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The Levites
This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
The names of the sons of Aaron were 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.
Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.
And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.
They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.
Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
“I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
“Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine,
for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”
because all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord.”
The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
Census of the Levites Commanded
Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:
Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:
“Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”
“Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above.”
So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
These were the names of the sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the names of the Gershonite clans:
Libni and Shimei.
Libni and Shimei.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
The Kohathite clans:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The Merarite clans:
Mahli and Mushi.
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
Mahli and Mushi.
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.
To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.
The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500.
Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above — of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred.
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
And the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,
The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,
the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, and the ropes — and everything related to their use.
the screen for the door of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, according to all the work relating to them.
To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.
From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.
The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
They were responsible for the care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.
Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them.
The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.
To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred.
The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
The leader of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,
And the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them,
as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords.
Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but the outsider who came near was to be put to death.
The total number of Levites counted at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.
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 above, were twenty-two thousand.
The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names.
Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”
And 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.”
So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him.
So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him.
The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the Lord.
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord.
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites,
you shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs.
Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”
And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons.”
So Moses collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites.
From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.