Numbers 4 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: ² Reckon up the sum of the sons of Kohath, out of the midst of the sons of Levi,––by their families, by their ancestral house: ³ from thirty years old, and upwards, even unto fifty years,––every one that can enter into the host, to do service in the tent of meeting. ⁴ This, shall be the labour of the sons of Kohath, in the tent of meeting,––the most holy things. ⁵ So then Aaron and his sons shall enter, when the camp is to set forward, and take down the screening veil,––and enwrap therein the ark of the testimony; ⁶ and put thereon a covering of badgers’ skin, and spread a complete wrapper of blue, over above,––and put in the staves thereof. ⁷ And, over the Presence–table, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and put thereon the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the libation cups, the perpetual bread also, thereupon, shall remain; ⁸ and they shall spread over them a wrapper of crimson, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof. ⁹ Then shall they take a wrapper of blue, and cover the light–giving lampstand, and the lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff–trays thereof,––and all the oil–vessels thereof, wherewith they minister thereunto; ¹⁰ and shall put the same, and all the vessels thereof, within a covering of, badger’s skin,––and shall put it upon a frame. ¹¹ And, upon the altar of gold, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and shall cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof. ¹² And they shall take all the utensils of attendance wherewith they attend in the sanctuary, and put them within a wrapper of blue, and cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and put them on a frame. ¹³ Then shall they remove the fat–ashes from the altar,––and spread over it a wrapper of purple; ¹⁴ and put thereupon all the utensils thereof, wherewith they minister thereupon––the fire–pans, the flesh–hooks, and the shovels and the tossing–bowls, all the utensils of the altar,––and shall spread over it a covering of badgers’ skin, and put in the staves thereof. ¹⁵ So shall Aaron and his sons make an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward, then, after that, shall the sons of Kohath enter to bear it, but they must not put forth a touch unto that which is holy, else should they die,––these, shall be the burden of the sons of Kohath, in the tent of meeting. ¹⁶ But, the care of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, [shall be]––the light–giving oil, and the fragrant incense, and the perpetual meal–offering, and the anointing oil, the care of all the habitation, and all that is therein, both as to the sanctuary, and as to the furniture thereof. ¹⁷ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: ¹⁸ Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off out of the midst of the Levites. ¹⁹ This, therefore, do ye for them, so shall they live, and not die, when they approach the most holy place,––Aaron and his sons, shall enter and set them, man by man, over his labour, and unto his burden; ²⁰ but they shall not enter to see, for a moment, that which is holy, else should they die.
²¹ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying: ²² Reckon up the sum of the sons of Gershon, even of them also,––by their ancestral house, by their families; ²³ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years, shalt thou number them,––all that may enter to take rank in the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting. ²⁴ This, shall be the labour of the families of the Gershonites,––in labouring and in bearing:–– ²⁵ they shall bear the curtains of the habitation, and the tent of meeting, the covering thereof, and the covering of badgers’ skin which is over above it,––and the screen, at the entrance of the tent of meeting; ²⁶ and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is near the habitation, and near the altar, round about, and their cords, and all their articles of service, and all that is to be done to them, when they shall do their labour. ²⁷ At the bidding of Aaron and his sons, shall be all the labour of the sons of the Gershonites, to the extent of their every burden, and to the extent of all their labour,––so shall ye appoint unto them in charge, their every burden. ²⁸ This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of the Gershonites, in the tent of meeting,––and, the charge of them, shall be in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron, the priest. ²⁹ As for the sons of Merari,––by their families, by their ancestral house, shall ye number them; ³⁰ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years, shall ye number them,––all that enter into the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting. ³¹ And, this, shall be their charge of the burdens, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,––the boards of the habitation, and the bars thereof, and he pillars thereof and the sockets thereof: ³² and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets and their pins and their cords, to the extent of all their articles, to the extent of all their labour,––and, by names, shall ye put under their care the articles of their charge of burdens. ³³ This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of Merari, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,––in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron, the priest.
³⁴ Then did Moses and Aaron, and the princes of the assembly, number the sons of the Kohathites,––by their families, and by their ancestral house; ³⁵ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old, all that might enter the host, to labour in the tent of meeting; ³⁶ and they who were numbered of them, by their families, were found to be––two thousand, seven hundred, and fifty. ³⁷ These, were they who were numbered, of the families of the Kohathites, all that might labour in the tent of meeting,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh by the mediation of Moses. ³⁸ And, they who were numbered of the sons of Gershon,––by their families, and by their ancestral house; ³⁹ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years old,––all that might enter the host, to labour in the tent of meeting: ⁴⁰ yea they who were numbered of them, by their families, by their ancestral house,––were found to be––two thousand, and six hundred, and thirty. ⁴¹ These, are they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who might labour in the tent of meeting,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh. ⁴² And, they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,––by their families, by their ancestral house; ⁴³ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old,––all that might enter the host to labour in the tent of meeting; ⁴⁴ yea they who were numbered of them, by their families,––were found to be––three thousand and two hundred. ⁴⁵ These, are they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh, by the mediation of Moses. ⁴⁶ All they who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel did number, even the Levites,––by their families, and by their ancestral house; ⁴⁷ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old,––all that might enter, to toil in the work of labouring and in the work of bearing burdens, in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁸ yea, they who were numbered of them were found to be––eight thousand, and five hundred, and eighty. ⁴⁹ At the bidding of Yahweh, were they put in charge, by the mediation of Moses, man by man, over his labour, and over his burden,––yea, they who were put in charge by him, were they, whom Yahweh commanded Moses.

¹⁹ And, the sons of Kohath, by their families, Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

²⁷ And, to Kohath, belonged 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 they––the families of the Kohathites.

⁴⁶ Now, Joseph, was thirty years old, when he took his station, before Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Joseph went forth from before Pharaoh, and passed along through all the land of Egypt.

⁷ so shall they keep his charge, and the charge of all the assembly, before the tent of meeting,––to do the laborious work of the habitation; ⁸ so shall they have charge of all the furniture of the tent of meeting, even the charge of the sons of Israel,––to do the laborious work of the habitation.

²³ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years, shalt thou number them,––all that may enter to take rank in the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting.

³⁰ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years, shall ye number them,––all that enter into the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting.

³⁵ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old, all that might enter the host, to labour in the tent of meeting;

²⁴ This, is what concerneth the Levites,––from twenty–five years old and upwards, shall they enter to take rank in the host, for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting; ²⁵ but, from the age of fifty years, shall they retire from taking rank in the labour, and shall do laborious work no more; ²⁶ yet shall they wait upon their brethren in the tent of meeting, by keeping charge, but, laborious work, shall they not perform,––thus, shalt thou do unto the Levites, as touching their charges.

⁹ Is it too small a thing for you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself,––to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them?

⁴ But, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and took the captains over hundreds, of the Carian body–guard, and of the runners, and brought them unto him, in the house of Yahweh,––and, when he had solemnised a Covenant with them, and put them on oath, in the house of Yahweh, then shewed he them the king’s son; ⁵ and commanded them, saying––This, is the thing which ye must do,––A third part of you, will be coming in on the sabbath, and keeping the watch of the house of the king; ⁶ and, a third, in the side–gate; and, a third, in the gate behind the runners,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house, by turns. ⁷ And, two parts of you, are all that are going out on the sabbath,––so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Yahweh, as touching the king. ⁸ Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain,––so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in. ⁹ And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––and came unto Jehoiada the priest. ¹⁰ And the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds the spears and the shields which belonged to King David,––which were in the house of Yahweh. ¹¹ And the runners stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right corner of the house, as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,––near the king, round about. ¹² Then brought he forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him,––and clapped their hands, and said––May the king live!

⁴⁸ Howbeit, their brethren, the Levites, were given, for all the work of the habitation, of the house of God.

³ Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards,––and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty–eight thousand. ⁴ Of these––to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty–four thousand,––and officers and judges, six thousand; ⁵ and four thousand, were doorkeepers,––and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.

²⁴ These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh,––from twenty years old, and upwards. ²⁵ For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people,––and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age–abiding; ²⁶ moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof. ²⁷ For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi,––from twenty years old, and upwards. ²⁸ For, their duty, was––to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy,––and doing the laborious work, of the house of God; ²⁹ and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal–offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food,––even of every measure, and size; ³⁰ and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh,––and, likewise, at even; ³¹ and for all the offering of ascending–sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts,––by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; –– ³² and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren,––in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.

¹² and the plan of all which had come by the spirit to be with him, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the rooms round about,––for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of hallowed things; ¹³ and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh,––and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:

¹ And, in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the rulers of hundreds––even Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri––unto himself, in covenant. ² And they went round throughout Judah, and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the ancestral chiefs of Israel,––and they came into Jerusalem. ³ And all the convocation solemnised a covenant in the house of God, with the king,––and he said to them, Lo! the king’s son must reign, as spake Yahweh concerning the sons of David. ⁴ This, is the thing that ye shall do,––A third of you entering on the sabbath, both of the priests and of the Levites, as doorkeepers of the porch; ⁵ and a third, being in the house of the king, and a third, at the foundation gate,––and all the people, being in the courts of the house of Yahweh, ⁶ then let no one enter the house of Yahweh, save only the priests, and they who are in attendance of the Levites, they, may enter, for, holy, they are,–but, all the people, shall keep the watch of Yahweh. ⁷ So shall the Levites encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that entereth into the house, shall be put to death. Thus be ye with the king, when he cometh in and when he goeth out. ⁸ So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men, who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,––for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. ⁹ And Jehoiada the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds, the spears and the bucklers and the shields, which belonged to King David,––which were in the house of God. ¹⁰ And be caused all the people to stand, even every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right corner of the house as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,––near the king round about. ¹¹ Then brought they forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown and the testimony, and made him king,––and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, May the king live!

⁸ Now, in the second year of their coming in unto the house of God, to Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brethren––the priests and the Levites, and all that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and stationed the Levites, of twenty years old and upwards, to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh.

²³ And, Jesus himself, was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being the son, as was supposed––of Joseph, of Heli:

³ For, though, in flesh, we walk, not, according to flesh, do we war,–– ⁴ For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds,––

¹⁰ For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might: ¹¹ Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary; ¹² Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world–holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. ¹³ For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand! ¹⁴ Stand therefore,––having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad–message of peace; ¹⁶ With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench; ¹⁷ And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken, ¹⁸ With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints,––

¹⁸ This charge, I commit unto thee, child Timothy, According to the prophecies, running before on thee, in order that thou mightest war, with them, the noble warfare.

¹ If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet:––

⁶ Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;

³⁰ And, the prince of the ancestral house of the families of the Kohathites, was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel. ³¹ And, their charge, was––the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary wherewith they were to minister,––and the screen, as to all the laborious work thereof.

¹⁵ So shall Aaron and his sons make an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward, then, after that, shall the sons of Kohath enter to bear it, but they must not put forth a touch unto that which is holy, else should they die,––these, shall be the burden of the sons of Kohath, in the tent of meeting.

¹⁹ This, therefore, do ye for them, so shall they live, and not die, when they approach the most holy place,––Aaron and his sons, shall enter and set them, man by man, over his labour, and unto his burden;

²⁴ This, shall be the labour of the families of the Gershonites,––in labouring and in bearing:––

³⁴ As a man from home––having left his house, and given his servants the authority, to each one, his work,––and, unto the porter, hath given command, that he should watch:––

¹⁰ And they shall make an ark of acacia wood,––two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the height thereof. ¹¹ And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without, shalt thou overlay it,––and thou shalt make thereon a rim of gold, round about. ¹² And thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and shalt put [them] on the four feet thereof,––even two rings on the one side thereof, and two rings, on the other side thereof. ¹³ And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood,––and shalt overlay them, with gold. ¹⁴ And thou shalt bring in the staves, into the rings, on the sides of the ark,––to bear the ark therewith. ¹⁵ In the rings of the ark, shall remain the staves,––they shall not be removed therefrom. ¹⁶ And thou shalt put into the ark,––the testimony which I will give unto thee. ¹⁷ And thou shalt make a propitiatory, of pure gold,––two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof. ¹⁸ And thou shalt make two cherubim, of gold,––of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory. ¹⁹ And make thou one cherub out of this end, and the other cherub out of that end,––out of the propitiatory, shall ye make the cherubim, upon the two ends thereof. ²⁰ And the cherubim shall be spreading out two wings on high––making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with their faces, one towards the other,––towards the propitiatory, shall be the faces of the cherubim. ²¹ And thou shalt put the propitiatory upon the ark, above,––and, in the ark, shalt thou put the testimony, which I will give unto thee. ²² And I will meet with thee there, and will speak with thee from off the propitiatory, from between the two cherubim, which are upon the ark of the testimony,––whatsoever I may give thee in charge, for the sons of Israel.

³¹ And thou shalt make a veil, of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine–twined linen,––of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; ³² and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia, overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold,––upon four sockets of silver. ³³ And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps,––and shalt bring in thither, within the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you, between the holy [place] and the most holy.

³⁵ And he made the veil, of blue and purple and crimson, and fine–twined linen,––of the work of a skilful weaver, made he it, with cherubim.

¹ And Bezaleel made the ark, of acacia wood,––two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the height thereof; ² and he overlaid it with pure gold, within and without,––and made for it a rim of gold, round about; ³ and he cast for it four rings of gold, upon the four feet thereof,––even, two rings, on the one side thereof and, two rings, on the other side thereof; ⁴ and he made staves of acacia wood,––and overlaid them with gold; ⁵ and he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark,––for lifting the ark. ⁶ And he made a propitiatory of pure gold,––two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof: ⁷ and he made two cherubim, of gold,––of beaten work, did he make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory: ⁸ one cherub, out of this, end, and, one cherub, out of that, end,––out of the propitiatory itself, made he the cherubim, out of the two ends thereof: ⁹ and the cherubim were spreading out their wings on high, making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with, their faces, one towards the other,––towards the propitiatory, were the faces of the cherubim.

³ and thou shalt put therein, the ark of the testimony,––and shalt screen the ark, with the veil;

¹⁶ All they who are numbered to the camp of Reuben,––a hundred and fifty–one thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they, in the second rank, shall set forward. ¹⁷ Then shall set forward the tent of meeting––the camp of the Levites, in the midst of the camps,––as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof, by their standards.

²⁷ And, to Kohath, belonged 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 they––the families of the Kohathites. ²⁸ In, the counting of every male, from one month old and upwards, there were eight thousand, and six hundred, to keep the charge of the sanctuary. ²⁹ The, families of the sons of Kohath, were to encamp,––on the side of the habitation, southward. ³⁰ And, the prince of the ancestral house of the families of the Kohathites, was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel. ³¹ And, their charge, was––the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary wherewith they were to minister,––and the screen, as to all the laborious work thereof. ³² And, the prince of the princes of the Levites, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest,––to have the oversight of them that were to keep the charge of the sanctuary.

¹⁴ So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and, over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

² Then David, and all the people that were with him, arose and went beyond Baale Judah,––to bring up from thence, the ark of God, the name whereof is called by the name of Yahweh of hosts, who inhabiteth the cherubim thereupon. ³ So they carried the ark of God in a new waggon, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gibeah,––and, Uzza and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were driving the new waggon. ⁴ So they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in Gibeah, with the ark of God,––and, Ahio, was going before the ark. ⁵ And, David and all the house of Israel, were dancing for joy before Yahweh, with all boldness and with songs,––and with lyres, and with harps, and with timbrels, and with sistrums, and with cymbals.
⁶ And, when they came as far as the threshing–floor of Nachon, Uzzah thrust forth his hand unto the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen were restive. ⁷ Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh, against Uzzah, and God smote him there, for the error,––so that he died there, by the ark of God. ⁸ And it was a sadness unto David, for that Yahweh had broken in with a breach against Uzzah,––therefore called he that place, Perez–uzzah [as it is called] until this day. ⁹ And David was afraid of Yahweh, on that day,––and said, How can the ark of Yahweh come unto me?

⁷ And he will swallow up, in this mountain, The mask of the veil, the veil that is upon all the peoples,––And the web that is woven over all the nations.

⁵¹ And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent;

³ But, after the second veil, a tent, that which is called Most Holy:

²⁰ Which entrance he hath consecrated for us, as a way recent and living, through the veil, that is, his flesh,––

¹³ And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood,––and shalt overlay them, with gold. ¹⁴ And thou shalt bring in the staves, into the rings, on the sides of the ark,––to bear the ark therewith. ¹⁵ In the rings of the ark, shall remain the staves,––they shall not be removed therefrom.

¹⁹ the cloths of variegated stuff, for ministering in the sanctuary,––the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for ministering as priests.

¹ And, of the blue, and the purple, and the crimson, made they cloths of variegated stuff, for ministering in the sanctuary,––and they made the holy garments which were for Aaron,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

⁴¹ them cloths of variegated stuff, for ministering in the sanctuary,––the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for ministering as priests.

⁷ And, over the Presence–table, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and put thereon the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the libation cups, the perpetual bread also, thereupon, shall remain; ⁸ and they shall spread over them a wrapper of crimson, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof.

¹¹ And, upon the altar of gold, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and shall cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof. ¹² And they shall take all the utensils of attendance wherewith they attend in the sanctuary, and put them within a wrapper of blue, and cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and put them on a frame. ¹³ Then shall they remove the fat–ashes from the altar,––and spread over it a wrapper of purple;

⁷ For, the cherubim, were spreading forth their two wings, over the place of the ark,––and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and over the staves thereof, above. ⁸ And they drew out the staves, and the heads of the staves were seen from the holy place, in front of the shrine, although they were not seen on the outside,––and they have remained there until this day.

²³ And thou shalt make a table, of acacia wood,––two cubits, the length thereof, and, a cubit, the breadth thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the height thereof, ²⁴ and thou shalt overlay it with pure gold,––and shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about; ²⁵ and thou shalt make thereto a border of a handbreadth, round about,––and shalt make a rim of gold to the border thereof, round about; ²⁶ and thou shalt make to it four rings of gold,––and shalt place the rings, on the four corners which pertain to the four feet thereof: ²⁷ adjoining the border, shall be the rings,––as receptacles for the staves, for lifting the table; ²⁸ and thou shalt make the staves, of acacia wood, and shalt overlay them, with gold,––and the table shall be lifted therewith; ²⁹ and thou shalt make its dishes, and its pans, and its basins, and its bowls, for pouring out therewith,––of pure gold, shalt thou make them. ³⁰ And thou shalt place upon the table––Presence–bread, before me continually.

¹⁰ And he made the table, of acacia wood,––two cubits, the length thereof, and, a cubit, the breadth thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the height thereof. ¹¹ And he overlaid it, with pure gold,––and he made thereto a rim of gold, round about; ¹² and he mane thereto a border of a handbreadth, round about,––and he made a rim of gold to the border thereof, round about; ¹³ and he cast for it, four rings of gold,––and placed the rings upon the four corners, which pertained to the four feet thereof: ¹⁴ near to the border, were the rings,––as receptacles for the staves, for lifting the table; ¹⁵ and he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold,––for lifting the table; ¹⁶ and he made the utensils which were to be upon the table, its dishes, and its pans, and its bowls, and its basins, for pouring out therewith,––of pure gold.

⁵ And thou shalt take fine meal, and bake it, in twelve cakes,––of two–tenths, shall each cake be. ⁶ And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row,––upon the pure table, before Yahweh. ⁷ And thou shalt put, upon each row, pure frankincense,––so shall it belong unto the bread as a memorial, an altar–flame unto Yahweh. ⁸ Sabbath day by sabbath day, shall he order it, before Yahweh, continually,––from the sons of Israel, as an age–abiding covenant:

⁶ and put thereon a covering of badgers’ skin, and spread a complete wrapper of blue, over above,––and put in the staves thereof. ⁷ And, over the Presence–table, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and put thereon the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the libation cups, the perpetual bread also, thereupon, shall remain;

⁹ Then shall they take a wrapper of blue, and cover the light–giving lampstand, and the lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff–trays thereof,––and all the oil–vessels thereof, wherewith they minister thereunto;

³¹ And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold,––of beaten work, shall the lampstand be made, even its base and its shaft, its cups, its apples, and its blossoms, of the same, shall be; ³² with, six branches, coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand, out the one side thereof, and three branches of the lampstand, out of the other side thereof: ³³ three cups like almond–flowers, in the one branch––apple and blossom, and, three cups like almond–flowers, in the other branch––apple and blossom,––so, for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand. ³⁴ And, in the lampstand itself, four cups,––like almond–flowers––its apples, and its blossoms; ³⁵ and, an apple, under two branches, of the same, and, another apple, under two other branches, of the same, and, another apple, under two other branches, of the same,––for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand: ³⁶ their apples and their branches, of the same, shall be,––all of it, of one beaten work, of pure gold. ³⁷ And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven,––and one shall light up its lamps, and it shall give light, over against the face thereof. ³⁸ And, its snuffers, and its snuff–trays, of pure gold. ³⁹ With a talent of pure gold, shall he make it,––with all these vessels.

¹⁷ And he made the lampstand, of pure gold,––of beaten work, made he the lampstand,––its base and its shafts, its cups, its apples and its blossoms, were, of the same; ¹⁸ with, six branches, coming out of its sides,––three branches of the lampstand, out of its one, side, and, three branches of the lampstand, out of its other, side: ¹⁹ three cups like almond–flowers, in the one branch––apple and blossom, and, three cups like almond–flowers, in the next branch, apple and blossom, so, for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand; ²⁰ and, in the lampstand itself, four cups,––like almond–flowers, its apples and its blossoms; ²¹ with, an apple, under the two branches, of the same, and, an apple, under the next two branches, of the same, and, an apple, under the next two branches of the same,––for the six branches coming out of the same: ²² their apples and their brunches, were, of the same,––all of it, one beaten work, of pure gold. ²³ And he made the lamps thereof, seven,––with its snuffers and its snuff–trays, of pure gold. ²⁴ Of a talent of pure gold, made he it,––and all the utensils thereof.

¹⁰⁵ [NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.

²⁰ The sacred secret of the seven stars, which thou sawest upon my right hand, and the seven lamps of gold:––The seven stars, are, messengers of the seven assemblies, and, the seven lamps, are, seven assemblies

⁶ and put thereon a covering of badgers’ skin, and spread a complete wrapper of blue, over above,––and put in the staves thereof.

¹² And they shall take all the utensils of attendance wherewith they attend in the sanctuary, and put them within a wrapper of blue, and cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and put them on a frame.

¹ And thou shalt make an altar, for burning incense,––of acacia wood, shalt thou make it: ² a cubit, the length thereof, and a cubit, the breadth thereof, four square, shall it be,––and two cubits, the height thereof, of the same, [shall be] the horns thereof. ³ And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof,––and thou shalt make to it a border of gold, round about. ⁴ And, two rings of gold, shalt thou make to it, under the border thereof, upon the two corners thereof, shalt thou make them on the two sides thereof,––so shall they become receptacles for the staves, to lift it therewith. ⁵ And thou shalt make the staves, of acacia wood,––and overlay them with gold. ⁶ And thou shalt place it before the veil, which is by the ark of the testimony,––before the propitiatory which is upon the testimony, where I will meet thee. ⁷ And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense,––morning by morning, when he trimmeth the lamps, shall he burn it; ⁸ and, when Aaron lighteth the lamps, between the evenings, shall he burn it,––a continual incense before Yahweh, to your generations. ⁹ Ye shall not cause to ascend thereupon strange incense, nor an ascending–sacrifice, nor a meal–offering,––and, a drink offering, shall ye not pour out thereupon. ¹⁰ But Aaron shall put a propitiatory–covering upon the horns thereof, once in the year: of the blood of the sin–bearer for propitiatory–coverings, once in the year, shall he put a propitiatory–covering thereupon, to your generations, most holy, it is to Yahweh.
¹¹ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying–– ¹² When thou takest the sum of the sons of Israel, by their numberings, then shall they give, every man a propitiatory–covering for his soul to Yahweh, when they are numbered,––that there may be among them no plague, when they are numbered. ¹³ This, shall they give––every one that passeth over to them that have been numbered––a half–shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary,––the shekel is, twenty gerahs––the half–shekel, shall be a heave–offering to Yahweh. ¹⁴ All who pass over to the numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, shall give the heave–offering of Yahweh. ¹⁵ The rich, shall not give more, and, the poor, shall not give less, than the half–shekel,––when they give the heave–offering of Yahweh, to put a propitiatory–covering over your souls. ¹⁶ So then thou shalt take the silver for the propitiatory–coverings, from the sons of Israel, and shalt expend it upon the service of the tent of meeting,––thus shall it be for the sons of Israel, as a memorial before Yahweh, to put a propitiatory–covering over your souls.
¹⁷ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying–– ¹⁸ And thou shalt make a laver of bronze, and its stand of bronze, for bathing,––and thou shalt place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put therein, water. ¹⁹ So shall Aaron and his sons bathe thereat,––their hands, and their feet.

²⁵ And he made the incense, altar, of acacia wood,––a cubit, the length thereof, and, a cubit, the breadth thereof, foursquare, and, two cubits, the height thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof. ²⁶ And he overlaid it with pure gold––the top thereof and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof,––and he made thereto a rim of gold, round about. ²⁷ And, two rings of gold, made he thereto––beneath the rim thereof, upon the two corners thereof, upon the two sides thereof,––as receptacles for the staves, to lift it therewith. ²⁸ And he made the staves of acacia wood,––and overlaid them, with gold.

³⁸ and the altar of gold, and the oil of anointing, and the fragrant incense,––and the screen for the opening of the tent;

⁵ and thou shalt place the altar of gold, for incense, before the ark of the testimony,––and put up the screen for the opening of the habitation;

²⁶ And he put the altar of gold, in the tent of meeting,––before the veil; ²⁷ and burned thereupon the fragrant incense,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

⁹ according to all that, I, am shewing thee, the pattern of the habitation, and the pattern of all the furnishings thereof, even so, shall ye make it.

¹⁰ and the cloths of variegated stuff, and the holy garments, for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for ministering as priests;

⁸ so shall they have charge of all the furniture of the tent of meeting, even the charge of the sons of Israel,––to do the laborious work of the habitation.

⁷ And, over the Presence–table, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and put thereon the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the libation cups, the perpetual bread also, thereupon, shall remain;

¹⁴ and, the caldrons, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, even all the utensils of bronze wherewith ministration used to be made, did they take away; ¹⁵ and, the sprinkling pans and the dashing bowls which were of gold, in gold, and which were of silver, in silver, did, the chief of the royal executions, take away.

²⁹ And, some from among them, were appointed over the utensils, yea over all the vessels of the holy place,––and over the fine meal, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

¹¹ And Huram made––the pans, and the shovels, and the tossing bowls,––and Huram finished doing the work, which he did for King Solomon, in the house of God:––

¹⁶ and, the pans and the shovels and the flesh–hooks, and all the vessels, made Huram his father for King Solomon, for the house of Yahweh,––of burnished bronze,

¹⁹ Yea Solomon made all the utensils which were for the house of God,––and the altar of gold, and the rubles, whereon was the Presence–bread;

²² and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the censers, of purified gold,––and the entrance of the house, the inner doors thereof for the holy of holies, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

¹ And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood,––of five cubits length, and five cubits breadth, four square, shall the altar be, and three cubits the height thereof. ² And thou shalt make its horns upon its four corners, of the same, shall be its horns,––and thou shalt overlay it with copper. ³ And thou shalt make its pans for removing its ashes, and its shovels, and its sprinkling bowls, and its flesh–hooks, and its fire–pans,––all its vessels, shalt thou make of bronze. ⁴ And thou shalt make to it a grating, a network of bronze,––and thou shalt make, upon the network, four rings of bronze, upon the four corners thereof. ⁵ And thou shalt place it under the margin of the altar, beneath,––so shall the network reach unto the midst of the altar. ⁶ And thou shalt make staves, for the altar, staves of acacia wood,––and shalt overlay them with copper. ⁷ And the staves shall be brought into the rings,––so shall the staves be on the two sides of the altar, in lifting it: ⁸ Hollow, with boards, shalt thou make it,––as it was showed thee in the mount, so, shall they make it.

¹² And, the fire on the altar, shall be kept burning therein, it shall not be suffered to go out, but the priest shall kindle up thereon pieces of wood, morning by morning,––and shall set in order thereupon the ascending–sacrifice, and shall make a perfume thereon, with the fat–pieces of the peace–offerings: ¹³ fire, shall continually be kept burning on the altar, it shall not be suffered to go out.

⁶ and put thereon a covering of badgers’ skin, and spread a complete wrapper of blue, over above,––and put in the staves thereof. ⁷ And, over the Presence–table, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and put thereon the dishes and the pans and the bowls and the libation cups, the perpetual bread also, thereupon, shall remain; ⁸ and they shall spread over them a wrapper of crimson, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof. ⁹ Then shall they take a wrapper of blue, and cover the light–giving lampstand, and the lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff–trays thereof,––and all the oil–vessels thereof, wherewith they minister thereunto;

¹¹ And, upon the altar of gold, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and shall cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and shall put in the staves thereof. ¹² And they shall take all the utensils of attendance wherewith they attend in the sanctuary, and put them within a wrapper of blue, and cover the same in a covering of badgers’ skin,––and put them on a frame.

¹ And he made the altar for the ascending–sacrifice, of acacia wood,––five cubits, the length thereof, and, five cubits, the breadth thereof, foursquare, and, three cubits, the height thereof. ² And he made the horns thereof, upon the four corners thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof,––and he overlaid it with bronze. ³ And he made all the utensils of the altar––the pans and the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls, the flesh–hooks and the fire–pans,––all the utensils thereof, made he of bronze. ⁴ And he made to the altar a grating, of network of bronze,––under the margin thereof beneath, as far as the midst thereof. ⁵ And he cast four rings in the four corners, to the grating of bronze,––as receptacles for the staves. ⁶ And he made the staves of acacia wood,––and overlaid them with bronze. ⁷ And he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the altar, to lift it therewith,––hollow with boards, did he make it.

¹² So then thou shalt set bounds for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves––that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch the boundary thereof, whosoever toucheth the mountain, shall, surely die.

⁵¹ And, when the habitation is to set forward, the Levites, shall take it down, and, when the habitation is to be pitched, the Levites, shall set it up,––but, the stranger that draweth near, shall be put to death.

³⁸ But, they who were to encamp before the habitation, eastwards, before the tent of meeting, towards sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, to keep the charge of the sanctuary, as the charge of the sons of Israel, and, the stranger that came near, was to be put to death.

⁹ but, unto the sons of Kohath, gave he none,––because, as to the laborious work of the sanctuary [which] pertained unto them, upon their shoulders, were they to carry it.

²¹ Then set forward the Kohathites, bearing the sanctuary,––and so the habitation was reared by the time they came in.

⁹ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests, the sons of Levi, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh,––and unto all the elders of Israel.

¹⁰ Now, the priests who were bearing the ark, continued standing in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished which Yahweh commanded Joshua, to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua,––the people therefore hasted, and passed over.

¹⁹ And, when he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they looked into the ark of Yahweh, yea smote of the people seventy men [and] fifty thousand men, the people mourned, for that Yahweh had smitten the people with a great smiting.

⁶ And, when they came as far as the threshing–floor of Nachon, Uzzah thrust forth his hand unto the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen were restive. ⁷ Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh, against Uzzah, and God smote him there, for the error,––so that he died there, by the ark of God.

¹³ And so it was that, when they who bare the ark of Yahweh had stepped forward six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a heifer.

⁹ And, when they came as far as the threshing–floor of Chidon, Uzza thrust forth his hand, to seize the ark, for the oxen were restive. ¹⁰ Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh against Uzza, and he smote him, because he thrust forth his hand unto the ark,––and he died there, before God.

² Then, said David, None must carry the ark of God, save the Levites,––for, of them, did Yahweh make choice, to bear the ark of Yahweh, and to attend it, unto times age–abiding.

¹⁵ And the sons of the Levites bare the ark of God, just as Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh,––on their shoulder, with the staves upon them.

¹⁸ For ye have not approached––unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest, ¹⁹ And a trumpets peal,––and a sound of things spoken:––from which they who heard excused themselves, lest there should be added to them, a word; ²⁰ For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined,––and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned; ²¹ And, so fearful was that which was showing itself, Moses, said––I am terrified, and do tremble! ²² But ye have approached––unto Zion’s mountain, and unto the city of a Living God, a heavenly Jerusalem,––and unto myriads of messengers, ²³ in high festival,––and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens,––and unto God, judge of all,––and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect,–– ²⁴ And unto the mediator of a new covenant, Jesus,––and unto the blood of sprinkling, more excellently speaking, than, Abel. ²⁵ Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away: ²⁶ Whose voice shook the earth, then, but, now, hath he promised, saying––Yet once for all, I, will shake––not only the earth, but, also the heaven. ²⁷ But, the saying, Yet once for all, maketh clear the removal of the things which can be shaken, as of things done with,––that they may remain, which cannot be shaken. ²⁸ Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude––whereby we may be rendering divine service well–pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe; ²⁹ For, even our God, is a consuming fire.

⁶ oil for giving light,––perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;

²⁰ Thou thyself, therefore, shalt command the sons of Israel, that they bring unto thee––pure, beaten olive–oil, for giving light,––that the lamp may lift up its flame, continually. ²¹ In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is by the testimony, shall Aaron and his sons order it, from evening until morning, before Yahweh,––a statute age–abiding, to their generations, from the sons of Israel.

³⁹ The one, lamb, shalt thou offer in the morning,––and, the second, lamb, shalt thou offer between the evenings; ⁴⁰ and a tenth part of fine meal mingled with a fourth part of the hin of beaten oil, and, as a drink–offering, a fourth part of the hin of wine,––with the one, lamb. ⁴¹ And, the second lamb, shalt thou offer between the evenings,––according to the meal–offering of the morning, and according to the drink–offering thereof, shalt thou offer with it, for a satisfying odour, an altar–flame, to Yahweh:

²³ Thou, therefore, take to thee––principal spices,––self–flowing myrrh, five hundred, and, fragrant cinnamon, half as much, two hundred and fifty, and, fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; ²⁴ and, cassia, five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary,––and, oil olive, a hin. ²⁵ And thou shalt make it an oil for holy anointing, a compounded perfume, the work of a perfumer,––an oil for holy anointing, shall it be. ²⁶ And thou shalt anoint therewith, the tent of meeting,––and the ark of the testimony; ²⁷ and the table, and all its utensils, and the lampstand, and its utensils,––and the incense altar, ²⁸ and the altar for the ascending–sacrifice, and all its utensils,––and the laver, and its stand. ²⁹ So shalt thou hallow them, and they shall be most, holy,––whosoever toucheth them, shall be holy. ³⁰ Aaron also, and his sons, shalt thou anoint,––so shalt thou hallow them, to minister as priests unto me. ³¹ And, unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak, saying, An oil for holy anointing, shall this be to me, to your generations. ³² Upon the flesh of a common man, shall it not be poured, and, according to the proportions thereof, shall ye not make any like it,––holy, it is, holy, shall it be to you. ³³ Whosoever compoundeth any like it, and whosoever bestoweth thereof upon a stranger, shall be cut off from among his people. ³⁴ Then said Yahweh unto Moses––Take to thee aromatic spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum,––aromatic spices, and pure frankincense,––weight for weight, shall it be. ³⁵ And thou shalt make of it an incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer,––salted, pure, holy. ³⁶ And thou shalt beat some of it to powder, and place thereof before the testimony, in the tent of meeting, where I am to meet with thee,––most holy, shall it be to you. ³⁷ And, the incense which thou shalt make, according to the proportions thereof, ye shall not make for yourselves,––holy, shall it be to thee, to Yahweh. ³⁸ Whosoever shall make like it, to smell of it, shall be cut off, from among his people.

¹¹ and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, for the holy place, according to all which I have commanded thee, shall they do.

²⁹ And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure fragrant incense,––the work of a perfumer.

²⁰ This, is the oblation of Aaron and his sons, which they shall bring near unto Yahweh in the day when he is anointed, The tenth of an ephah of fine meal, as a continual meal–offering,––half thereof in the morning, and half thereof in the evening;

² Command the sons of Israel, That they bring unto thee pure oil olive, beaten, for giving light,––to cause the lamp to burn up continually.

³² And, the prince of the princes of the Levites, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest,––to have the oversight of them that were to keep the charge of the sanctuary.

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me––to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth,––To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight,––to send away the crushed, with a release;

²⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,––to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.

¹ Let a man, so, be reckoning of us, as officers of Christ, and stewards of sacred secrets of God.

⁵ For there is, one, God, one, mediator also, between God and men,––a man––Christ Jesus:

¹ Whence, holy brethren, partners, in a heavenly calling, attentively consider the Apostle and High––priest of our confession––Jesus

⁶ But, Christ, as, a Son, over his house,––whose house are, we,––if, the freedom of speech and boast of the hope, [throughout, firm,] we hold fast.

²⁵ For ye were as sheep going astray, but have now turned back unto the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

² Shepherd the beloved flock of God, which is among you,––not by compulsion, but by choice, nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind,––

²¹ Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Go down, adjure the people,––lest they press through unto Yahweh, to see, and so there fall from among them a multitude.

¹ Then Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, took each man his censer, and placed therein fire, and put thereon incense,––and brought near before Yahweh, strange fire, which he had not commanded them. ² Then came there forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed them,––and they died before Yahweh.

³² and the earth opened, her mouth, and swallowed up them, and their households,––and all the human beings who pertained unto Korah, with all their goods:

¹⁰ And Yahweh said unto Moses––Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, to be kept as a sign unto such as are perverse,––that thou mayest bring to an end their murmurings against me, that they die not.

⁵ So shall ye keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar,––that there no more, be wrath against the sons of Israel.

²³ Yea [thou shalt behold] all thy wives and thy children, brought forth unto the Chaldeans, and, thou, shalt not escape out of their hand,––but, by the hand of the king of Babylon, shalt thou be taken, and, this city, shall be burned with fire.

² Then came there forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed them,––and they died before Yahweh.

¹⁹ Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entrance through the Holy place, by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ Which entrance he hath consecrated for us, as a way recent and living, through the veil, that is, his flesh,––

¹⁹ And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant in his sanctuary, appeared, and there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

¹⁸ And, these, the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families,––Libni and Shimei.

²¹ To, Gershon, belonged the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites,––these, are they––the families of the Gershonites.

²⁴ And, the prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites, was Eliasaph, son of Lael.

³ from thirty years old, and upwards, even unto fifty years,––every one that can enter into the host, to do service in the tent of meeting.

³ Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards,––and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty–eight thousand.

²⁴ These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh,––from twenty years old, and upwards.

²⁷ For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi,––from twenty years old, and upwards.

¹ Who, is this, coming in from Edom, With bright–red garments, from Bozrah? This, made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save. ² Wherefore, is there red, on thy raiment,––And thy garments, as of one treading in a wine–trough? ³ A winepress, have I trodden, alone, And, of the peoples, there was no, man with me. So I trod them down, in mine anger, And trampled upon them, in mine indignation,––And their life–blood besprinkled my garments, And, all mine apparel, I defiled; ⁴ For, a day of avenging, was in my heart, And, the year of my redeemed, had come.

¹⁴ For we know that, the law, is spiritual,––I, however, am a creature of flesh, sold under sin; ¹⁵ For, that which I am working out, I do not approve,––for not, what I wish, the same I practise, but, what I hate, the same I do: ¹⁶ Now, if what I wish not the same I do, I consent unto the law that [it is] right. ¹⁷ Now, however, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me: ¹⁸ I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not! ¹⁹ For not, the good that I wish, I do, but, the evil that I do not wish, the same I practise. ²⁰ Now, if what I wish not, the same, I do, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me. ²¹ Hence, I find the law, to me who wish to be doing the right, that, unto me, the wrong lieth near: ²² I have, in fact, a sympathetic pleasure in the law of God; according to the inner man. ²³ But I behold a diverse law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive in the law of sin which existeth in my members:–– ²⁴ Wretched, man am, I! Who shall rescue me out of this body doomed to death?

⁷ Who serveth as a soldier, at his own charges, at any time? Who planteth a vineyard,––and, the fruit thereof, doth not eat? [Or] who shepherdeth a flock,––and, of the milk of the flock, doth not eat?

⁷ in love unfeigned, in discourse of truth, in power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and left,

³ For, though, in flesh, we walk, not, according to flesh, do we war,–– ⁴ For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds,–– ⁵ When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ,

¹⁷ For, the flesh, coveted against the Spirit, but, the Spirit, against the flesh,––for, these, unto one another, are opposed, lest, whatsoever things ye chance to desire, these, ye should be doing!

²⁴ And, they who are of Christ Jesus, have crucified, the flesh, with its susceptibilities and covetings.

¹⁰ For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might: ¹¹ Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary; ¹² Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world–holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. ¹³ For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand! ¹⁴ Stand therefore,––having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad–message of peace; ¹⁶ With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench; ¹⁷ And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken, ¹⁸ With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints,––
¹⁹ And on behalf of me; ––that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret [of the glad–message]

³ Take thy part in suffering hardship, as a brave soldier of Christ Jesus:–– ⁴ No one that is serving as a soldier, entangleth himself with the matters of his livelihood, that he may please him that hath summoned him to serve as a soldier;

⁷ The noble contest, have I contested, the race, have I finished, the faith, have I kept:

²⁷ At the bidding of Aaron and his sons, shall be all the labour of the sons of the Gershonites, to the extent of their every burden, and to the extent of all their labour,––so shall ye appoint unto them in charge, their every burden.

³¹ And, this, shall be their charge of the burdens, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,––the boards of the habitation, and the bars thereof, and he pillars thereof and the sockets thereof: ³² and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets and their pins and their cords, to the extent of all their articles, to the extent of all their labour,––and, by names, shall ye put under their care the articles of their charge of burdens.

⁴⁷ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old,––all that might enter, to toil in the work of labouring and in the work of bearing burdens, in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁹ At the bidding of Yahweh, were they put in charge, by the mediation of Moses, man by man, over his labour, and over his burden,––yea, they who were put in charge by him, were they, whom Yahweh commanded Moses.

¹⁴ And thou shalt make a covering, for the tent, of rams’ skins dyed red,––and a covering of badger’s skins, above.

²⁵ And, the charge of the sons of Gershon, was over the tent of meeting, the habitation, and the tent,––the covering thereof, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting; ²⁶ and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court which was near the habitation, and near the altar, round about,––and the cords thereof, as to all the laborious work thereof.

⁵ Take [them] of them, so shall they be for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting,––and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to the need of his laborious work. ⁶ So Moses took the waggons, and the oxen,––and gave them unto the Levites: ⁷ two of the waggons and four of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Gershon,––according to the need of their laborious work;

⁹ And thou shalt make the court of the habitation,––on the south side southward, hangings for the court, of fine–twined linen, a hundred cubits in length, to the one side;

¹⁸ the pins of the habitation, and the pins of the court, and their cords;

⁷⁰ According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets,––

² Now I praise you, that, in all things, ye have me in remembrance, and, even as I delivered unto you the instructions, ye hold them fast.

³³ This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of Merari, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,––in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron, the priest.

⁵ And, distributions of ministries, there are, and the same Lord, ⁶ And, distributions of energies, there are, and the same God––who energiseth all things in all.

³³ To Merari, belonged the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites,––these, are they––the families of Merari. ³⁴ And, they who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old and upwards, were six thousand, and two hundred. ³⁵ And, the prince of the ancestral house of the families of Merari, was Zuriel, son of Abihail,––on the side of the habitation, were they to encamp, northward.

¹ [David’s. A Melody.]
The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord––Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. ² Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes. ³ Thy people, will freely offer themselves, in the day of thine army,––in the splendours of holiness, out of the womb of the dawn, To thee, [shall spring forth] the dew of thy youth. ⁴ Yahweh, hath sworn––and will not repent, Thou, [shalt be] a priest unto times age–abiding, after the manner of Melchizedek.
⁵ My Lord, on thy right hand,––hath shattered––in the day of his anger––kings; ⁶ He will judge among the nations––full of dead bodies! He hath shattered the head over a land far extended: ⁷ Of the torrent in the way, will he drink; ––For this cause, will he lift up [his] head.

¹¹ But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness; ¹² Be contesting the noble contest of the faith,––lay hold of the age–abiding life––unto which thou wast called, and didst make the noble confession before many witnesses.

⁴ No one that is serving as a soldier, entangleth himself with the matters of his livelihood, that he may please him that hath summoned him to serve as a soldier;

⁷ The noble contest, have I contested, the race, have I finished, the faith, have I kept: ⁸ Henceforth, lieth by for me––the crown, of righteousness, which the Lord will render unto me in that, day,––The righteous judge,––Ye, not alone unto me, but unto all them also who have loved his forthshining.

¹⁵ And thou shalt make boards, for the habitation,––of acacia wood, to stand up:

³⁶ And, the oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari, was––the boards of the habitation, and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof,––and all the furniture thereof, as to all the laborious work thereof; ³⁷ also the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets,––and their pins, and their cords.

⁸ and, four of the waggons, and eight of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Merari,––according to the need of their laborious work, in the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest; ⁹ but, unto the sons of Kohath, gave he none,––because, as to the laborious work of the sanctuary [which] pertained unto them, upon their shoulders, were they to carry it.

¹⁷ And, the sockets for the pillars, were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars, and their connecting–rods, of silver,––and, the overlaying of their capitals, was silver,––and, they themselves, were filleted with silver, even all the pillars of the court.

²¹ These, are the details of the habitation––the habitation of testimony, which were detailed at the bidding of Moses,––the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

¹ And it came to pass, on the day when Moses made an end of rearing up the habitation, and anointing it, and hallowing it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar, and all the utensils thereof,––both of anointing them, and hallowing them,

²⁸ This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of the Gershonites, in the tent of meeting,––and, the charge of them, shall be in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron, the priest.

⁶ And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take ye up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people. So they took up the ark of the covenant, and went on before the people.

⁶ When a man, shall lay hold, on his brother, of the house of his father, [saying]––Clothing, hast thou, Become thou our, ruler, This downfall, be under thy hand.

³⁹ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years old,––all that might enter the host, to labour in the tent of meeting:

⁴³ from thirty years old and upwards, even unto fifty years old,––all that might enter the host to labour in the tent of meeting;

²⁶ moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof. ²⁷ For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi,––from twenty years old, and upwards.

¹³ and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh,––and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:

³⁴ And, they who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old and upwards, were six thousand, and two hundred.

²⁵ Iron and bronze, be thy sandals, And, as thy days, be thy strength.

¹³ Trial, hath not taken you, save such as man can bear; faithful, moreover is God, who will not suffer you to be tried above what ye are able, but will make, with the trial, also the way of escape, that ye may be able to hold out.

⁸ For, unto one, indeed, through the Spirit, is given, a word of wisdom, but, unto another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; –– ⁹ Unto a different one, faith, in the same Spirit, and, unto another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit, ¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; –– ¹¹ But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.
¹² For, just as, the body, is one, and yet hath many members, but, all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so, also, the Christ; ––

⁹ And at once he said unto me––Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me. ¹⁰ Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful.

²⁹ As for the sons of Merari,––by their families, by their ancestral house, shall ye number them;

²³ from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years, shalt thou number them,––all that may enter to take rank in the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting. ²⁴ This, shall be the labour of the families of the Gershonites,––in labouring and in bearing:––

³⁷ These, were they who were numbered, of the families of the Kohathites, all that might labour in the tent of meeting,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh by the mediation of Moses.

⁶ Now, having gifts of favour, according to the favour given unto us, differing––whether prophesying, [let us use it] according to the proportion of our faith, ⁷ Or ministering, [use it] in our ministering, or he that teacheth, [let him use his gift] in his teaching, ⁸ Or he that exhorteth, in his exhorting, he that imparteth, [let it be] with liberality, he that taketh a lead, with diligence, he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁴ But, distributions of gifts, there are, yet the same Spirit, ⁵ And, distributions of ministries, there are, and the same Lord, ⁶ And, distributions of energies, there are, and the same God––who energiseth all things in all. ⁷ But, unto each one, is given the manifesting of the Spirit, with a view to that which is profitable; ⁸ For, unto one, indeed, through the Spirit, is given, a word of wisdom, but, unto another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; –– ⁹ Unto a different one, faith, in the same Spirit, and, unto another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit, ¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; –– ¹¹ But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.
¹² For, just as, the body, is one, and yet hath many members, but, all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so, also, the Christ; –– ¹³ For, even to one Spirit, we all, into one body, have been immersed,––whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free,––and, all, of one Spirit, have been caused to drink. ¹⁴ For, the body also, is not one member, but many: ¹⁵ Though the foot should say––Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body? ¹⁶ And, though the ear should say––Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body? ¹⁷ If, the whole body, were, an eye, where were the hearing? If, the whole were, hearing, where were, the smelling? ¹⁸ But, now, hath God set the members, each one of them in the body, even as he pleased. ¹⁹ But, if they all had been one member, Where had been, the body? ²⁰ Now, however there are many members, yet one body; ²¹ [And] the eye cannot say unto the hand––I have no need of thee,––nor, again, the head, unto the feet––I have no need of you:–– ²² Nay! much more, the members which seem to be weaker are necessary, ²³ And, the parts of the body which we deem to be less honourable, on these, more abundant honour, do we bestow, and, our uncomely parts, have, more abundant comeliness, ²⁴ Whereas, our comely parts, have, no need. But, God, hath tempered the body together,––unto that which was lacking, giving more abundant honour; –– ²⁵ That there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have, the same, care, one for another; ²⁶ And, whether one member, suffereth, all the members, suffer with it, or, a member is glorified, all the members, rejoice together.
²⁷ Now, ye, are the body of Christ, and members severally; –– ²⁸ And God hath, indeed, set, certain, in the assembly,––first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that mighty works, then gifts of healings, helps, guidings, kinds of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all mighty works? ³⁰ Have, all, gifts of healings? Do, all, with tongues, speak? Do, all, translate? ³¹ Be envious, however, of the greater gifts; and, yet, a much more excellent way, unto you, I point out:––

³⁹ All they who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses [and Aaron] numbered at the bidding of Yahweh, by their families,––every male, from one month old and upwards, were two–and–twenty thousand.

¹⁴ Because, narrow, is the gate, and, confined, the way, that leadeth unto life,––and, few, are they who find, it.

¹⁶ Thus, shall be––The last first, and the first last.

¹⁵ Then, went the Pharisees and took, counsel, that they might ensnare him, in discourse.

⁴⁷ But, the Levites, by the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered in their midst.

⁵⁴ Thus did the sons of Israel,––according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they.

³³ But, the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

⁵¹ And Moses gave the redemption silver to Aaron and to his sons, at the bidding of Yahweh,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

²¹ Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

³¹ And, this, shall be their charge of the burdens, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,––the boards of the habitation, and the bars thereof, and he pillars thereof and the sockets thereof:

⁴¹ These, are they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who might labour in the tent of meeting,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh.

⁴⁵ These, are they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,––whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh, by the mediation of Moses.

² And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest, upon him,––The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge, and reverence of Yahweh; ³ So will he find fragrance, in the reverence of Yahweh, And not, by the sight of his eyes, will he judge, Nor, by the hearing of his ears, will he decide; ⁴ But he will judge, with righteousness, them who are poor, And decide, with equity! for the oppressed of the land,––And he will smite the land with the sceptre of his mouth, And, with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;

¹ Lo! my Servant, I will uphold him, My chosen, well–pleased, is my soul,––I have put my spirit upon him, Justice––to the nations, will he bring forth: ² He will not cry out, nor will he speak loud,––Nor cause to be heard, in the street, his voice: ³ Cane that is crushed, will he not break, And wick that is fading, will he not quench,––Faithfully, will he bring forth justice: ⁴ He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And, for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
⁵ Thus, saith GOD himself––Yahweh,––Creator of the heavens, that stretched them forth, Out–spreader of earth, and the products thereof,––Giver of breath to the people thereon, And of spirit to them who walk therein, ⁶ I––Yahweh, have called thee in righteousness, And will firmly grasp thy hand,––And will keep thee, And give thee––As the covenant of a people, As the light of nations: ⁷ To open eyes that are blind,––To bring forth, Out of the dungeon, the captive, Out of the prison, the dwellers in darkness.

¹ Hearken, ye Coastlands, unto me, And give ear, ye peoples afar off,––Yahweh, called me, from my birth, From my nativity, made he mention of my name; ² And he made my mouth, like a sharp sword, In the shadow of his hand, he concealed me,––And made of me a polished arrow, In his quiver, he hid me; ³ And said to me, My Servant, thou art,––Israel, in whom I will get myself glory. ⁴ But, I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist––my vigour, have I spent,––Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God. ⁵ Now, therefore, said Yahweh––Fashioning me from birth, To be Servant to him, To restore Jacob unto him, And that, Israel, unto him, might be gathered, And I be honourable in the eyes of Yahweh, And, my God, be proved to have been my strength; ⁶ Yea he said––It is too small a thing, for being my, Servant, That thou shouldest raise up the tribes of Jacob, And, the preserved of Israel, shouldst restore,––So I will give thee to become a light of nations, That, my salvation, may reach as far as, the end of the earth.
⁷ Thus, saith Yahweh––the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him that is despised of the soul, To the abhorred of the nation, To the servant of rulers, Kings, shall see and arise, Princes, lo! they have bowed themselves down,––Because of Yahweh, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, lo! he hath chosen thee. ⁸ Thus, saith Yahweh––In a time of acceptance, have I answered thee, In a day of salvation, have I helped thee,––That I may preserve thee, And give thee as the covenant of a people, To establish the land, To bring into possession the desolate heritages;

⁴ For, just as in one body we have many members, yet, all the members, have not the same office, ⁵ So, we, the many, are one body in Christ, yet, severally, members one of another.