1 N ow this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.

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

2 T hese 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, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.

4 N adab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.

But 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.

5 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

6 “ Bring 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 T hey shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And 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.

8 T hey shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And 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.

9 Y ou shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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

10 Y ou shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”

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

11 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

12 “ Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

Behold, 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;

13 f or all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am Yahweh.”

because 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.

14 Y ahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

15 “ Count the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”

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

16 M oses numbered them according to Yahweh’s word, as he was commanded.

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, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

18 T hese 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, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

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

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

21 O f Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Of Gershon was the family of Libni and the family of Shimei; these are the families of Gershon.

22 T hose who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who 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 the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

The families of Gershon shall pitch behind the tabernacle to the west;

24 T he prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

and the prince of the house of the father of the Gershonites, Eliasaph, son of Lael.

25 T he duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

And 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,

26 a nd the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.

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 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.

And 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.

28 A ccording to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.

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

29 T he families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle towards the Negev;

30 T he prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

and the prince of the house of the father of the families of Kohath, Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.

31 T heir duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all its service.

And 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.

32 E leazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.

And 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.

33 O f Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.

Of Merari was the family of Mahli and the family of Mushi; these are the families of Merari.

34 T hose who 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 T he prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

and 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.

36 T he appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,

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 instruments thereof, with all its service,

37 t he pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.

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

38 T hose who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

And 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.

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

40 Y ahweh said to Moses, “Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel 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 sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names.

41 Y ou shall take the Levites for me (I am Yahweh) 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.”

And 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.

42 M oses numbered, as Yahweh commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

43 A ll the firstborn males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

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-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

44 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

45 “ Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am Yahweh.

Take 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.

46 F or the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,

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

47 y ou shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs ):

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

48 a nd you shall give the money, with which their remainder is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.”

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

49 M oses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;

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

50 f rom the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

and 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.

51 a nd Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to Yahweh’s word, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

And 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.