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| 1This is a record of the genealogies of Aaron and Moses current as of the day on which the LORD addressed Moses on Mount Sinai. | 1These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. |
| 2The sons of Aaron were Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar | 2These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 3who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests. | 3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. |
| 4Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD's presence when they offered unauthorized fire before him in the Sinai wilderness. Since they didn't have their own children, Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priest under the authority of Aaron their father. | 4But 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. |
| 5The LORD told Moses, | 5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him. | 6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. |
| 7They are to take care of his needs and the needs of the whole congregation at the Tent of Meeting by performing duties at the tent. | 7They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. |
| 8They are to take charge of the utensils at the Tent of Meeting and meet the needs of the Israelis by performing duties on behalf of the tent. | 8They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. |
| 9Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis. | 9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel. |
| 10Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take responsibility for their priesthood. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put to death." | 10And 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.” |
| 11Later, the LORD told Moses, | 11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 12"I'm taking the descendants of Levi for myself from among the Israelis in place of every first-born who opens the womb. The descendants of Levi belong to me | 12“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, |
| 13because all the first-born belong to me. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated all the first-born in Israel for myself—from human beings to livestock. They belong to me, since I am the LORD." | 13for 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.” |
| 14The LORD also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness, | 14And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, |
| 15"Number the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral houses and tribes, numbering every male from a month old and above." | 15“List the sons of Levi, by fathers’ houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list.” |
| 16So Moses numbered them according to the instruction of the LORD, as he had been commanded. | 16So Moses listed them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. |
| 17These are Levi's descendants by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. |
| 18These are names of Gershon's descendants according to their families: Libni and Shimei. | 18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. |
| 19These are the names of Kohath's descendants according to their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 19And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 20Merari's descendants according to their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral house. | 20And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses. |
| 21The families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the descendants of Gershon, | 21To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. |
| 22all the males a month old and above numbered 7,500. | 22Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was7,500.00 |
| 23The families of the descendants of Gershon encamped behind the tent toward the west. | 23The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, |
| 24The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph. | 24with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites. |
| 25The duties of the descendants of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting pertained to the tent, the tent covering, the curtain to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, | 25And 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, |
| 26the hangings at the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard that surrounded the tent, the altar, and all of the tent cords in use. | 26the 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. |
| 27The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath, | 27To 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. |
| 28all the males a month old and above numbered 8,600. They were tasked to the care of the sanctuary. | 28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. |
| 29The descendants of Kohath encamped beside the tent toward the south. | 29The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, |
| 30The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan. | 30with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites. |
| 31Their duties pertained to the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and all the curtains in use. | 31And 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. |
| 32The chief of all the leaders of the descendants of Levi was Aaron the priest's son Eleazar. He was assigned to oversee those who were in charge of the services of the sanctuary. | 32And 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. |
| 33The families of Mahli and Mushi were descendants of Merari. As families of Merari, | 33To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. |
| 34all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200. | 34Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. |
| 35The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail's son Zuriel. The descendants of Merari encamped beside the tent toward the north. | 35And 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. |
| 36The duties of the caretakers from the descendants of Merari included the boards of the tent, its bars, crossbars, sockets, all its utensils for their services, | 36And 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; |
| 37the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords. | 37also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords. |
| 38In front of the tent and east of the Tent of Meeting, Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons encamped facing the east. They were tasked to perform the duties of the sanctuary and care for the needs of the Israelis. Any unauthorized person who approached was to be executed. | 38Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. |
| 39As the LORD had instructed, everyone counted by Moses and Aaron from the descendants of Levi, according to their tribe, all males from a month old and above numbered 22,000. | 39All 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. |
| 40Later the LORD instructed Moses: "Number all the first-born males of Israel from a month old and above and list their names. | 40And 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. |
| 41Separate the descendants of Levi for me—since I am the LORD—in place of all the first-born sons of Israel. Also separate the livestock of the descendants of Levi in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of Israel." | 41And 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.” |
| 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn from the sons of Israel just as the LORD commanded him. | 42So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded him. |
| 43All the first-born males according to the list of their names from a month old and above numbered 22,273. | 43And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273. |
| 44Then the LORD told Moses, | 44And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 45"Separate the descendants of Levi in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel and the livestock of the descendants of Levi in place of their livestock. The descendants of Levi belong to me, since I am the LORD. | 45“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. |
| 46You are to pay a ransom for the 273 first-born Israelis who exceed the census number of the descendants of Levi, | 46And as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, |
| 47so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs. | 47you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs), |
| 48Then give the money meant for ransom of their excess to Aaron and his sons." | 48and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.” |
| 49So Moses took the ransom money to account for the difference in the total number of those redeemed by the descendants of Levi. | 49So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites. |
| 50From the firstborn of the Israelis, Moses took money amounting to 1,365 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary. | 50From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, 1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. |
| 51Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and his sons according to the LORD's instructions, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 51And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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