Numbers 3
1 and these generation Aaron and Moses in/on/with day to speak: speak LORD with Moses in/on/with mountain: mount Sinai
This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 and these name son: child 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 name son: child Aaron [the] priest [the] to anoint which to fill hand: donate their to/for to minister
These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
4 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
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 to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Then the LORD said to Moses,
6 to present: bring [obj] tribe Levi and to stand: stand [obj] him to/for face: before Aaron [the] priest and to minister [obj] him
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7 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
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 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
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 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
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
10 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
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 to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 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
“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 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
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 to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai to/for to say
Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 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
“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
16 and to reckon: list [obj] them Moses upon lip: word LORD like/as as which to command
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
17 and to be these son: child Levi in/on/with name their Gershon and Kohath and Merari
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 and these name son: child Gershon to/for family their Libni and Shimei
These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 and son: child Kohath to/for family their Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel
The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 and son: child Merari to/for family their Mahli and Mushi these they(masc.) family [the] Levi to/for house: household father 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 to/for Gershon family [the] Libnite and family [the] Shimeite these they(masc.) family [the] Gershonite
From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 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
The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 family [the] Gershonite after [the] tabernacle to camp sea: west [to]
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
24 and leader house: household father to/for Gershonite Eliasaph son: child Lael
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 and charge son: child Gershon in/on/with tent meeting [the] tabernacle and [the] tent covering his and covering entrance tent 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 curtain [the] court and [obj] covering entrance [the] court which upon [the] tabernacle and upon [the] altar around and [obj] cord his to/for all service: ministry his
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 to/for Kohath family [the] Amramite and family [the] Izharite and family [the] Hebronite and family [the] Uzzielite these they(masc.) family [the] Kohathite
From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28 in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] eight thousand and six hundred to keep: guard charge [the] holiness
The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
29 family son: child Kohath to camp upon thigh [the] tabernacle south [to]
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30 and leader house: household father to/for family [the] Kohathite Elizaphan son: child Uzziel
and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 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
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 leader leader [the] Levi Eleazar son: child Aaron [the] priest punishment to keep: guard charge [the] holiness
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 to/for Merari family [the] Mahlite and family [the] Mushite these they(masc.) family Merari
From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34 and to reckon: list their in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] six thousand and hundred
The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
35 and leader house: household father to/for family Merari Zuriel son: child Abihail upon thigh [the] tabernacle to camp north [to]
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 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
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 pillar [the] court around and socket their and peg their and cord their
as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
38 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
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 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
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 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
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
41 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
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 to reckon: list Moses like/as as which to command LORD [obj] him [obj] all firstborn in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel
So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
43 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
The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 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
“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 [obj] ransomed [the] three and [the] seventy and [the] hundred [the] to remain upon [the] Levi from firstborn son: descendant/people Israel
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
47 and to take: take five five shekel to/for head in/on/with shekel [the] holiness to take: take twenty gerah [the] shekel
you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
48 and to give: give [the] silver: money to/for Aaron and to/for son: child his ransomed [the] to remain in/on/with them
Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
49 and to take: take Moses [obj] silver: money [the] redemption from with [the] to remain upon ransomed [the] Levi
So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
50 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
He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 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
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.
