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Numbers 7

 ¹And it came to pass on the day that Moses had completed the setting up of the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and hallowed it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar and all its utensils, and had anointed them, and hallowed them,

 ²that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, the princes of the tribes, they that were over them that had been numbered, offered;

 ³and they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon for two princes, and an ox for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle.

 ⁴And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

 ⁵Take it of them, and they shall be for the performance of the service of the tent of meeting, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to each according to his service.

 ⁶And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

 ⁷Two waggons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

 ⁸and four waggons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, -- under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

 ⁹But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, for the service of the sanctuary was upon them: they bore [what they carried] upon the shoulder.

 ¹⁰And the princes presented the dedication-gift of the altar on the day that it was anointed; and the princes presented their offering before the altar.

 ¹¹And Jehovah said to Moses, They shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar, each prince on his day.

 ¹²And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

 ¹³And his offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl, of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ¹⁴one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ¹⁵one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ¹⁶one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ¹⁷and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

 ¹⁸On the second day offered Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar;

 ¹⁹he presented his offering; one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour, mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ²⁰one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ²¹one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ²²one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ²³and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

 ²⁴On the third day, the prince of the children of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon:

 ²⁵his offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ²⁶one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ²⁷one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ²⁸one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ²⁹and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

 ³⁰On the fourth day, the prince of the children of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur.

 ³¹His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ³²one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ³³one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ³⁴one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ³⁵and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

 ³⁶On the fifth day, the prince of the children of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

 ³⁷His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ³⁸one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ³⁹one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁴⁰one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁴¹and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

 ⁴²On the sixth day, the prince of the children of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

 ⁴³His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁴⁴one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁴⁵one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁴⁶one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁴⁷and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

 ⁴⁸On the seventh day, the prince of the children of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud.

 ⁴⁹His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁵⁰one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁵¹one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁵²one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁵³and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

 ⁵⁴On the eighth day, the prince of the children of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

 ⁵⁵His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁵⁶one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁵⁷one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁵⁸one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁵⁹and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

 ⁶⁰On the ninth day, the prince of the children of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni.

 ⁶¹His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁶²one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁶³one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁶⁴one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁶⁵and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

 ⁶⁶On the tenth day, the prince of the children of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

 ⁶⁷His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁶⁸one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁶⁹one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁷⁰one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁷¹and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

 ⁷²On the eleventh day, the prince of the children of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran.

 ⁷³His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁷⁴one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁷⁵one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁷⁶one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁷⁷and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

 ⁷⁸On the twelfth day, the prince of the children of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

 ⁷⁹His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for an oblation;

 ⁸⁰one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;

 ⁸¹one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;

 ⁸²one buck of the goats for a sin-offering;

 ⁸³and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

 ⁸⁴This was the dedication-gift of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, from the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve cups of gold:

 ⁸⁵each silver dish of a hundred and thirty [shekels], and each bowl seventy: all the silver of the vessels was two thousand four hundred [shekels] according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

 ⁸⁶twelve golden cups full of incense, each cup of ten [shekels], according to the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the cups, a hundred and twenty [shekels].

 ⁸⁷All the cattle for the burnt-offering was: twelve bullocks, twelve rams, twelve yearling lambs and their oblation; and twelve bucks of the goats for a sin-offering.

 ⁸⁸And all the cattle for the sacrifice of the peace-offering was: twenty-four bullocks, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, sixty yearling lambs. This was the dedication-gift of the altar, after it had been anointed.

 ⁸⁹And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, then he heard the voice speaking to him from off the mercy-seat which was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to Him.

Numbers 8

 ¹And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

 ²Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

 ³And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

 ⁴And this was the work of the candlestick: [it was] of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.

 ⁵And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

 ⁶Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

 ⁷And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.

 ⁸And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.

 ⁹And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.

 ¹⁰And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

 ¹¹And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.

 ¹²And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks, and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, to Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.

 ¹³And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.

 ¹⁴And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.

 ¹⁵And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.

 ¹⁶For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

 ¹⁷For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.

 ¹⁸And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

 ¹⁹And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel draw near to the sanctuary.

 ²⁰And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.

 ²¹And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their garments; and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

 ²²And afterwards the Levites came in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.

 ²³And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

 ²⁴This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.

 ²⁵And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;

 ²⁶but he shall minister with his brethren in the tent of meeting, and keep the charge, but he shall not serve [in] the service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites with regard to their charges.

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 ²¹And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

 ²²For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

 ²³If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

 ²⁴And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be [more] added to you.

 ²⁵For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

 ²⁶And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

 ²⁷and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

 ²⁸The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

 ²⁹But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

 ³⁰And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

 ³¹As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

 ³²and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

 ³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,

 ³⁴but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.

 ³⁵And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:

 ³⁶and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.

 ³⁷And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

 ³⁸And *he* was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?

 ³⁹And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

 ⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?

 ⁴¹And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?