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1 Now these are the genealogies of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai:
2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
4 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 ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. 7 And they will keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they will keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And you will give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are entirely given to him from the sons of Israel. 10 And you will appoint Aaron and his sons and they will keep their priesthood. And the stranger who comes near will be put to death.
11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn who opens the womb among the sons of Israel. And the Levites will be mine, 13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I killed* all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They will be mine. I am Jehovah.
14 And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. You will number them, every male from a month old and upward. 16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levite families according to their fathers' houses. 21 Of Gershon was the Libnite family and the Shimeite family. These are the Gershonite families. 22 Those 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 and five hundred. 23 The Gershonite family will encamp behind the tabernacle westward. 24 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the Gershonites will be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting will be the tabernacle and the tent, the covering of it and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, 26 and the hangings of the court and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around and the cords of it for all the service of it.
27 And of Kohath was the Amramite family and the Izharite family and the Hebronite family and the Uzzielite family. These are the Kohathite families. 28 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 The families of the sons of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the Kohathite families will be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their charge will be the ark and the table and the lamp-stand and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister and the screen and all the service of it. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest will be ruler of the rulers of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the Mahlite family and the Mushite family. These are the families of Merari. 34 And those who 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 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They will encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward. 36 And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari will be the boards of the tabernacle and the bars of it and the pillars of it and the sockets of it and all the instruments of it and all the service of it, 37 and the pillars of the court all around and their sockets and their pegs and their cords.
38 And those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, will 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 will be put to death.
39 All who 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-two thousand.
40 And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the firstborn males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names. 41 And you will take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-offspring among the cattle of the sons of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. 43 And all 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 and seventy-three.
44 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. And the Levites will be mine. I am Jehovah. 46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are over and above the number of the Levites, 47 you will take five shekels apiece by the poll. According to the shekel of the sanctuary you will take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs), 48 and you will give the money, with which the odd number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.
49 And Moses took the redemption-money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. 50 He took the money from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses gave the redemption-money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
5 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. 7 And they will keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they will keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And you will give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are entirely given to him from the sons of Israel. 10 And you will appoint Aaron and his sons and they will keep their priesthood. And the stranger who comes near will be put to death.
11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn who opens the womb among the sons of Israel. And the Levites will be mine, 13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I killed* all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They will be mine. I am Jehovah.
14 And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. You will number them, every male from a month old and upward. 16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levite families according to their fathers' houses. 21 Of Gershon was the Libnite family and the Shimeite family. These are the Gershonite families. 22 Those 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 and five hundred. 23 The Gershonite family will encamp behind the tabernacle westward. 24 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the Gershonites will be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting will be the tabernacle and the tent, the covering of it and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, 26 and the hangings of the court and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around and the cords of it for all the service of it.
27 And of Kohath was the Amramite family and the Izharite family and the Hebronite family and the Uzzielite family. These are the Kohathite families. 28 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 The families of the sons of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the Kohathite families will be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their charge will be the ark and the table and the lamp-stand and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister and the screen and all the service of it. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest will be ruler of the rulers of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the Mahlite family and the Mushite family. These are the families of Merari. 34 And those who 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 And the ruler of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They will encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward. 36 And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari will be the boards of the tabernacle and the bars of it and the pillars of it and the sockets of it and all the instruments of it and all the service of it, 37 and the pillars of the court all around and their sockets and their pegs and their cords.
38 And those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, will 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 will be put to death.
39 All who 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-two thousand.
40 And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the firstborn males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names. 41 And you will take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-offspring among the cattle of the sons of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. 43 And all 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 and seventy-three.
44 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. And the Levites will be mine. I am Jehovah. 46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are over and above the number of the Levites, 47 you will take five shekels apiece by the poll. According to the shekel of the sanctuary you will take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs), 48 and you will give the money, with which the odd number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.
49 And Moses took the redemption-money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. 50 He took the money from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses gave the redemption-money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.