark and [the] table and [the] lampstand and [the] altar and article/utensil [the] holiness which to minister in/on/with them and [the] covering and all service: ministry his

32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those responsible for serving in the sanctuary.

and leader leader [the] Levi Eleazar son: child Aaron [the] priest punishment to keep: guard charge [the] holiness

33 The family of Mahli and the family of Mushi came from Merari. These were the families of Merari.

to/for Merari family [the] Mahlite and family [the] Mushite these they(masc.) family Merari

34 The total of all males aged one month or older was 6,200.

and to reckon: list their in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] six thousand and hundred

35 The leader of the Merari families was Zuriel, son of Abihail. Their camp was on the north side of the Tabernacle.

and leader house: household father to/for family Merari Zuriel son: child Abihail upon thigh [the] tabernacle to camp north [to]

36 Their assigned responsibility was to take care of the Tabernacle's frames, crossbars, posts, stands, all its equipment, and everything connected with their use,

and punishment charge son: child Merari board [the] tabernacle and bar his and pillar his and socket his and all article/utensil his and all service: ministry his

37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their stands, tent pegs, and ropes.

and pillar [the] court around and socket their and peg their and cord their

38 The camp of Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons was to the east of the Tabernacle, in the direction of the sunrise, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were responsible for the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to act as a priest was to be executed.

and [the] to camp to/for face: before [the] tabernacle east [to] to/for face: before tent meeting east [to] Moses and Aaron and son: child his to keep: guard charge [the] sanctuary to/for charge son: descendant/people Israel and [the] be a stranger [the] approaching to die

39 The sum total of Levites registered by Moses and Aaron as the Lord ordered was 22,000. This included all males aged one month or older.

all to reckon: list [the] Levi which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip: word LORD to/for family their all male from son: aged month and above [to] two and twenty thousand

40 The Lord told Moses, “Conduct a census of all the firstborn Israelite males aged one month or older, and register their names.

and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to reckon: list all firstborn male to/for son: descendant/people Israel from son: aged month and above [to] and to lift: count [obj] number name their

41 Assign the Levites to me. I am the Lord. They are in place of all of the Israelites' firstborn children. The livestock of the Levites are in place of all the Israelites' firstborn livestock.”

and to take: take [obj] [the] Levi to/for me I LORD underneath: instead all firstborn in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel and [obj] animal [the] Levi underneath: instead all firstborn in/on/with animal son: descendant/people Israel

42 Moses conducted a census of all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord had instructed him.

and to reckon: list Moses like/as as which to command LORD [obj] him [obj] all firstborn in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel

43 The sum total of the firstborn males a month old or more, registered by name, was 22,273.

and to be all firstborn male in/on/with number name from son: aged month and above [to] to/for to reckon: list their two and twenty thousand three and seventy and hundred

44 The Lord spoke to Moses and told him,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

45 “You are to take the Levites in place of all the firstborn children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock, because the Levites belong to me. I am the Lord.

to take: take [obj] [the] Levi underneath: instead all firstborn in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel and [obj] animal [the] Levi underneath: instead animal their and to be to/for me [the] Levi I LORD

46 In order to buy back the 273 firstborn Israelites who are more than the number of Levites,

and [obj] ransomed [the] three and [the] seventy and [the] hundred [the] to remain upon [the] Levi from firstborn son: descendant/people Israel

47 collect five shekels for each of them, (using the sanctuary shekel standard of twenty gerahs).

and to take: take five five shekel to/for head in/on/with shekel [the] holiness to take: take twenty gerah [the] shekel

48 He handed the money over to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the extra Israelites.”

and to give: give [the] silver: money to/for Aaron and to/for son: child his ransomed [the] to remain in/on/with them

49 Moses collected the redemption money for those extra Israelites that were more than the number redeemed by the Levites.

and to take: take Moses [obj] silver: money [the] redemption from with [the] to remain upon ransomed [the] Levi

50 He collected the money given on behalf of the Israelites' firstborn children. It came to 1,365 shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard).

from with firstborn son: descendant/people Israel to take: take [obj] [the] silver: money five and sixty and three hundred and thousand in/on/with shekel [the] holiness

51 Moses gave this redemption money to Aaron and his sons as the Lord had told him to, following the Lord's instructions.

and to give: give Moses [obj] silver: money ([the] ransomed *Q(k)*) to/for Aaron and to/for son: child his upon lip: word LORD like/as as which to command LORD [obj] Moses