Numbers 3

1 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.

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

2 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; Nadab the firstborn; and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar.

3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

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

4 Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

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.

5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

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

7 They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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.

8 They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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.

9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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.

10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death."

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.

11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

12 "Look, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

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

13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD."

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.

14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

15 "Count the descendants of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward."

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.

16 Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

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

17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

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

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

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

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

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.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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

22 Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.

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.

23 The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the tabernacle westward.

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

24 The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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

25 The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

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,

26 and the curtaining of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.

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.

27 Of Kohath was 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.

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.

28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.

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

29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

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

30 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

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

31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all its service.

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.

32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief of the leaders of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.

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.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.

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

34 Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.

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

35 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

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.

36 The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle's boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,

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,

37 the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.

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

38 Those who camp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

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.

39 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

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.

40 The LORD said to Moses, "Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

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.

41 You shall take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel."

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 among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

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

43 All the firstborn males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

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.

44 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

45 "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.

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.

46 For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,

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;

47 you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

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

48 and you shall give the money, with which the remainder of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons."

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

49 Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;

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

50 from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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

51 and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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.