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This is the account
of Aaron and Moses at
the
time
the LORD
spoke with Moses on
Mount Sinai.
Now
this is the history
of the
generations
of
Aaron and Moses in
the day
that
Yahweh
spoke with Moses in
Mount Sinai.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
These were
Aaron’s
sons, the anointed
priests ,
who were ordained
to serve
as
priests
.
These are
the
names
of
the
sons of
Aaron
, the priests who were anointed,
whom
he
consecrated
to minister
in
the
priest's
office
.
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
.
Nadab and Abihu died before
Yahweh,
when they offered strange
fire before Yahweh,
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.
Then
the
LORD
said
to Moses,
Yahweh
spoke
to Moses, saying,
“
Bring the tribe of Levi and present
them to
Aaron the priest to assist
him.
"
Bring the tribe of Levi near,
and set
them before
Aaron the priest ,
that
they
may
minister
to him.
They are
to
perform
duties
for
him
and for
the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending
to the service of the tabernacle.
They shall
keep
his
charge,
and the charge
of
the
whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do
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.
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.
Assign
the Levites to Aaron and his sons ;
they have
been
given exclusively
to him from
among
the Israelites
.
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
.
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. ”
You shall appoint Aaron and his sons ,
and
they
shall
keep
their
priesthood .
The stranger
who
comes
near
shall
be put to death. "
Again
the
LORD
spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh
spoke to Moses, saying,
“
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,
"
Behold, 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:
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
. ”
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 Yahweh
. "
Then
the
LORD
spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Yahweh
spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
“
Number the Levites
by their families and
clans.
You
are
to
count
every male a month old or
more
. ”
"
Number the children
of
Levi
by their fathers'
houses,
by
their
families :
every male from
a month old and
upward
shall
you
number
. "
So
Moses numbered them according to the word of the
LORD
, as he had
been
commanded.
Moses numbered them according to the word of Yahweh
, as he was
commanded.
These were the sons of Levi by name
: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their
names
: Gershon, and
Kohath, and Merari.
These were
the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans
: Libni and Shimei.
These are
the names of the sons of Gershon by their families
: Libni and Shimei.
The sons of Kohath by their clans
were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The sons of Kohath by their families:
Amram, and
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And
the sons of Merari by their clans
were
Mahli and Mushi. These were
the clans
of the Levites ,
according to their families
.
The sons of Merari by their families:
Mahli and Mushi. These are
the families
of the Levites according to their fathers'
houses
.
From
Gershon came
the Libnite
clan
and the Shimeite
clan;
these were
the Gershonite
clans
.
Of
Gershon was
the family
of
the
Libnites,
and the family
of
the
Shimeites:
these are
the families
of
the
Gershonites
.
The number of all the males a month old or
more
was
7
, 500
.
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 Gershonite
clans
were
to
camp
on
the west,
behind the tabernacle ,
The families
of
the Gershonites
shall
encamp
behind the tabernacle westward.
and
the leader
of the families
of the Gershonites was
Eliasaph son of Lael.
The prince
of the fathers'
house
of the Gershonites shall
be
Eliasaph the
son of Lael.
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,
The charge
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,
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
.
and
the hangings
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.
From
Kohath came
the clans
of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites ;
these were
the clans
of the Kohathites.
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.
The number of all the males a month old or
more
was
8
, 600.
They
were responsible
for
the duties
of the sanctuary.
According
to
the number of all the males ,
from
a month old and
upward
, there
were eight
thousand
six
hundred,
keeping
the charge
of the sanctuary.
The clans
of the Kohathites
were
to
camp
on the south side of the tabernacle ,
The families
of the sons
of
Kohath
shall
encamp
on the south side of the tabernacle .
and
the leader
of the families of the Kohathites was
Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
The prince
of the fathers'
house
of
the
families of the Kohathites shall
be
Elizaphan the
son of Uzziel.
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
.
Their charge
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.
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.
Eleazar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
shall
be
prince
of the princes
of the Levites,
with
the
oversight
of
those who
keep
the charge
of the sanctuary.
From
Merari came
the clans
of the Mahlites and Mushites ;
these were
the Merarite
clans
.
Of
Merari was
the family
of the Mahlites ,
and the
family
of
the
Mushites .
These are
the families
of
Merari
.
The number of all the males a month old or
more
was
6
, 200
.
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 leader
of the families
of the Merarites
was Zuriel son of Abihail ;
they were
to
camp
on the north side of the tabernacle.
The prince
of the fathers'
house
of the families
of
Merari
was Zuriel the
son of Abihail .
They shall
encamp
on the north side of the tabernacle.
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
,
The appointed
charge
of
the sons of Merari shall
be
the tabernacle's
boards
, its
bars
, its
pillars
, its
sockets
, all its instruments,
all its
service,
as
well
as
the posts
of the surrounding
courtyard
with
their bases
, tent
pegs
, and ropes
.
the pillars
of the court
around
it,
their sockets
, their
pins
, and their
cords
.
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.
Those
who
encamp
before
the tabernacle eastward
, in
front
of
the
Tent
of
Meeting
toward the sunrise, shall
be
Moses,
and
Aaron
and
his
sons,
keeping
the charge
of the sanctuary
for
the
charge
of the children
of Israel.
The stranger
who comes
near
shall
be put to death.
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
.
All
who
were
numbered
of the
Levites ,
whom
Moses and Aaron numbered
at the commandment
of
Yahweh
, by
their
families,
all the males from
a month old and
upward
, were
twenty-two
thousand
.
Then
the
LORD
said to Moses, “
Number every
firstborn male
of the Israelites
a month old or
more
, and list
their names.
Yahweh
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.
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
. ”
You shall
take the Levites for me (
I am Yahweh)
instead
of all the firstborn among
the
children
of Israel ;
and the cattle
of the Levites instead
of all the firstborn among
the cattle
of the children
of
Israel
. "
So
Moses numbered all
the
firstborn
of
the
Israelites
, as the
LORD
had
commanded him.
Moses numbered, as Yahweh
commanded him ,
all
the
firstborn
among
the
children
of
Israel
.
The
total
number
of
the firstborn males a month old or
more,
listed
by
name
, was
22
, 273
.
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
.
Again
the
LORD
spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh
spoke to Moses, saying,
“
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
.
"
Take the Levites instead
of all the firstborn among
the
children
of Israel, and the cattle
of the Levites instead
of their cattle;
and
the Levites shall
be
mine.
I am Yahweh
.
To
redeem
the 273
firstborn Israelites
who outnumber
the Levites,
For
the redemption
of
the
two
hundred
seventy-three
of
the
firstborn of
the
children
of
Israel,
who exceed
the number
of
the
Levites,
you are
to
collect
five shekels for each one ,
according
to
the sanctuary
shekel of twenty gerahs .
you shall
take
five shekels apiece
for each one ;
after
the shekel of the
sanctuary
you
shall
take
them
(the
shekel
is
twenty gerahs ):
Give the money to Aaron and his sons as
the
redemption
price
for
the
excess
among
the
Israelites
. ”
and
you
shall
give the money ,
with
which
the
remainder
of
them
is
redeemed,
to Aaron and to
his sons. "
So
Moses collected
the redemption money from those in
excess
of
the number redeemed by the Levites .
Moses took
the redemption money from those who
exceeded
the number of
those
who
were
redeemed by the Levites ;
He
collected
the
money
from the firstborn of the Israelites:
1
, 365
shekels, according
to
the sanctuary
shekel .
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:
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
.
and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to
his sons ,
according
to the word of Yahweh
, as Yahweh
commanded Moses
.
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