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Numbers 3-9
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Levite Priesthood Established

3 (A)Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 (B)These then 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 (C)anointed priests, whom he [a]ordained to serve as priests. 4 (D)But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered [b]strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests [c]in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “(E)Bring the tribe of Levi forward and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. 7 They shall perform the duties for [d]him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, to do the (F)service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall also take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 So you shall (G)assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are exclusively assigned to him from the sons of Israel. 10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that (H)they may [e]keep their priesthood, but (I)the [f]layman who comes near shall be put to death.”

11 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Now, behold, I (J)have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every (K)firstborn, the firstborn of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine. 13 For (L)all the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I fatally struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from the human firstborn to animals. They shall be Mine; I am the Lord.”

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses (M)in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 “[g](N)Count the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall count.” 16 So Moses counted them according to the [h]word of the Lord, just as he had been commanded. 17 (O)These, then, are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the (P)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 families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. 22 Their numbered men, in the counting of every male from a month old and upward, their numbered men were 7,500. 23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the [i]tabernacle westward, 24 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites: Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Duties of the Levites

25 Now (Q)the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle and (R)the tent, its covering, and (S)the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 and (T)the curtains of the courtyard, (U)the curtain for the entrance of the courtyard which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ropes, according to all the service [j]concerning them.

27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the counting of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families: [k]Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Now (V)their duties included (W)the ark, (X)the table, (Y)the lampstand, (Z)the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the [l]curtain, and all the service [m]concerning them; 32 and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34 Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200. 35 And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to (AA)camp on the northward side of the tabernacle. 36 Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them, 37 and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases, their pegs, and their ropes.

38 Now those who were to (AB)camp in front of the tabernacle eastward, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but (AC)the [n]layman coming near was to be put to death. 39 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the [o]command of the Lord by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were (AD)twenty-two thousand.

Firstborn Redeemed

40 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(AE)Count every firstborn male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and [p]make a list of their names. 41 And you (AF)shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the cattle of the sons of Israel.” 42 So Moses counted all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded him; 43 and all the firstborn males, by the number of names from a month old and upward for their numbered men, were (AG)22,273.

44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 “(AH)Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am the Lord. 46 (AI)And as [q]a redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess of the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (AJ)five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in (AK)terms of the shekel of the sanctuary ((AL)the shekel is twenty [r]gerahs), 48 and you shall give the money, the redemption price of those who are in excess among them, to Aaron and to his sons.” 49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of the number of those redeemed by the Levites; 50 from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, 1,365. 51 Then Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, at the [s]command of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Duties of the Kohathites

4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “Take a [t]census of the [u]descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, 3 from (AM)thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, everyone who can enter the service of ministry to do work in the tent of meeting. 4 This is the work of the [v]descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

5 “When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down (AN)the veil of the curtain, and cover the (AO)ark of the testimony with it; 6 and they shall place a (AP)covering of [w]fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure [x]violet, and insert its carrying poles. 7 Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of violet and put on it the dishes, the pans, the sacrificial bowls, and the jugs for the drink offering; and (AQ)the continual bread shall be on it. 8 And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles. 9 Then they shall take a violet cloth and cover the (AR)lampstand for the light, (AS)along with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all its oil containers, by which they attend to it; 10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on the carrying [y]bars. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a violet cloth and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying [z]bars. 13 Then they shall clean away the [aa]ashes from the (AT)altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks, shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of fine leather over it and insert its carrying poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them by the poles, so that they will not touch the holy objects (AU)and die. These are the [ab]things in the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16 “Now the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is (AV)the oil for the light, the (AW)fragrant incense, (AX)the continual grain offering, and (AY)the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the [ac]tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be eliminated from among the Levites. 19 Rather, do this for them so that they will live and (AZ)not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; 20 but (BA)they shall not come in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.”

Duties of the Gershonites

21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 22 “Take a [ad]census of the sons of Gershon [ae]also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; 23 from (BB)thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall [af]count them: all who can enter to perform service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: 25 they shall carry (BC)the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and (BD)the covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 and (BE)the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes and all the equipment for their service; and everything that is to be done [ag]by them, [ah]they shall perform. 27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, that is, all their loads and all their work, shall be performed at the [ai]command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting; and their duties shall be [aj]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Merarites

29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ households; 30 from (BF)thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, you shall count them, everyone who can enter the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. 31 Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, and its bases, 32 and the pillars around the courtyard and their bases, their pegs, and their ropes, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign by names of the men the items [ak]that each is to carry. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, [al]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

34 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households, 35 from (BG)thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting. 36 Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. 37 These were the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the [am]commandment of the Lord [an]through Moses.

38 And the numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households, 39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting— 40 their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41 These were the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the [ao]commandment of the Lord.

42 And the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, 43 from (BH)thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting— 44 their numbered men by their families were 3,200. 45 These were the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the [ap]commandment of the Lord [aq]through Moses.

46 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ households, 47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting— 48 their numbered men were (BI)8,580. 49 According to the [ar]commandment of the Lord [as]through Moses, they (BJ)were counted, everyone by his serving or carrying; so these were his numbered men, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

On Defilement

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the sons of Israel that they (BK)send away from the camp everyone with leprosy, everyone having a (BL)discharge, and everyone who is (BM)unclean because of contact with a dead person. 3 You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they do not defile their camp where I dwell (BN)in their midst.” 4 And the sons of Israel did so and sent them outside the camp; just as the Lord had spoken to Moses, that is what the sons of Israel did.

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Speak to the sons of Israel: ‘(BO)When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against the Lord, and that person is guilty, 7 then [at]he shall (BP)confess [au]his sin which [av]he has committed, and he (BQ)shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it a fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged. 8 But if the person has no [aw]redeemer to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him. 9 (BR)Also every [ax]contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his. 10 So every person’s holy gifts shall be his; whatever anyone gives to the priest, it (BS)becomes his.’”

The Adultery Test

11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife (BT)goes astray and is unfaithful to him, 13 and a man has (BU)sexual relations with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she remains undiscovered, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act, 14 [ay]if [az]an attitude of (BV)jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has defiled herself, or if [ba]an attitude of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has not defiled herself, 15 the man shall then bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring as [bb]an offering for her a tenth of an [bc]ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of reminder, (BW)a reminder of wrongdoing.

16 ‘Then the priest shall bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord, 17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware container; and [bd]he shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it in the water. 18 The priest shall then have the woman stand before the Lord and let down the hair of the woman’s head, and place the grain offering of reminder [be]in her hands, that is, the grain offering of jealousy; and in the hand of the priest is to be the water of bitterness that brings a curse. 19 And the priest shall have her take an oath and shall say to the woman, “If no man has had sexual relations with you and if you have not (BX)gone astray into uncleanness, as you are under the authority of your husband, be [bf]immune to this water of bitterness that brings a curse; 20 if, however, you have (BY)gone astray, though under the authority of your husband, and if you have defiled yourself and a man other than your husband has had sexual intercourse with you” 21 (then the priest shall have the woman (BZ)swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), “may the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people by the Lord’s making your thigh [bg]shriveled and your [bh]belly swollen; 22 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your [bi]stomach, to make your belly swell up and your thigh [bj]shrivel.” And the woman (CA)shall say, “Amen, Amen.”

23 ‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall [bk]wash them off into the water of bitterness. 24 Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her [bl]and cause bitterness. 25 And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, and he shall wave the grain offering before the Lord and bring it to the altar; 26 and (CB)the priest shall take a handful of the grain offering as its reminder offering and offer it up in smoke on the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water. 27 When he has made her drink the water, then it will come about, if she has defiled herself and has been unfaithful to her husband, that the water which brings a curse will go into her [bm]and cause bitterness, and her belly will swell up and her thigh will [bn]shrivel, and the woman will become (CC)a curse among her people. 28 But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be [bo]immune and conceive [bp]children.

29 ‘This is the law of jealousy: when a wife, who is under the authority of her husband, (CD)goes astray and defiles herself, 30 or when [bq]an attitude of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife, he shall then have the woman stand before the Lord, and the priest shall apply all of this law to her. 31 The man, moreover, will be free of [br]guilt, but that woman shall (CE)bear the consequences of her [bs]guilt.’”

Law of the Nazirites

6 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes [bt]a special vow, namely, the vow of (CF)a [bu]Nazirite, to live as a Nazirite for the Lord, 3 he shall (CG)abstain from wine and [bv]strong drink; he shall [bw]consume no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes. 4 All the days of his consecration he shall not eat anything that is produced from the grape vine, from the seeds even to the skin.

5 ‘All the days of his vow of consecration (CH)no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled which he lives as a Nazirite for the Lord; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long.

6 ‘(CI)All the days of his life as a Nazirite for the Lord he shall not come up to a dead person. 7 He (CJ)shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his consecration to God is [bx]on his head. 8 All the days of his consecration he is holy to the Lord.

9 ‘But if someone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head of hair, then (CK)he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; (CL)he shall shave it on the seventh day. 10 Then on the eighth day he shall bring (CM)two turtledoves or two young doves to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting. 11 And the priest shall offer (CN)one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for him [by]regarding his sin because of the dead person. And on that same day he shall consecrate his head, 12 and shall live his days of consecration as a Nazirite for the Lord, and shall bring a male lamb a year old as a guilt offering; but the preceding days will [bz]not count, because his consecration was defiled.

13 ‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite (CO)when the days of his consecration are fulfilled: he shall bring [ca]his offering to the entrance of the tent of meeting. 14 And he shall present his offering to the Lord: one male lamb a year old without defect as a burnt offering, one (CP)ewe lamb a year old without defect as a sin offering, one ram without defect as a peace offering, 15 and a basket of (CQ)unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil, along with (CR)their grain offering and their drink offering. 16 Then the priest shall present them before the Lord and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering. 17 He shall also offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, together with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall also offer its grain offering and its drink offering. 18 (CS)The Nazirite shall then shave his consecrated head of hair at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and take the consecrated hair of his head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. 19 (CT)And the priest shall take the ram’s shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened loaf from the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the [cb]hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated hair. 20 Then the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered as a wave offering, and the thigh offered as [cc]a contribution; and (CU)afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.’

21 “This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the Lord according to his consecration, in addition to what else [cd]he can afford; corresponding to his vow which he makes, so he shall do according to the law of his consecration.”

Aaron’s Benediction

22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘In this way (CV)you shall bless the sons of Israel. You are to say to them:

24 The Lord (CW)bless you, and [ce](CX)keep you;

25 The Lord (CY)cause His face to shine on you,
And (CZ)be gracious to you;

26 The Lord (DA)lift up His face to you,
And (DB)give you peace.’

27 So they shall [cf](DC)invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and then I will bless them.”

Offerings of the Leaders

7 Now on (DD)the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he (DE)anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. 2 Then (DF)the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, (DG)made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the [cg]supervisors over the [ch]numbered men). 3 When they brought their offering before the Lord, six (DH)covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 5 “Accept these things from them, that they may be [ci]used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” 6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to (DI)their service, 8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to (DJ)their service, [cj]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was (DK)the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

10 And the leaders offered the dedication offering [ck]for the altar [cl]when (DL)it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. 11 Then the Lord said to Moses, “They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

12 Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; 13 and his offering was one silver [cm](DM)dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels (DN)in [cn]sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15 one [co]bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 16 (DO)one male goat as a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of (DP)Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering; 19 he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 21 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 22 one male goat as a sin offering; 23 and for the sacrifice of (DQ)peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun; 25 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 27 one bull, one ram, and one (DR)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 28 one male goat as a sin offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben; 31 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 33 one bull, one ram, and one (DS)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 34 one male goat as a sin offering; 35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon; 37 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 39 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 40 one male goat as a sin offering; 41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day it was (DT)Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad; 43 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of (DU)fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 45 (DV)one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 46 one male goat as a sin offering; 47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day it was (DW)Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim; 49 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (DX)incense; 51 (DY)one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 52 one male goat as a sin offering; 53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day it was (DZ)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh; 55 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (EA)incense; 57 one bull, one ram, and one (EB)male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 58 one male goat as a sin offering; 59 and for the (EC)sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day it was (ED)Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin; 61 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (EE)incense; 63 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 64 one male goat as a (EF)sin offering; 65 and for the sacrifice of (EG)peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day it was (EH)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan; 67 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary (EI)shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (EJ)incense; 69 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 70 one male goat as a sin offering; 71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day it was (EK)Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher; 73 his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of (EL)incense; 75 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 76 one male goat as a sin offering; 77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

78 On the twelfth day it was (EM)Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali; 79 his offering was also one (EN)silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 81 one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 82 one male goat as a sin offering; 83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was (EO)the dedication offering [cp]for the altar from the leaders of Israel [cq]when (EP)it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans, 85 each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils totaled 2,400 in sanctuary shekels; 86 the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary (EQ)shekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, all the rams, twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering, twelve, and the male goats as a sin offering, twelve; 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings totaled twenty-four bulls, all the rams, sixty, the male goats, sixty, and the male lambs one year old, sixty. (ER)This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

89 Now when (ES)Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above (ET)the [cr]atoning cover that was on the ark of the testimony, from (EU)between the two [cs]cherubim; so He spoke to him.

The Seven Lamps

8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you [ct]mount the lamps, the seven lamps will (EV)provide light in the front of the lampstand.’” 3 Therefore Aaron did so; he [cu]mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 4 (EW)Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flower ornamentation it was hammered work; (EX)according to the [cv]pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Cleansing the Levites

5 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and (EY)cleanse them. 7 This is what you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle [cw]purifying (EZ)water on them, and have them [cx](FA)use a razor over their whole [cy]body, and they shall (FB)wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. 8 Then have them take a [cz]bull with (FC)its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second [da]bull as a sin offering. 9 So (FD)you shall present the Levites in front of the tent of meeting. (FE)You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, 10 and present the Levites before the Lord; and the sons of Israel (FF)shall lay their hands on the Levites. 11 Aaron then shall [db]present the Levites before the Lord as a (FG)wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may [dc]qualify to perform the service of the Lord. 12 Now (FH)the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then you are to offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the Lord.

14 “So you shall single out the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and (FI)the Levites shall be Mine. 15 Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and (FJ)present them as a wave offering; 16 for they are (FK)exclusively given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself (FL)instead of the firstborn of every womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. 17 For (FM)every firstborn among the sons of Israel is Mine, among the people and among the animals; on the day that I fatally struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself. 18 But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. 19 And (FN)I have given the Levites as [dd]a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, so that there will be no (FO)affliction among the sons of Israel due to [de]their approaching the sanctuary.”

20 So this is what Moses, Aaron, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel did to the Levites; according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses regarding the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them. 21 (FP)The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; just as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

Retirement for the Levites

23 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This is what applies to the Levites: from (FQ)twenty-five years old and upward [df]they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. 25 But at the age of fifty years they shall [dg]retire from service in the work and not work anymore. 26 They may, however, [dh]assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, (FR)to fulfill an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. In this way you shall deal with the Levites in their obligations.”

The Passover

9 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in (FS)the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “Now the sons of Israel are to [di]celebrate the Passover at (FT)its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, [dj]at twilight, you shall celebrate it at its appointed time; you shall celebrate it in accordance with all its statutes and all its ordinances.” 4 So Moses [dk]told the sons of Israel to celebrate the Passover. 5 And (FU)they celebrated the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; (FV)in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. 6 But there were some men who were (FW)unclean because of contact with a [dl]dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; and (FX)they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 Those men said to him, “Though we are unclean because of a [dm]dead person, why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the sons of Israel?” 8 Moses then said to them, “[dn](FY)Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If any one of you or of your generations becomes unclean because of a dead [do]person, or is on a distant journey, he may, however, celebrate the Passover to the Lord. 11 In the second month on the (FZ)fourteenth day at twilight, they shall celebrate it; they (GA)shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They (GB)shall not leave any of it until morning, (GC)nor break a bone of it; they shall celebrate it in accordance with the whole statute of the Passover. 13 (GD)But the person who is clean and is not on a journey, yet refrains from celebrating the Passover, that [dp]person shall then be cut off from his people, because he did not present the offering of the Lord at its appointed time. That person (GE)will bear the responsibility for his sin. 14 And (GF)if a stranger resides among you and [dq]celebrates the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and its ordinance, so he shall celebrate it; you shall have [dr]the (GG)same statute, both for the stranger and for the native of the land.’”

The Cloud on the Tabernacle

15 Now on (GH)the day that the tabernacle was erected, (GI)the cloud covered the tabernacle, the (GJ)tent of the testimony, and (GK)in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning. 16 That is how it was continuously; (GL)the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 (GM)Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, afterward the sons of Israel would set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the sons of Israel would camp. 18 At the [ds]command of the Lord the sons of Israel would set out, and at the [dt]command of the Lord they would camp; (GN)as long as the cloud settled over the tabernacle, they remained camped. 19 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, [du]the sons of Israel would comply with the Lord’s ordinance and not set out. 20 If [dv]sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, (GO)in accordance with the [dw]command of the Lord they remained camped. Then in accordance with the [dx]command of the Lord they set out. 21 If [dy]sometimes the cloud [dz]remained from evening until morning, when the cloud was lifted in the morning they would set out; or if it remained in the daytime and at night, whenever the cloud was lifted, they would set out. 22 Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud lingered over the tabernacle, staying above it, the sons of Israel remained camped and did not set out; but (GP)when it was lifted, they did set out. 23 (GQ)At the [ea]command of the Lord they camped, and at the [eb]command of the Lord they set out; they did what the Lord required, in accordance with the [ec]command of the Lord through Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:3 Lit filled their hand
  2. Numbers 3:4 I.e., prohibited
  3. Numbers 3:4 Lit before the face
  4. Numbers 3:7 Lit him and the duties of the whole congregation
  5. Numbers 3:10 Or perform
  6. Numbers 3:10 Lit stranger
  7. Numbers 3:15 Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
  8. Numbers 3:16 Lit mouth
  9. Numbers 3:23 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  10. Numbers 3:26 Lit of it
  11. Numbers 3:30 In Ex 6:22, Elzaphan
  12. Numbers 3:31 I.e., the veil between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place
  13. Numbers 3:31 Lit of it
  14. Numbers 3:38 Lit stranger
  15. Numbers 3:39 Lit mouth
  16. Numbers 3:40 Lit take up the number
  17. Numbers 3:46 Or ransom
  18. Numbers 3:47 A gerah is about 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
  19. Numbers 3:51 Lit mouth
  20. Numbers 4:2 Lit sum
  21. Numbers 4:2 Lit sons
  22. Numbers 4:4 Lit sons
  23. Numbers 4:6 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
  24. Numbers 4:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  25. Numbers 4:10 Or frame
  26. Numbers 4:12 Or frame
  27. Numbers 4:13 Or fatty ashes; i.e., soaked with fat
  28. Numbers 4:15 Lit burden...of the sons
  29. Numbers 4:16 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  30. Numbers 4:22 Lit sum
  31. Numbers 4:22 Lit also them
  32. Numbers 4:23 Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
  33. Numbers 4:26 Or to them
  34. Numbers 4:26 Lit so they shall serve
  35. Numbers 4:27 Lit mouth
  36. Numbers 4:28 Lit in the hand
  37. Numbers 4:32 Lit of the duty of their loads
  38. Numbers 4:33 Lit in the hand
  39. Numbers 4:37 Lit mouth
  40. Numbers 4:37 Lit by the hand of
  41. Numbers 4:41 Lit mouth
  42. Numbers 4:45 Lit mouth
  43. Numbers 4:45 Lit by the hand of
  44. Numbers 4:49 Lit mouth
  45. Numbers 4:49 Lit by the hand of
  46. Numbers 5:7 Lit they
  47. Numbers 5:7 Lit their
  48. Numbers 5:7 Lit they have
  49. Numbers 5:8 I.e., male relative to act in his behalf
  50. Numbers 5:9 Or uplifted offering
  51. Numbers 5:14 Lit and
  52. Numbers 5:14 Lit a spirit
  53. Numbers 5:14 Lit a spirit
  54. Numbers 5:15 Lit her offering
  55. Numbers 5:15 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  56. Numbers 5:17 Lit the priest
  57. Numbers 5:18 Lit on her palms
  58. Numbers 5:19 Lit free from
  59. Numbers 5:21 Lit collapsed
  60. Numbers 5:21 Possibly the womb, and so throughout the ch
  61. Numbers 5:22 Or inward parts
  62. Numbers 5:22 Lit collapse
  63. Numbers 5:23 Lit wipe
  64. Numbers 5:24 Lit for bitterness
  65. Numbers 5:27 Lit for bitterness
  66. Numbers 5:27 Lit collapse
  67. Numbers 5:28 Lit free
  68. Numbers 5:28 Lit seed
  69. Numbers 5:30 Lit a spirit
  70. Numbers 5:31 Or wrongdoing
  71. Numbers 5:31 Or wrongdoing
  72. Numbers 6:2 Or an extraordinary
  73. Numbers 6:2 I.e., one consecrated to God
  74. Numbers 6:3 I.e., other alcoholic drink
  75. Numbers 6:3 Lit drink
  76. Numbers 6:7 I.e., referring either to the visibility of the long hair, or to the consequences of violating the vow
  77. Numbers 6:11 Lit because of that which he sinned
  78. Numbers 6:12 Lit fall
  79. Numbers 6:13 Lit it
  80. Numbers 6:19 Lit palms
  81. Numbers 6:20 Or an uplifted offering
  82. Numbers 6:21 Lit his hand reaches
  83. Numbers 6:24 Or watch over; or take care of
  84. Numbers 6:27 Lit put
  85. Numbers 7:2 Lit ones standing
  86. Numbers 7:2 Lit mustered
  87. Numbers 7:5 Lit for serving
  88. Numbers 7:8 Lit by the hand
  89. Numbers 7:10 Lit of
  90. Numbers 7:10 Lit in the day that
  91. Numbers 7:13 Or platter, and so through v 85
  92. Numbers 7:13 About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm, and so through v 86
  93. Numbers 7:15 Lit bull, a son of the herd, and so through v 81
  94. Numbers 7:84 Lit of
  95. Numbers 7:84 Lit in the day that
  96. Numbers 7:89 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  97. Numbers 7:89 Heb plural of cherub
  98. Numbers 8:2 Lit put up
  99. Numbers 8:3 Lit put up
  100. Numbers 8:4 Lit appearance
  101. Numbers 8:7 Lit water of expiation
  102. Numbers 8:7 Lit cause to pass
  103. Numbers 8:7 Lit flesh
  104. Numbers 8:8 Lit bull, a son of the herd
  105. Numbers 8:8 Lit bull, a son of the herd
  106. Numbers 8:11 Lit wave, and so throughout the ch
  107. Numbers 8:11 Lit be to perform
  108. Numbers 8:19 Lit given ones
  109. Numbers 8:19 Lit the sons of Israel’s
  110. Numbers 8:24 Lit he
  111. Numbers 8:25 Lit return
  112. Numbers 8:26 Lit serve
  113. Numbers 9:2 Lit perform, and so throughout the ch
  114. Numbers 9:3 Lit between the two evenings, and so throughout the ch
  115. Numbers 9:4 Lit spoke to
  116. Numbers 9:6 Lit soul of man
  117. Numbers 9:7 Lit soul of man
  118. Numbers 9:8 Lit Stand
  119. Numbers 9:10 Lit soul
  120. Numbers 9:13 Lit soul
  121. Numbers 9:14 Or would celebrate
  122. Numbers 9:14 Or one statute
  123. Numbers 9:18 Lit mouth
  124. Numbers 9:18 Lit mouth
  125. Numbers 9:19 Lit and the
  126. Numbers 9:20 Lit it was that
  127. Numbers 9:20 Lit mouth
  128. Numbers 9:20 Lit mouth
  129. Numbers 9:21 Lit it was that
  130. Numbers 9:21 Lit was
  131. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
  132. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
  133. Numbers 9:23 Lit mouth
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The Levites

3 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses(A) at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.(B)

2 The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn(C) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(D) 3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests,(E) who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord(F) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.(G) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar(H) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.(I)

5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi(J) and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.(K) 7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(L) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(M) of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. 9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(N) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a] 10 Appoint Aaron(O) and his sons to serve as priests;(P) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(Q)

11 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites(R) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(S) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(T) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.(U) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”(V)

14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,(W) 15 “Count(X) the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”(Y) 16 So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

17 These were the names of the sons of Levi:(Z)

Gershon,(AA) Kohath(AB) and Merari.(AC)

18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:

Libni and Shimei.(AD)

19 The Kohathite clans:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(AE)

20 The Merarite clans:(AF)

Mahli and Mushi.(AG)

These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

21 To Gershon(AH) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;(AI) these were the Gershonite clans. 22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(AJ) 24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(AK) and tent, its coverings,(AL) the curtain at the entrance(AM) to the tent of meeting,(AN) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(AO), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(AP) and the ropes(AQ)—and everything(AR) related to their use.

27 To Kohath(AS) belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;(AT) these were the Kohathite(AU) clans. 28 The number of all the males a month old or more(AV) was 8,600.[b] The Kohathites were responsible(AW) for the care of the sanctuary.(AX) 29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(AY) of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan(AZ) son of Uzziel. 31 They were responsible for the care of the ark,(BA) the table,(BB) the lampstand,(BC) the altars,(BD) the articles(BE) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,(BF) and everything related to their use.(BG) 32 The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar(BH) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible(BI) for the care of the sanctuary.(BJ)

33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(BK) these were the Merarite clans.(BL) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(BM) who were counted was 6,200. 35 The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.(BN) 36 The Merarites were appointed(BO) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(BP) its crossbars,(BQ) posts,(BR) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(BS) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(BT) with their bases, tent pegs(BU) and ropes.

38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(BV) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(BW) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(BX) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(BY)

39 The total number of Levites counted(BZ) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(CA)

40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more(CB) and make a list of their names.(CC) 41 Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites,(CD) and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”(CE)

42 So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total number of firstborn males a month old or more,(CF) listed by name, was 22,273.(CG)

44 The Lord also said to Moses, 45 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine.(CH) I am the Lord.(CI) 46 To redeem(CJ) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[c](CK) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(CL) which weighs twenty gerahs.(CM) 48 Give the money for the redemption(CN) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(CO)

49 So Moses collected the redemption money(CP) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites(CQ) he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels,[d](CR) according to the sanctuary shekel. 51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

The Kohathites

4 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “Take a census(CS) of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3 Count(CT) all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(CU) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

4 “This is the work(CV) of the Kohathites(CW) at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.(CX) 5 When the camp is to move,(CY) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(CZ) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(DA) 6 Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[e](DB) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(DC) in place.

7 “Over the table of the Presence(DD) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(DE) the bread that is continually there(DF) is to remain on it. 8 They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(DG) in place.

9 “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(DH) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(DI)

11 “Over the gold altar(DJ) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(DK) in place.

12 “They are to take all the articles(DL) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.(DM)

13 “They are to remove the ashes(DN) from the bronze altar(DO) and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they are to place on it all the utensils(DP) used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans,(DQ) meat forks,(DR) shovels(DS) and sprinkling bowls.(DT) Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles(DU) in place.

15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(DV) only then are the Kohathites(DW) to come and do the carrying.(DX) But they must not touch the holy things(DY) or they will die.(DZ) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

16 “Eleazar(EA) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,(EB) the fragrant incense,(EC) the regular grain offering(ED) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”

17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 18 “See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19 So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things,(EE) do this for them: Aaron and his sons(EF) are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.(EG) 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look(EH) at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”

The Gershonites

21 The Lord said to Moses, 22 “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(EI) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

24 “This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: 25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,(EJ) that is, the tent of meeting,(EK) its covering(EL) and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(EM) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,(EN) the ropes and all the equipment(EO) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. 27 All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.(EP) You shall assign to them as their responsibility(EQ) all they are to carry. 28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans(ER) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar(ES) son of Aaron, the priest.

The Merarites

29 “Count(ET) the Merarites by their clans and families.(EU) 30 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. 31 As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,(EV) 32 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes,(EW) all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. 33 This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar(EX) son of Aaron, the priest.”

The Numbering of the Levite Clans

34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites(EY) by their clans and families. 35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(EZ) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 36 counted by clans, were 2,750. 37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans(FA) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

38 The Gershonites(FB) were counted by their clans and families. 39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. 41 This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.

42 The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(FC) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 44 counted by their clans, were 3,200. 45 This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.(FD) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted(FE) all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(FF) who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48 numbered 8,580.(FG) 49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.

Thus they were counted,(FH) as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Purity of the Camp

5 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease[f](FI) or a discharge(FJ) of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean(FK) because of a dead body.(FL) 3 Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.(FM)” 4 The Israelites did so; they sent them outside the camp. They did just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Restitution for Wrongs

5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way[g] and so is unfaithful(FN) to the Lord is guilty(FO) 7 and must confess(FP) the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution(FQ) for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged. 8 But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram(FR) with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.(FS) 9 All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.(FT) 10 Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.(FU)’”

The Test for an Unfaithful Wife

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray(FV) and is unfaithful to him 13 so that another man has sexual relations with her,(FW) and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), 14 and if feelings of jealousy(FX) come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure—or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure— 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[h](FY) of barley flour(FZ) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(GA) a reminder-offering(GB) to draw attention to wrongdoing.

16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the priest has had the woman stand before the Lord, he shall loosen her hair(GC) and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy,(GD) while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse.(GE) 19 Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, “If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray(GF) and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse(GG) not harm you. 20 But if you have gone astray(GH) while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”— 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse(GI)—“may the Lord cause you to become a curse[i] among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. 22 May this water(GJ) that brings a curse(GK) enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.”

“‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.(GL)”

23 “‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll(GM) and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her. 25 The priest is to take from her hands the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the Lord(GN) and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest is then to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial[j] offering(GO) and burn it on the altar; after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse.(GP) 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children.

29 “‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray(GQ) and makes herself impure while married to her husband, 30 or when feelings of jealousy(GR) come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her. 31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences(GS) of her sin.’”

The Nazirite

6 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow(GT), a vow of dedication(GU) to the Lord as a Nazirite,(GV) 3 they must abstain from wine(GW) and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar(GX) made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes(GY) or raisins. 4 As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

5 “‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(GZ) may be used on their head.(HA) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

6 “‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(HB) 7 Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(HC) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. 8 Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.

9 “‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication,(HD) they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.(HE) 10 Then on the eighth day(HF) they must bring two doves or two young pigeons(HG) to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(HH) 11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering[k](HI) and the other as a burnt offering(HJ) to make atonement(HK) for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. 12 They must rededicate themselves to the Lord for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb(HL) as a guilt offering.(HM) The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.

13 “‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over.(HN) They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.(HO) 14 There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect(HP) for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering,(HQ) a ram(HR) without defect for a fellowship offering,(HS) 15 together with their grain offerings(HT) and drink offerings,(HU) and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.(HV)

16 “‘The priest is to present all these(HW) before the Lord(HX) and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.(HY) 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering(HZ) to the Lord, together with its grain offering(IA) and drink offering.(IB)

18 “‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication.(IC) They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

19 “‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.(ID) 20 The priest shall then wave these before the Lord as a wave offering;(IE) they are holy(IF) and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.(IG) After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.(IH)

21 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite(II) who vows offerings to the Lord in accordance with their dedication, in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must fulfill the vows(IJ) they have made, according to the law of the Nazirite.’”

The Priestly Blessing

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless(IK) the Israelites. Say to them:

24 “‘“The Lord bless you(IL)
    and keep you;(IM)
25 the Lord make his face shine on you(IN)
    and be gracious to you;(IO)
26 the Lord turn his face(IP) toward you
    and give you peace.(IQ)”’

27 “So they will put my name(IR) on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle

7 When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle,(IS) he anointed(IT) and consecrated it and all its furnishings.(IU) He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.(IV) 2 Then the leaders of Israel,(IW) the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted,(IX) made offerings. 3 They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts(IY) and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.

4 The Lord said to Moses, 5 “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”

6 So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites,(IZ) as their work required, 8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites,(JA) as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. 9 But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,(JB) because they were to carry on their shoulders(JC) the holy things, for which they were responsible.

10 When the altar was anointed,(JD) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(JE) and presented them before the altar. 11 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon(JF) son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

13 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels[l] and one silver sprinkling bowl(JG) weighing seventy shekels,[m](JH) both according to the sanctuary shekel,(JI) each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;(JJ) 14 one gold dish(JK) weighing ten shekels,[n](JL) filled with incense;(JM) 15 one young bull,(JN) one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;(JO) 16 one male goat for a sin offering[o];(JP) 17 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(JQ) This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.(JR)

18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar,(JS) the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.

19 The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold dish(JT) weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 21 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 22 one male goat for a sin offering; 23 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon,(JU) the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering.

25 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 27 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 28 one male goat for a sin offering; 29 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur,(JV) the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering.

31 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 33 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 34 one male goat for a sin offering; 35 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,(JW) the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.

37 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 39 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 40 one male goat for a sin offering; 41 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel,(JX) the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.

43 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 45 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 46 one male goat for a sin offering; 47 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud,(JY) the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.

49 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 51 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 52 one male goat for a sin offering; 53 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.(JZ)

54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,(KA) the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.

55 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 57 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 58 one male goat for a sin offering; 59 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni,(KB) the leader of the people of Benjamin, brought his offering.

61 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 63 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 64 one male goat for a sin offering; 65 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,(KC) the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering.

67 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 69 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 70 one male goat for a sin offering; 71 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran,(KD) the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering.

73 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 75 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 76 one male goat for a sin offering; 77 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Okran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan,(KE) the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering.

79 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 81 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 82 one male goat for a sin offering; 83 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(KF) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(KG) and twelve gold dishes.(KH) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[p] according to the sanctuary shekel.(KI) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(KJ) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[q] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(KK) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(KL) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(KM) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(KN) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(KO) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(KP)

89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting(KQ) to speak with the Lord,(KR) he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover(KS) on the ark of the covenant law.(KT) In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Setting Up the Lamps

8 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(KU)’”

3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
  2. Numbers 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
  3. Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
  4. Numbers 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
  5. Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
  6. Numbers 5:2 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  7. Numbers 5:6 Or woman who commits any wrong common to mankind
  8. Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  9. Numbers 5:21 That is, may he cause your name to be used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, may others see that you are cursed; similarly in verse 27.
  10. Numbers 5:26 Or representative
  11. Numbers 6:11 Or purification offering; also in verses 14 and 16
  12. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 3 1/4 pounds or about 1.5 kilograms; also elsewhere in this chapter
  13. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  14. Numbers 7:14 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  15. Numbers 7:16 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
  16. Numbers 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
  17. Numbers 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms
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