Numbers 3
1 And these [are] [the] descendants of Aaron and Moses on [the] day [when] he spoke Yahweh with Moses on [the] mountain of Sinai.
Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
2 And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Aaron the firstborn - Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar.
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 priests anointed whom he filled hand their 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.
4 And he died Nadab and Abihu before Yahweh when brought near they fire strange before Yahweh in [the] wilderness of Sinai and sons not they belonged to them and he served as priest Eleazar and Ithamar on [the] face of Aaron father their.
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. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
6 Bring near [the] tribe of Levi and you will make stand it before Aaron the priest and they will serve him.
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
7 And they will keep duty his and [the] duty of all the congregation before [the] tent of meeting by serving [the] service of the tabernacle.
They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8 And they will keep all [the] articles of [the] tent of meeting and [the] duty of [the] people of Israel by serving [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.
9 And you will give the Levites to Aaron and to sons his [are] assigned assigned they to him from with [the] people of Israel.
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.
10 And Aaron and sons his you will appoint and they will keep priesthood their and the stranger approaching he will be put to death.
And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death."
11 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 And I here! I have taken the Levites from among [the] people of Israel in place of every firstborn [the] firstborn of a womb from [the] people of Israel and they will belong to me the Levites.
"Look, 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:
13 For [belongs] to me every firstborn on [the] day struck I every firstborn in [the] land of Egypt I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel from humankind unto livestock to me they will belong I [am] Yahweh.
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 the LORD."
14 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses in [the] wilderness of Sinai saying.
The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 Enroll [the] descendants of Levi to [the] house of ancestors their to clans their every male from a son of a month and up-wards you will enroll them.
"Count the descendants of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward."
16 And he enrolled them Moses on [the] mouth of Yahweh just as he had been commanded.
Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
17 And they were these [the] sons of Levi by names their Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18 And these [were] [the] names of [the] sons of Gershon to clans their Libni and Shimei.
These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19 And [the] sons of Kohath to clans their Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel.
The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 And [the] sons of Merari to clans their Mahli and Mushi these they [were] [the] clans of the Levites to [the] house of ancestors their.
The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
21 [belonged] to Gershon [the] clan of the Libnite[s] and [the] clan of the Shimeite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of the Gershonite[s].
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
22 Enrolled [men] their by [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards enrolled [men] their [were] seven thousand and five hundred.
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.
23 [the] clans of The Gershonite[s] behind the tabernacle they will encamp west-ward.
The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the tabernacle westward.
24 And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of the Gershonite[s] [was] Eliasaph [the] son of Lael.
The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25 And [the] duty of [the] descendants of Gershon in [the] tent of meeting [was] the tabernacle and the tent covering its and [the] screen of [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.
The duty 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,
26 And [the] curtains of the courtyard and [the] screen of [the] entrance of the courtyard which [is] at the tabernacle and at the altar all around and ropes its for all service its.
and the curtaining 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.
27 And [belonged] to Kohath [the] clan of the Amramite[s] and [the] clan of the Izharite[s] and [the] clan of the Hebronite[s] and [the] clan of the Uzzielite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of the Kohathite[s].
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.
28 By [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards eight thousand and six hundred [were] [the] keepers of [the] duty of the holy place.
According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
29 [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath they will encamp at [the] side of the tabernacle south-ward.
The families of the sons of Kohath shall camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30 And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] [was] Elizaphan [the] son of Uzziel.
The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 And duty their [was] the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and [the] equipment of the holy place which they will serve by them and the screen and all service its.
Their duty 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.
32 And [the] leader of [the] leaders of the Levite[s] [was] Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest [the] oversight of [the] keepers of [the] duty of the holy place.
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief of the leaders of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
33 [belonged] to Merari [the] clan of the Mahlite[s] and [the] clan of the Mushite[s] these they [were] [the] clans of [the] Merarite[s].
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
34 And enrolled [men] their by [the] number of every male from a son of a month and up-wards [were] six thousand and two hundred.
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.
35 And [the] leader of [the] house of a father of [the] clans of [the] Merarite[s] [was] Zuriel [the] son of Abihail at [the] side of the tabernacle they will encamp north-ward.
The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 And [the] office of [the] duty of [the] descendants of Merari [was] [the] frames of the tabernacle and bars its and pillars its and bases its and all articles its and all service its.
The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle's boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,
37 And [the] pillars of the courtyard all around and bases their and tent pegs their and ropes their.
the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.
38 And those [who] encamp before the tabernacle east-ward before [the] tent of meeting - east-ward [were] Moses - and Aaron and sons his keeping [the] duty of the sanctuary to [the] duty of [the] people of Israel and the stranger approaching he will be put to death.
Those who camp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
39 All [those] enrolled of the Levites whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron on [the] mouth of Yahweh to clans their every male from a son of a month and up-wards [were] two and twenty thousand.
All who 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-two thousand.
40 And he said Yahweh to Moses enroll every firstborn male of [the] people of Israel from a son of a month and up-wards and take [the] number of names their.
The LORD 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.
41 And you will take the Levites for me I [am] Yahweh in place of every firstborn among [the] people of Israel and [the] livestock of the Levites in place of every firstborn among [the] livestock of [the] people of Israel.
You shall take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel."
42 And he enrolled Moses just as he had commanded Yahweh him every firstborn among [the] people of Israel.
Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 And it was every firstborn male by [the] number of names from a son of a month and up-wards to enrolled [men] their [were] two and twenty thousand three and seventy and two hundred.
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.
44 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among [the] people of Israel and [the] livestock of the Levites in place of livestock their and they will belong to me the Levites I [am] Yahweh.
"Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.
46 And [the] ransom of the three and the seventy and the two hundred who are in excess to the Levites of [the] firstborn of [the] people of Israel.
For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,
47 And you will take five five shekels for the head by [the] shekel of the holy place you will take [is] twenty gerah[s] the shekel.
you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):
48 And you will give the money to Aaron and to sons his [the] ransom of those [who] are in excess among them.
and you shall give the money, with which the remainder of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons."
49 And he took Moses [the] money of the ransom from with those [who] were in excess to [the] ransom of the Levites.
Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
50 From with [the] firstborn of [the] people of Israel he took the money five and sixty and three hundred and one thousand by [the] shekel of the holy place.
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:
51 And he gave Moses [the] money of (the ransom *Qk) to Aaron and to sons his on [the] mouth of Yahweh just as he had commanded Yahweh Moses.
and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
