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Levites Appointed for Service
This is the family line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai:
This is the family line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the LORD spoke to 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.
The names of Aaron’s sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister 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 in the LORD’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron.
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.
“Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;
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.
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.
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.
And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.
Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must 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.
“Look, I have chosen the Levites from among the Israelites to serve as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me,
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 males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are 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.
Registration of the Levites
The LORD spoke again to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said,
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,
“Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older.”
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, just as the LORD had commanded.
And Moses numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah, -- as he had been commanded.
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei.
The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi.
These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.
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.
There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.
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.
They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.
The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.
And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance,
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 curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.
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.
The descendants of Kohath were composed of the clans descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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 eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of the sanctuary.
and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp.
The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.
The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.
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.
Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of 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.
The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.
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.
There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans.
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.
They were assigned the area north of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail.
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.
These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.
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,
They were also responsible for the posts of the courtyard and all their bases, pegs, and ropes.
and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.
The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise,d was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death.
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.
When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD’s command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older.
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.
Redeeming the Firstborn Sons
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now count all the firstborn sons in Israel who are one month old or older, and make a list 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.
The Levites must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn sons of Israel; I am the LORD. And the Levites’ livestock must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the whole nation 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 counted the firstborn sons of the people of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded.
And Moses numbered, as Jehovah had commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
The number of firstborn sons who were one month old or older was 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 as substitutes for the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. And take the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me; 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.
There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons,
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;
Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the extra firstborn sons.”
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 collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites.
And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;
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.