Numbers 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
1Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in 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: Nadab the first-born, 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 priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
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 LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, 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.
5Then the LORD said to Moses,
5And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
6“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
6'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto 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 keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service 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 keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the children 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 thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'
11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
11And the LORD spoke unto 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 among the children of Israel instead of every first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine;
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.”
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 the LORD.'
14Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
14And the LORD spoke unto 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 children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.'
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 the LORD, 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 families: Libni and Shimei.
19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: 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 families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
21From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.
22The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
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 Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
23The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
24and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
24the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the 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 charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for 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 for the door of the court — which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar, round about—and the cords of it, even whatsoever pertaineth to the service thereof.
27From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
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:
28The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
28according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the charge of the sanctuary.
29The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
29The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;
30and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
30the prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan the 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 charge the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith the priests minister, and the screen, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof;
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.
32Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest being prince of the princes of the Levites, and having the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
34The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
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;
35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
35the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward;
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,
36the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof;
37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
37and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
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 that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that drew nigh 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 that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
40Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
40And the LORD 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.
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 thou shalt take the Levites for Me, even the LORD, 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.'
42So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
42And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel.
43The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
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.
44Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
44And the LORD spoke unto 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 first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, even the LORD'S.
46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
46And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,
47you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them — the shekel is twenty gerahs.
48Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
48And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.'
49So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
49And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that 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 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 to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
51And Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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