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| 1Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the LORD spoke with Moses on 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 anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. | 3who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests. |
| 4Nadab 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. | 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 spoke to Moses, saying: | 5The LORD told Moses, |
| 6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. | 6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him. |
| 7And 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. | 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. |
| 8Also 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. | 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 you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel. | 9Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis. |
| 10So 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.” | 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." |
| 11Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 11Later, the LORD told Moses, |
| 12“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, | 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. 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.” | 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." |
| 14Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying: | 14The LORD also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness, |
| 15“Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above.” | 15"Number the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral houses and tribes, numbering every male from a month old and above." |
| 16So 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. |
| 17These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, 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, 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 by their fathers’ houses. | 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. |
| 21From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites. | 21The families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the descendants of Gershon, |
| 22Those 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. | 22all the males a month old and above numbered 7,500. |
| 23The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. | 23The families of the descendants of Gershon encamped behind the tent toward the west. |
| 24And the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. | 24The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph. |
| 25The 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, | 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, |
| 26the 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. | 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. |
| 27From 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. | 27The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath, |
| 28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping 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 children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. | 29The descendants of Kohath encamped beside the tent toward the south. |
| 30And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. | 30The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan. |
| 31Their 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. | 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 was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept 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. |
| 33From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. | 33The families of Mahli and Mushi were descendants of Merari. As families of Merari, |
| 34And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. | 34all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200. |
| 35The 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. | 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 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, | 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 all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords. | 37the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords. |
| 38Moreover 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| 40Then the LORD said to Moses: “Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, 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 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.” | 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." |
| 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded him. | 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn from the sons of Israel just as the LORD commanded him. |
| 43And 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. | 43All the first-born males according to the list of their names from a month old and above numbered 22,273. |
| 44Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 44Then the LORD told Moses, |
| 45“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. | 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 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, | 46You are to pay a ransom for the 273 first-born Israelis who exceed the census number of the descendants of Levi, |
| 47you 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. | 47so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs. |
| 48And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons.” | 48Then give the money meant for ransom of their excess to Aaron and his sons." |
| 49So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who 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. |
| 50From 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. | 50From the firstborn of the Israelis, Moses took money amounting to 1,365 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary. |
| 51And Moses gave their redemption money to Aaron and 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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