Numbers 3

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

This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

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

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

4 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.

Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

5 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

7 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.

They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.

8 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.

They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

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

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

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

So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

11 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

12 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.

“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,

13 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.

for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”

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

Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 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.

“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”

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

So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

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

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

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

The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 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.

And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

21 [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].

From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.

22 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.

The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.

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

The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,

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

and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25 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.

The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

26 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.

the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.

27 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].

From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

28 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.

The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

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

The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

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

and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

31 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.

Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.

32 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.

The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

33 [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].

From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.

34 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.

The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.

35 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.

The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

36 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.

The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,

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

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

38 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.

Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

39 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.

The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.

40 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.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.

41 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.

You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”

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

So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

43 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.

The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.

44 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

45 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.

“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.

46 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.

To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

47 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.

you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

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

Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”

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

So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.

50 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.

He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

51 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.

And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.