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| 1These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. | 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. |
| 2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 2The sons of Aaron were Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar |
| 3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. | 3who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests. |
| 4And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father. | 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. |
| 5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 5The LORD told Moses, |
| 6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. | 6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him. |
| 7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. | 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. |
| 8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of 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. |
| 9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. | 9Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis. |
| 10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. | 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." |
| 11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 11Later, the LORD told Moses, |
| 12And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; | 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 |
| 13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD. | 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." |
| 14And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, | 14The LORD also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness, |
| 15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. | 15"Number the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral houses and tribes, numbering every male from a month old and above." |
| 16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. | 16So Moses numbered them according to the instruction of the LORD, as he had been commanded. |
| 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. | 17These are Levi's descendants by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. | 18These are names of Gershon's descendants according to their families: Libni and Shimei. |
| 19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 19These are the names of Kohath's descendants according to their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. | 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. |
| 21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. | 21The families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the descendants of Gershon, |
| 22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. | 22all the males a month old and above numbered 7,500. |
| 23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. | 23The families of the descendants of Gershon encamped behind the tent toward the west. |
| 24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. | 24The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph. |
| 25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, | 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, |
| 26And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof. | 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. |
| 27And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. | 27The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath, |
| 28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. | 28all the males a month old and above numbered 8,600. They were tasked to the care of the sanctuary. |
| 29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. | 29The descendants of Kohath encamped beside the tent toward the south. |
| 30And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. | 30The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan. |
| 31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof. | 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. |
| 32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. | 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. |
| 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. | 33The families of Mahli and Mushi were descendants of Merari. As families of Merari, |
| 34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. | 34all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200. |
| 35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. | 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. |
| 36And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, | 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, |
| 37And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. | 37the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords. |
| 38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. | 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. |
| 39All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. | 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. |
| 40And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. | 40Later the LORD instructed Moses: "Number all the first-born males of Israel from a month old and above and list their names. |
| 41And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) 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. | 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." |
| 42And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. | 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn from the sons of Israel just as the LORD commanded him. |
| 43And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. | 43All the first-born males according to the list of their names from a month old and above numbered 22,273. |
| 44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 44Then the LORD told Moses, |
| 45Take 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 the LORD. | 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. |
| 46And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; | 46You are to pay a ransom for the 273 first-born Israelis who exceed the census number of the descendants of Levi, |
| 47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) | 47so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs. |
| 48And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. | 48Then give the money meant for ransom of their excess to Aaron and his sons." |
| 49And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: | 49So Moses took the ransom money to account for the difference in the total number of those redeemed by the descendants of Levi. |
| 50Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: | 50From the firstborn of the Israelis, Moses took money amounting to 1,365 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary. |
| 51And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 51Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and his sons according to the LORD's instructions, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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