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The Sons of Aaron
These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
The Sons of Aaron
And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses on mount Sinai.
And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses on mount Sinai.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.
But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.
And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the presence of Aaron their father.
Duties of the Levites
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Duties of the Levites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;
They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.
and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.
And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.
And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”
And Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest's office; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine,
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn that breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine;
for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the Lord.”
for every firstborn is mine. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.
And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Registration of the Levites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
“List the sons of Levi, by fathers’ houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list.”
Number the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, after their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
And Moses numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah, -- as he had been commanded.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei.
And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.
And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
The Gershonites
Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.
The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.
with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.
And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.
the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords — all the service connected with these.
And the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance to the court, which surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof for all its service.
To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites.
The Kohathites
And of Kohath, 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.
And of Kohath, 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.
According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary.
According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of the sanctuary.
The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.
with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites.
And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.
And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all that belongs to its service.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.
And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary.
To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
The Merarites
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: 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.
Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200.
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
And the chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.
And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these;
And the charge of the sons of Merari consisted in the oversight of the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its furniture, and all that belongs to its service,
also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords.
and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.
Moses and Aaron
And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22,000.
All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, according to their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
Redemption of the Firstborn
And the Lord said to Moses, “List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names.
And the Lord said to Moses, “List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names.
Firstborn Sons Redeemed
And Jehovah said to 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.
And Jehovah said to 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.
And you shall take the Levites for me — I am the Lord — instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.”
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) 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.
So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded him.
And Moses numbered, as Jehovah had commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273.
And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names, from a month old and upward, according to their numbering, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. 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 Jehovah.
And as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites,
And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,
thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them, -- twenty gerahs the shekel;
and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.”
and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.
So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites.
And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;
From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, 1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.
of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five [shekels], according to the shekel of the sanctuary.