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
Now this is the history of the descendants of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 and these name son: child Aaron [the] firstborn Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar
The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab the firstborn, and 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 are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and 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
But Nadab and Abihu fell dead before Yahweh when they offered to him unacceptable fire in the wilderness of Sinai. Nadab and Abihu had no children, so just Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests with Aaron their father.
5 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
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 for them to help 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 must perform the duties on behalf of Aaron and the whole community before the tent of meeting. They must serve in 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 must care for all the furnishings in the tent of meeting, and they must help the tribes of Israel to carry out the tabernacle service.
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
You must give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are wholly given to help him serve the people of Israel.
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
You must appoint Aaron and his sons as priests, but any foreigner who comes near must be put to death.”
11 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
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
“Look, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel. I have done this instead of taking each firstborn male who is born among the people of Israel. 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
All the firstborn belong to me. On the day that I attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both people and animals. They belong to me. I am Yahweh.”
14 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai to/for to say
Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said,
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
“Count the descendants of Levi in each family, in their clans. Count every male who is one month old and older.”
16 and to reckon: list [obj] them Moses upon lip: word LORD like/as as which to command
Moses counted them, following the word of Yahweh, just as he was commanded to do.
17 and to be these son: child Levi in/on/with name their Gershon and Kohath and Merari
The names of Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 and these name son: child Gershon to/for family their Libni and Shimei
The clans coming from Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
19 and son: child Kohath to/for family their Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel
The clans coming from Kohath's sons 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
The clans coming from Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed clan by clan.
21 to/for Gershon family [the] Libnite and family [the] Shimeite these they(masc.) family [the] Gershonite
The clans of the Libnites and the Shimeites come from Gershon. These are the clans of the Gershonites.
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
All the males from a month old and older were counted, totaling 7,500.
23 family [the] Gershonite after [the] tabernacle to camp sea: west [to]
The clans of the Gershonites must camp on the west side of the tabernacle.
24 and leader house: household father to/for Gershonite Eliasaph son: child Lael
Eliasaph son of Lael must lead the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites.
25 and charge son: child Gershon in/on/with tent meeting [the] tabernacle and [the] tent covering his and covering entrance tent meeting
The family of Gershon must care for the tent of meeting including the tabernacle. They must care for the tent, its covering, and the curtain used as 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
They must care for the courtyard hangings, the curtain at the courtyard entrance—the courtyard that surrounds the sanctuary and the altar. They must care for the ropes of the tent of meeting and for everything in it.
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
These clans come from Kohath: the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These clans belong to 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
8,600 males have been counted aged one month old and older to take care of the things that belong to Yahweh.
29 family son: child Kohath to camp upon thigh [the] tabernacle south [to]
The Kohath clans must camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30 and leader house: household father to/for family [the] Kohathite Elizaphan son: child Uzziel
Elizaphan son of Uzziel must lead the clans of the Kohathites.
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
They must care for the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the holy things that are used in their service, the curtain, and all the work around it.
32 and leader leader [the] Levi Eleazar son: child Aaron [the] priest punishment to keep: guard charge [the] holiness
Eleazar son of Aaron the priest must lead the men who lead the Levites. He must supervise the men who care for the holy place.
33 to/for Merari family [the] Mahlite and family [the] Mushite these they(masc.) family Merari
Two clans have come from Merari: the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites. These clans have come from Merari.
34 and to reckon: list their in/on/with number all male from son: aged month and above [to] six thousand and hundred
6,200 males have been counted aged one month old and older.
35 and leader house: household father to/for family Merari Zuriel son: child Abihail upon thigh [the] tabernacle to camp north [to]
Zuriel son of Abihail must lead the clans of Merari. They must 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 descendants of Merari must care for the framing of the tabernacle, the crossbars, posts, bases, all the hardware, and everything related to them, including
37 and pillar [the] court around and socket their and peg their and cord their
the pillars and posts of the courtyard that surround the tabernacle, with their sockets, 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 and Aaron and his sons must camp on the east side of the tabernacle, in front of the tent of meeting, toward the sunrise. They are responsible for the fulfillment of the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the people of Israel. Any foreigner who approaches the sanctuary must 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
Moses and Aaron counted all the males in the clans of Levi who were aged one month old and older, just as Yahweh commanded. They counted twenty-two thousand men.
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
Yahweh said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the people of Israel who are aged one month old and older. 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 must take the Levites for me—I am Yahweh—instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of the firstborn of the livestock of the descendants of Israel.”
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
Moses counted all the firstborn people of Israel as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
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
He counted all the firstborn males by name, aged one month old and older. He counted 22,273 men.
44 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
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 instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and take the Levites' livestock instead of the people's livestock. The Levites belong to me—I am Yahweh.
46 and [obj] ransomed [the] three and [the] seventy and [the] hundred [the] to remain upon [the] Levi from firstborn son: descendant/people Israel
You must collect five shekels for the redemption of each of the 273 firstborn people of Israel who exceed the number of 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 must use the shekel of the sanctuary as your standard weight. The shekel equals 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
You must give the price of redemption that you paid to Aaron and his sons.”
49 and to take: take Moses [obj] silver: money [the] redemption from with [the] to remain upon ransomed [the] Levi
So Moses collected the payment of redemption from those who exceeded the number of those 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
Moses collected the money from the firstborn of the people of Israel. He collected 1,365 shekels, weighing with the shekel of the sanctuary.
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
Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons. Moses did everything he was told to do by Yahweh's word, as Yahweh had commanded him.
