Numbers 3

1 And these [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sina.

These also [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day [that] the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

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

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

3 These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.

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

4 And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father.

And 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 sight of Aaron their father.

5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

6 Take the tribe of Levi, and you shall set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,

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

7 and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.

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

8 And they shall keep all the furniture of the tabernacle of witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die.

And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from amongst the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

13 For every firstborn [is] mine; in the day in which I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every firstborn in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I [am] the Lord.

Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD.

14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number you them every male from a month old and upwards.

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

16 And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded them.

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

17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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

18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei:

And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

19 and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel:

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.

And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These [ are] the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

21 To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson.

Of Gershon [was] the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these [are] the families of the Gershonites.

22 The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering [was] seven thousand and five hundred.

Those 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.

23 And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle.

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

24 And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson [was] Elisaph the son of Dael.

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness [was] the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation [shall be] the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works.

And the hangings of the court, and the curtain 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.

27 To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number.

And of Kohath [was] the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these [are] the families of the Kohathites.

28 Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things.

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

29 The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle towards the south.

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

30 And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, [was] Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites [shall be] Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

31 And their charge [was] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.

And 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 hanging, and all the service thereof.

32 And the chief over the chief of the Levites, [was] Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

33 To Merari [belonged] the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari.

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

34 The mustering of them according to number, every male from a month old and upwards, [was] six thousand and fifty.

And 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.

35 And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari [was] Zuriel the son of Abihail: [these] shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

36 The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari [included] the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all their furniture, and their works,

And [under] the custody and 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 vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

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

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

38 They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east [shall be] Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die.

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, [even] before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, [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.

39 All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, [were] two and twenty thousand.

All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, [were] twenty and two thousand.

40 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every firstborn male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

41 And you shall take the Levites for me—I [am] the Lord—instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn amongst the cattle of the children of Israel.

And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I [am] the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every firstborn amongst the children of Israel.

And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

43 And all the male firstborn in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.

And all the firstborn males by 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.

44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; 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] the LORD.

46 And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the firstborn of the sons of Israel;

And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

47 you shall even take five shekels a head; you shall take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel.

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take [them: ] (the shekel [is] twenty gerahs: )

48 And you shall give the money to Aaron and to his sons, the ransom of those who exceed in number amongst them.

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

49 And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those that exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites.

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

50 He took the silver from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, a thousand and three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel.

Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary:

51 And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over to Aaron and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.