Numbers 3

¹Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

²And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

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

⁵And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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

⁷And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

⁸And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

⁹And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

¹⁰And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

¹¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

¹²And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

¹³for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.

¹⁴And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

¹⁵Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁴And the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

²⁵And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

²⁷And 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.

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

²⁹The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.

³⁰And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

³¹And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof.

³²And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

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

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

³⁵And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

³⁶And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof,

³⁷and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

³⁸And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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

⁴⁰And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

⁴¹And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

⁴²And Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel.

⁴³And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

⁴⁴And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

⁴⁵Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

⁴⁶And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

⁴⁷thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

⁴⁸and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

⁴⁹And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;

⁵⁰from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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

Numbers 3

¹And these are births of Aaron and Moses, in the day of Jehovah's speaking with Moses in mount Sinai.

²And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: the first-born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;

³these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.

⁴And Nadab diethAbihu alsobefore Jehovah, in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons they had not; and EleazarIthamar alsoacteth as priest in the presence of Aaron their father.

⁵And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁶`Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

⁷and kept his charge, and the charge of all the company before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle;

⁸and they have kept all the vessels of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle;

⁹and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.

¹⁰`And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.'

¹¹And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

¹²`And I, lo, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every first-born opening a womb among the sons of Israel, and the Levites have been Mine;

¹³for Mine is every first-born, in the day of My smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I have sanctified to Myself every first-born in Israel, from man unto beast; Mine they are; I am Jehovah.'

¹⁴And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

¹⁵`Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward thou dost number them.'

¹⁶And Moses numbereth them according to the command of Jehovah, as he hath been commanded.

¹⁷And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

¹⁹And the sons of Kohath, by their families, are Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

²⁰And the sons of Merari by their families are Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.

²¹Of Gershon is the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these are the families of the Gershonite.

²²Their numbered ones, in number, every male from a son of a month and upward, their numbered ones are seven thousand and five hundred.

²³The families of the Gershonite, behind the tabernacle, do encamp westward.

²⁴And the prince of a father's house for the Gershonite is Eliasaph son of Lael.

²⁵And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting is the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the vail at the opening of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and its cords, to all its service.

²⁷And of Kohath is the family of the Amramite, and the family of the Izharite, and the family of the Hebronite, and the family of the Uzzielite; these are families of the Kohathite.

²⁸In number, all the males, from a son of a month and upward, are eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

²⁹The families of the sons of Kohath encamp by the side of the tabernacle southward.

³⁰And the prince of a father's house for the families of the Kohathite is Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

³¹And their charge is the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they serve, and the vail, and all its service.

³²And to the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, is the oversight of the keepers of the charge of the sanctuary.

³³Of Merari is the family of the Mahlite, and the family of the Mushite; these are the families of Merari.

³⁴And their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, are six thousand and two hundred.

³⁵And the prince of a father's house for the families of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; by the side of the tabernacle they encamp northward.

³⁶And the oversightthe charge of the sons of Merari is the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and all its service,

³⁷and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

³⁸And those encamping before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting, at the east, are Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.

³⁹All those numbered of the Levites whom Moses numberedAaron alsoby the command of Jehovah, by their families, every male from a son of a month and upward, are two and twenty thousand.

⁴⁰And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Number every first-born male of the sons of Israel from a son of a month and upward, and take up the number of their names;

⁴¹and thou hast taken the Levites for Me (I am Jehovah), instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of every firstling among the cattle of the sons of Israel.'

⁴²And Moses numbereth, as Jehovah hath commanded him, all the first-born among the sons of Israel.

⁴³And all the first-bornmaleby the number of names, from a son of a month and upward, of their numbered ones, are two and twenty thousand two hundred and seventy and three.

⁴⁴And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁴⁵`Take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites have been Mine; I am Jehovah.

⁴⁶`And from those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel,

⁴⁷thou hast even taken five shekels a-piece by the pollby the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest; twenty gerahs the shekel is ;

⁴⁸and thou hast given the money to Aaron, and to his sons, whereby those over and above are ransomed.'

⁴⁹And Moses taketh the ransom money from those over and above those ransomed by the Levites;

⁵⁰from the first-born of the sons of Israel he hath taken the money, a thousand and three hundred and sixty and fiveby the shekel of the sanctuary;

⁵¹and Moses giveth the money of those ransomed to Aaron, and to his sons, according to the command of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.