²⁴ with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites. ²⁵ And the ^(A)guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved ^(B)the tabernacle, ^(C)the tent with ^(D)its covering, ^(E)the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, ^26 (F)the hangings of the court, ^(G)the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and ^(H)its cords—all the service connected with these.

²⁷ To Kohath belonged the clan of the ^(I)Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. ²⁸ According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. ²⁹ The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, ³⁰ with ^(J)Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites. ³¹ And their guard duty involved ^(K)the ark, ^(L)the table, ^(M)the lampstand, ^(N)the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and ^(O)the screen; all the service connected with these. ³² And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

³³ To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. ³⁴ Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. ³⁵ And the chief of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. ^36 (P)And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the ^(Q)frames of the tabernacle, ^(R)the bars, ^(S)the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; ³⁷ also ^(T)the pillars around the court, with their bases and ^(U)pegs and ^(V)cords.

³⁸ Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, ^(W)guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect^[a] the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. ³⁹ All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were ^(X)22,000.

¹⁶ And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. ^(A)The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. ^17 (B)Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was ^(C)Jether the Ishmaelite.

^18 (D)Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ When Azubah died, ^(E)Caleb married ^(F)Ephrath, who bore him ^(G)Hur. ²⁰ Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered ^(H)Bezalel.

²¹ Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of ^(I)Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. ²² And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. ^23 (J)But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. ²⁴ After the death of Hezron, ^(K)Caleb went in to Ephrathah,^[a] the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him ^(L)Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

²⁵ The sons of ^(M)Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. ²⁷ The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. ²⁸ The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹ The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. ³⁰ The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. ³¹ The son^[b] of Appaim: Ishi. ^(N)The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. ³² The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.

Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: ^2 (A)“Son of man, say to ^(B)the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

Beth

¹⁵ When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, ^(A)“Blessed is everyone who will ^(B)eat bread in the kingdom of God!” ¹⁶ But he said to him, ^(C)“A man once ^(D)gave a great banquet and invited many. ¹⁷ And at the time for the banquet he ^(E)sent his servant^[a] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ ¹⁸ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ ¹⁹ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ ²⁰ And another said, ^(F)‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ ²¹ So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in ^(G)the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ ²² And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ ²³ And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. ²⁴ For I tell you,^{[b] (H)}none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”

² Look: I, Paul, say to you that ^(A)if you accept circumcision, ^(B)Christ will be of no advantage to you. ³ I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that ^(C)he is obligated to keep the whole law. ⁴ You are ^(D)severed from Christ, ^(E)you who would be justified^[a] by the law; ^(F)you have fallen away from grace. ⁵ For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly ^(G)wait for the hope of righteousness. ⁶ For in Christ Jesus ^(H)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but ^(I)only faith working through love.

^7 (J)You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying ^(K)the truth? ⁸ This persuasion is not from ^(L)him who calls you. ^9 (M)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. ^10 (N)I have confidence in the Lord that you will ^(O)take no other view, and ^(P)the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. ¹¹ But if I, brothers,^[b] still preach^[c] circumcision, ^(Q)why am I still being persecuted? In that case ^(R)the offense of the cross has been removed. ¹² I wish ^(S)those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!

¹³ For you were called to freedom, brothers. ^(T)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love ^(U)serve one another. ¹⁴ For ^(V)the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ^(W)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ But if you ^(X)bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.