1 A nd these births of Aaron and Moses, in the day of Jehovah's speaking 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 A nd these the names of the sons of Aaron: the first-born Nadab, 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 the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.

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

4 A nd Nadab dieth -- Abihu also -- before Jehovah, in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons they had not; and Eleazar -- Ithamar also -- acteth as priest 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 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

6 ` Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

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

7 a nd kept his charge, and the charge of all the company 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 a nd they have kept all the vessels of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sons 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 a nd thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons 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 ` And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is 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 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

12 ` And I, lo, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every first-born opening a womb among the sons of Israel, and the Levites have been 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 Mine every first-born, in the day of My smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I have sanctified to Myself every first-born in Israel, from man unto beast; Mine they are; I Jehovah.'

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 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

15 ` Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward thou dost number them.'

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 A nd Moses numbereth them according to the command of Jehovah, as he hath been commanded.

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

17 A nd these are 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 A nd these 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 A nd the 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 A nd the sons of Merari by their families Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.

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 the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these are the families of the Gershonite.

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

22 T heir numbered ones, in number, every male from a son of a month and upward, their numbered ones seven thousand and 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 Gershonite, behind the tabernacle, do encamp westward.

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

24 A nd the prince of a father's house for the Gershonite Eliasaph son of Lael.

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

25 A nd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the vail at the opening 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 vail at the opening of the court, which by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and its cords, to all 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 A nd of Kohath the family of the Amramite, and the family of the Izharite, and the family of the Hebronite, and the family of the Uzzielite; these are families of the Kohathite.

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 I n number, all the males, from a son of a month and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge 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 encamp by the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

30 A nd the prince of a father's house for the families of the Kohathite Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

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

31 A nd their charge the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they serve, and the vail, 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 A nd the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, the oversight of the keepers of the charge 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 the family of the Mahlite, and the family of the Mushite; these the families of Merari.

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

34 A nd their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, six thousand and 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 a father's house for the families of Merari Zuriel son of Abihail; by the side of the tabernacle they encamp northward.

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 A nd the oversight -- the charge of the sons of Merari -- the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and 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 a nd the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

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

38 A nd those encamping before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting, at the east, Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who cometh near is 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 those numbered of the Levites whom Moses numbered -- Aaron also -- by the command of Jehovah, by their families, every male from a son of a month and upward, two and twenty 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 A nd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Number every first-born male of the sons of Israel from a son of a month and upward, and take up 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 a nd thou hast taken the Levites for Me (I Jehovah), instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of every firstling among the cattle of the sons 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 A nd Moses numbereth, as Jehovah hath commanded him, all the first-born among the sons of Israel.

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

43 A nd all the first-born -- male -- by the number of names, from a son of a month and upward, of their numbered ones, are two and twenty thousand two hundred and seventy and 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 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

45 ` Take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites have been Mine; I Jehovah.

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 ` And those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel,

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 t hou hast even taken five shekels a-piece by the poll -- by the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest; twenty gerahs the shekel;

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 thou hast given the money to Aaron, and to his sons, whereby those over and above are ransomed.'

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

49 A nd Moses taketh the ransom money from those over and above those ransomed 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 first-born of the sons of Israel he hath taken the money, a thousand and three hundred and sixty and five -- by 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 giveth the money of those ransomed to Aaron, and to his sons, according to the command of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath 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.