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| 1These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. | 1This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. |
| 2These are the names of Aaron's sons: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 2The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. |
| 3These are the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. | 3Those were the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. |
| 4But Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD's presence when they presented unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests under the direction of Aaron their father. | 4Nadab 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. |
| 5The LORD spoke to Moses: | 5The LORD said to Moses, |
| 6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him. | 6"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. |
| 7They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle. | 7They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle. |
| 8They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and perform duties for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. | 8They 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. |
| 9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites. | 9Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him. |
| 10You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death." | 10Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death." |
| 11The LORD spoke to Moses: | 11The LORD also said to Moses, |
| 12"See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to me, | 12"I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine, |
| 13because every firstborn belongs to me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to myself, both man and animal. They are mine; I am the LORD." | 13for 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." |
| 14The LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: | 14The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, |
| 15"Register the Levites by their ancestral families and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more." | 15"Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more." |
| 16So Moses registered them in obedience to the LORD as he had been commanded: | 16So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD. |
| 17These were Levi's sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 17These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. |
| 18These were the names of Gershon's sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei. | 18These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei. |
| 19Kohath's sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 19The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. |
| 20Merari's sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral families. | 20The Merarite clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, according to their families. |
| 21The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans. | 21To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans. |
| 22Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500. | 22The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. |
| 23The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side, | 23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle. |
| 24and the leader of the Gershonite families was Eliasaph son of Lael. | 24The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. |
| 25The Gershonites' duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting, | 25At 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, |
| 26the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes--all the work relating to these. | 26the 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. |
| 27The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. | 27To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans. |
| 28Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary. | 28The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary. |
| 29The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle, | 29The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. |
| 30and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. | 30The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. |
| 31Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen--and all the work relating to them. | 31They 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. |
| 32The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary. | 32The 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. |
| 33The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans. | 33To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans. |
| 34Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200. | 34The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200. |
| 35The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle. | 35The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. |
| 36The assigned duties of Merari's descendants involved the tabernacle's supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these, | 36The 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, |
| 37in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes. | 37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes. |
| 38Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites, camped in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise. Any unauthorized person who came near it was to be put to death. | 38Moses 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. |
| 39The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron registered by their clans at the LORD's command was 22,000. | 39The 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. |
| 40The LORD told Moses: "Register every firstborn male of the Israelites one month old or more, and list their names. | 40The LORD said to Moses, "Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names. |
| 41You are to take the Levites for me--I am the LORD--in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites' cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites' cattle." | 41Take 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." |
| 42So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. | 42So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. |
| 43The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273. | 43The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273. |
| 44The LORD spoke to Moses again: | 44The LORD also said to Moses, |
| 45"Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites' cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to me; I am the LORD. | 45"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. |
| 46As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, | 46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, |
| 47collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel--twenty gerahs to the shekel. | 47collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. |
| 48Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites." | 48Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons." |
| 49So Moses collected the redemption amount from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. | 49So Moses collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. |
| 50He collected the silver from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. | 50From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. |
| 51He gave the redemption silver to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the LORD, just as the LORD commanded Moses. | 51Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD. |
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