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

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah 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 first-born, 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 that 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 Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

5 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah 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 set 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 tent of meeting, 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 furniture of the tent of meeting, 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 on the behalf 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 keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

11 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah 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 first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and 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.

for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.

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

And Jehovah 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 by their fathers' houses, 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 Jehovah, 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 Izhar, 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 their fathers' houses.

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 Shimeites: 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 encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

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

And the prince of the fathers' house 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 tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

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 screen 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 Izharites, 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.

According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there 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 encamp 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 prince of the fathers' house 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 screen, 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 prince of the princes 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 prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp 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 the appointed 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 instruments thereof, and all the service thereof,

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.

And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, 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, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by 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 Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born 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 Jehovah) instead of all the first-born 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 Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born 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 first-born males according to 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 Jehovah 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 first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

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

And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

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

thou shalt 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 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 from 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.

from the first-born 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 redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.