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Numbers 3:1–4:49 · Psalm 29 (MT: 30) · Proverbs 10:30–32 · Mark 8:1–21
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1And these [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sina.
1These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
2And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the first-born; and Abiud, Eleazarand Ithamar.
2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
4And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father.
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.
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
5And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
6Take the tribe of Levi , and thou shalt set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.
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.
8And they shall keep all the furniture of the tabernacle of witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works of the tabernacle.
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.
9And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die.
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.
11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
11And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.
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;
13For every first-born [is] mine; in the day in which I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every first-born in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I [am] the Lord.
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.
14And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying,
14And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number ye them every male from a month old and upwards.
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.
16And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded them.
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei:
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
19and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amramand Issaar, Chebron and Oziel:
19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
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.
21To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
22The numbering of themaccording to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering [was] seven thousand and five hundred.
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.
23And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle .
23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
24And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson [was] Elisaph the son of Dael.
24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness [was] the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness,
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,
26and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works.
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.
27To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number.
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.
28Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things.
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.
29The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle toward the south.
29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
30And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, [was] Elisaphan the son of Oziel.
30And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31And their charge [was] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.
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.
32And the chief over the chief of the Levites, [was] Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.
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.
33To Merari [belonged] the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari.
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34The mustering of themaccording to number , every male from a month old and upwards, [was] six thousand and fifty.
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.
35And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.
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.
36The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari [included] the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars , and its pillars , and its sockets , and all their furniture, and their works,
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,
37and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.
37And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east [shall be] Mosesand Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die.
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.
39All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, [were] two and twenty thousand.
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.
40And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every first-born male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name.
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.
41And thou shalt take the Levites for me—I [am] the Lord—instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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.
42And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every first-born among the children of Israel.
42And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43And all the male first-born in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.
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.
44And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
44And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45Take the Levites instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; I [am] the Lord.
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.
46And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the first-born of the sons of Israel;
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;
47thou shalt even take five shekels a head; thou shalt take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel.
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:)
48And thou shalt give the moneyto Aaron and to his sons, the ransom of those who exceed in number among them.
48And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
49And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those that exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites.
49And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
50He took the silver from the first-born of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel.
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:
51And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over to Aaron and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
1And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2Take the sum of the children of Caath from the midst of the sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their fathers' households;
2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
3from twenty-five years old and upward until fifty years , every one that goes in to minister, to do all the works in the tabernacle of witness.
3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
4And these are the works of the sons of Caath in the tabernacle of witness; it is most holy.
4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
5And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.
5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
6And they shall put on it a cover, even a blue skin, and put on it above a garment all of blue, and shall put the staves through [the rings].
6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
7And they shall put on the table set forth for shew-bread a cloth all of purple, and the dishes, and the censers, and the cups, and the vessels with which one offers drink-offerings; and the continual loaves shall be upon it.
7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
8And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth , and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.
8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
9And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.
9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
10And they shall put it, and all its vessels, into a blue skin cover; and they shall put it on bearers.
10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
11And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its staves.
11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
12And they shall take all the instruments of service, with which they minister in the sanctuary: and shall place them in a cloth of blue, and shall cover them with blue skin covering , and put them upon staves.
12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:
13And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple.
13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
14And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they minister upon it, and the fire-pans, and the flesh-hooks, and the cups, and the cover, and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall put on it a blue cover of skins, and shall put in its staves; and they shall take a purple cloth, and cover the laver and its foot, and they shall put it into a blue cover of skin, and put it on bars.
14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.
15And Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the holy things, and all the holy vessels , when the camp begins to move; and afterwards the sons of Caath shall go in to take up [the furniture]; but shall not touch the holy things, lest they die: these shall the sons of Caath bear in the tabernacle of witness.
15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
16Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is overseer—the oil of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily meat -offeringand the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the works.
16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
17And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
17And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
18Ye shall not destroy the family of Caath from the tribe out of the midst of the Levites.
18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
19This do ye to them, and they shall liveand not die, when they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and they shall place them each in his post for bearing.
19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
20And [so] they shall by no means go in to look suddenly upon the holy things , and die.
20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
21And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
22Take the sum of the children of Gedson, and these according to the houses of their lineage, according to their families.
22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
23Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until the age of fifty, every one that goes in to minister, to do his business in the tabernacle of witness.
23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
24This [is] the public service of the family of Gedson, to minister and to bear.
24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
25And they shall bear the skins of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of witness, and its veil, and the blue cover that was on it above , and the cover of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
26And all the curtains of the court which were upon the tabernacle of witness, and the appendages, and all the vessels of servicethat they minister with they shall attend to.
26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
27According to the direction of Aaron and his sons shall be the ministry of the sons of Gedson, in all their ministries, and in all their works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne by them.
27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
28This is the service of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness, and their charge by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29The sons of Merari according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, take ye the number of them.
29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
30Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until fifty years old , every one that goes in to perform the services of the tabernacle of witness.
30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
31And these are the charges of the things borne by them according to all their works in the tabernacle of witness: they shall bear the chapiters of the tabernacle, and the bars , and its pillars , and its sockets , and the veil, and [there shall be] their sockets, and their pillars, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle.
31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
32And they shall bear the pillars of the court round about, and [there shall be] their sockets, and [they shall bear] the pillars of the veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: take ye their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things borne by them.
32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
33This is the ministration of the family of the sons of Merari in all their works in the tabernacle of witness, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
34And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;
34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
35from five and twenty years old and upwards to the age of fifty years , every one that goes in to minister and do servicein the tabernacle of witness.
35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
36And the numbering of them according to their families was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37This is the numbering of the family of Caath, every one that ministers in the tabernacle of witness, as Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
38And the sons of Gedson were numbered according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage,
38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
39from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister and to do the services in the tabernacle of witness.
39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
40And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] two thousand six hundred and thirty.
40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
41This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Gedson, every one who ministers in the tabernacle of witness; whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
41These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.
42And also the family of the sons of Merari were numbered according to their divisions, according to the house of their fathers;
42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
43from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister in the services of the tabernacle of witness.
43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
44And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] three thousand and two hundred.
44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
45This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
45These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
46All that were numbered , whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, [namely], the Levites, according to their familiesand according to the houses of their lineage,
46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
47from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to the service of the works, and the [charge of] the things that are carried in the tabernacle of witness.
47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
48And they that were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
49He reviewed them by the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses, appointing each man severally over their [respective] work, and over their burdens; and they were numbered , as the Lord commanded Moses.
49According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.