1 ¶ These also are the generations of Aaron and of Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.

And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses on mount Sinai.

2 A nd these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and 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, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.

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 sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight 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 sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the presence of Aaron their father.

5 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

6 B ring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron, the priest, that they may minister unto 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 keep his commandment and the commandment of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the testimony, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.

and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

8 A nd they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony and the charge of the sons of Israel, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

9 A nd thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given unto him out of the sons of Israel.

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

10 A nd thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons that they shall guard their priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

And Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest's office; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

11 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

12 B ehold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb among the sons of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn that breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine;

13 b ecause all the firstborn are mine; from the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of men and of animals; they shall be mine: I am the LORD.

for every firstborn is mine. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.

14 ¶ The LORD also spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 N umber the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers, by their families; thou shalt number every male from a month old and upward.

Number the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, after their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

16 A nd Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

And Moses numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah,—as he had been commanded.

17 A nd these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

And these are 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 according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

19 A nd the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 A nd the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.

And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

21 O f Gershon was the family of Libni and the family of Shimei; these are the families of Gershon.

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

22 T hose that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.

Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.

23 T he families of Gershon shall pitch behind the tabernacle to the west;

The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.

24 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the Gershonites, Eliasaph, son of Lael.

And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 A nd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the testimony shall be the tabernacle and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the testimony,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.

26 a nd 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.

And the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance to the court, which surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof for all its service.

27 A nd of Kohath was the family of Amram and the family of Izehar and the family of Hebron and the family of Uzziel; these are the families of the Kohathites.

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

According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of the sanctuary.

29 T he families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle towards the Negev;

The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.

30 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the families of Kohath, Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.

And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

31 A nd their charge shall be the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the veil, with all its service.

And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all that belongs to its service.

32 A nd Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be principal over the princes of the Levites and have the oversight of those that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary.

33 O f Merari was the family of Mahli and the family of Mushi; 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 A nd those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred;

And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.

35 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the families of Merari, Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle to the Aquilon.

And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.

36 A nd 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 instruments thereof, with all its service,

And the charge of the sons of Merari consisted in the oversight of the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its furniture, and all that belongs to its service,

37 a nd the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their stakes and their cords.

and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

38 A nd those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the tabernacle of the testimony towards the sunrise, shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

39 A ll that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron, according to the word of the LORD, numbered by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, according to their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

40 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names.

And Jehovah said to 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 A nd thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the animals of the sons of Israel.

And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) 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 A nd Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

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

43 A nd all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names, from a month old and upward, according to their numbering, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

44 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

45 T ake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of their animals, 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 Jehovah.

46 A nd for the ransoms of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are more than the Levites,

And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

47 t hou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is of twenty gerahs).

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them,—twenty gerahs the shekel;

48 A nd thou shalt give the money, of the ransoms of the odd number of them, unto Aaron and to his sons.

and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.

49 A nd Moses took the ransom money of those that were over and above the ones that were redeemed by the Levites

And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;

50 a nd received of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, in money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

51 A nd Moses gave the money of the ransoms unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the money of them that were ransomed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the commandment of Jehovah,—as Jehovah had commanded Moses.