1 N ow these are the generations of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

2 T hese are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 T hese are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom Aaron consecrated and ordained to minister in the priest’s office.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.

4 B ut 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. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence and under the supervision of Aaron their father.

And 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.

5 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

6 B ring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

7 A nd they shall carry out his instructions and the duties connected with the whole assembly before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle.

And 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.

8 A nd they shall keep all the instruments and furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and take charge of the Israelites, to serve in the tabernacle.

And 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.

9 A nd you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the Israelites.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

10 A nd you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priest’s office; but the excluded who comes near shall be put to death.

And 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.

11 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

12 B ehold, I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites; and the Levites shall be Mine,

And 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;

13 F or all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast; Mine they shall be. I am the Lord.

because 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.

14 A nd the Lord said to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 N umber the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses and by families. Every male from a month old and upward you shall number.

Number 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.

16 S o Moses numbered them as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

17 T hese were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 A nd these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

19 T he sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 T he sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

21 O f Gershon were the families of the Libnites and of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

22 T he males who were numbered of them from a month old and upward totaled 7, 500.

Those 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.

23 T he families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle on the west,

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

24 T he leader of the fathers’ houses of the Gershonites being Eliasaph son of Lael.

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 A nd the responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting was to be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

And 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,

26 A nd the hangings of the court, the curtain for the door of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, its cords, and all the service pertaining to them.

and 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.

27 O f Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

And 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.

28 T he number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 8, 600, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

29 T he families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle,

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

30 T he chief of the fathers’ houses of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

31 T heir charge was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen, and all the service having to do with these.

And 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.

32 E leazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.

And 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.

33 O f Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

34 T heir number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 6, 200.

And 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.

35 A nd the head of the fathers’ houses of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; the Merarites were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

And 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.

36 A nd the appointed charge of the sons of Merari was the boards or frames of the tabernacle, and its bars, pillars, sockets or bases, and all the accessories or instruments of it, and all the work connected with them,

And 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,

37 A nd the pillars of the surrounding court and their sockets or bases, with their pegs and their cords.

and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

38 B ut those to encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the Tent of Meeting, toward the sunrise, were to be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the full charge of the rites of the sanctuary in whatever was required for the Israelites; and the excluded who came near was to be put to death.

But 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.

39 A ll the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the Lord, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22, 000.

All 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.

40 A nd the Lord said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

And 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.

41 Y ou shall take the Levites for Me instead of all the firstborn among the Israelites. I am the Lord; and you shall take the cattle of the Levites for Me instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the Israelites.

And 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.

42 S o Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn Israelites.

And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

43 B ut all the firstborn males from a month old and upward as numbered were 22, 273.

And 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.

44 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

45 T ake the Levites instead of all the firstborn Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine. I am the Lord.

Take 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.

46 A nd for those 273 who are to be redeemed of the firstborn of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

And 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;

47 Y ou shall take five shekels apiece, reckoning by the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs; you shall collect them,

thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

48 A nd you shall give the ransom silver from the excess number to be redeemed to Aaron and his sons.

and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

49 S o Moses took the redemption money from those who were left over from the number who were redeemed by the Levites.

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

50 F rom the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, 1, 365 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

of 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:

51 A nd Moses gave the money from those who were ransomed to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord commanded Moses.

and 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.