Keraia
Pentateuch

Numbers 3

The Sons of Aaron

1This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

1And these are the records of Aaron and Moses when YHWH spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai:

2These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; the firstborn Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he filled with strength to minister as priests.

4Nadab 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.

4And Nadab and Abihu died before the face of YHWH, when they offered strange fire before the face of YHWH in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. And Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests before the face of Aaron their father.

The Duties of the Levites

5Then the LORD said to Moses,

5And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

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

6“Bring near the tribe of Levi and present them before the face of Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

7They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.

7And they shall attend to his needs, and the needs of the whole congregation before the face of the Tent of Meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.

8They 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.

8And they shall attend to all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and to the needs of the sons of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.

9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.

10So 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.”

10And Aaron and his sons you shall appoint, and they shall attend to their priesthood, and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

11And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

12“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,

12“And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the sons of Israel. And the Levite shall be unto Me,

13for 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.”

13because all the firstborn are unto Me. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from man to beast. Unto Me they shall be; I am YHWH.”

The Numbering of the Levites

14Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,

14And YHWH spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

15“Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers, by their clans; every male from a son of a month and above you shall number.”

16So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

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

17These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

18These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

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

19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

20And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, by the houses of their fathers.

The Gershonites

21From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.

21From Gershon is the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these were the clans of the Gershonite.

22The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.

22Those numbered by the number of all the males, from a son of a month and above, there were numbered seven thousand and five hundred.

23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,

23The clans of the Gershonite behind the tabernacle were to camp westward.

24and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

24And the leader of the house of the father of the Gershonite was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25The 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,

25And the duties of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting was the tabernacle, and the tent with its covering, and the screen of the door of the Tent of Meeting,

26the 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.

26and the hangings of the court, and the screen of the door of the court, which are around the tabernacle and around the altar, and their cords, according to all its service.

The Kohathites

27From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

27And from 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 were the clans of the Kohathite.

28The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

28By the number of all the males, from a son of a month and above, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping charge of the sanctuary.

29The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

29The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

30and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

30And the leader of the house of the father of the clans of the Kohathite was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

31Their 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.

31And their duty was the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary in which they ministered, and the screen, and all its service.

32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

32And chief of the leaders of the Levite was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

The Merarites

33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.

33From Merari is the family of the Mahlite, and the family of the Mushite; these were the clans of Merari.

34The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.

34And those numbered by the number of all the males, from a son of a month and above, were six thousand and two hundred.

35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

35And the leader of the house of the father of the clans of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

36The 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,

36And the appointed duty of the sons of Merari was the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and its vessels, and all its service;

37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

37and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

Moses and Aaron

38Moses, 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.

38And those who were to camp before the face of the tabernacle on the east, before the face of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary to meet the needs of the sons of Israel; and the outsider who came near was to be put to death.

39The 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.

39All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of YHWH, by their clans, all the males from a son of a month and above, were two and twenty thousand.

The Redemption of the Firstborn

40Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.

40And YHWH said to Moses, “Number all the firstborn males of the sons of Israel, from a son of a month and above, and lift up the number of their names.

41You 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.”

41And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am YHWH—instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the sons of Israel.”

42So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

42And Moses numbered, as YHWH commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

43The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.

43And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a son of a month and above, of their numbered, were two and twenty thousand three and seventy and two hundred.

44Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

44And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

45“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.

45“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be Mine; I am YHWH.

46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

46And for the redemption of the three and seventy and two hundred being in excess over the Levites of the firstborn of the sons of Israel,

47you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

47even you shall take five—five shekels per head; according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them, the shekel being twenty gerahs.

48Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”

48And you shall give the silver to Aaron and his sons, with which is redeemed of them being in excess.”

49So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.

49And Moses took the redemption silver from those exceeding over those who were redeemed by the Levites.

50He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

50From the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the silver, five and sixty and three hundred and a thousand shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary,

51And 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.

51and Moses gave the silver of their redemption to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.