Numbers 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Aaron’s Sons and the Levites
3 These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.(A) 2 These are the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence when they presented unauthorized fire(B) before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests under the direction of Aaron their father.(C)
5 The Lord spoke to Moses: 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. 7 They are to perform duties for[a] him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of[b] all the furnishings of the tent of meeting(D) and perform duties for[c] the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. 9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him[d] from the Israelites.(E) 10 You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”(F)
11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 “See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb.(G) The Levites belong to Me, 13 because every firstborn belongs to Me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt,(H) I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to Myself, both man and animal. They are Mine; I am Yahweh.”(I)
The Levitical Census
14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: 15 “Register the Levites by their ancestral houses and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.” 16 So Moses registered them in obedience to the Lord as he had been commanded:
17 These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 Kohath’s sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.(J)
21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans. 22 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,(K) 24 and the leader of the Gershonite family was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 The Gershonites’ duties(L) at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,(M) 26 the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance(N) to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes—all the work relating to these.
27 The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. 28 Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600[e] responsible for the duties of[f] the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,(O) 30 and the leader of the family of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen[g](P)—and all the work relating to them.(Q) 32 The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar(R) son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of[h] the sanctuary.
33 The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans. 34 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200. 35 The leader of the family of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.(S) 36 The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,(T) 37 in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
38 Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of[i] the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites, camped in front of the tabernacle on the east,(U) in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise. Any unauthorized person who came near it was to be put to death.(V)
39 The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron[j] registered by their clans at the Lord’s command was 22,000.
Redemption of the Firstborn
40 The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites(W) one month old or more, and list their names. 41 You are to take the Levites for Me—I am Yahweh—in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites’ cattle.” 42 So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273.
44 The Lord spoke to Moses again: 45 “Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to Me; I am Yahweh.(X) 46 As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47 collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.(Y) 48 Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.”
49 So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. 50 He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels[k] measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. 51 He gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the Lord, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 3:7 Or to guard
- Numbers 3:8 Or to guard
- Numbers 3:8 Or and guard
- Numbers 3:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sam read Me; Nm 8:16
- Numbers 3:28 LXX reads 8,300
- Numbers 3:28 Or for guarding
- Numbers 3:31 The screen between the most holy place and the holy place; Ex 35:12
- Numbers 3:32 Or for guarding
- Numbers 3:38 Or who guarded
- Numbers 3:39 Some Hb mss, Sam, Syr omit and Aaron
- Numbers 3:50 Over 34 pounds of silver
民数记 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
亚伦的儿子
3 耶和华在西奈山与摩西说话的日子，亚伦和摩西的后代如下： 2 这些是亚伦儿子的名字，长子拿答，及亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛。 3 这些是亚伦儿子的名字，都是受膏的祭司，是摩西授圣职使他们担任祭司职分的。 4 拿答、亚比户在西奈的旷野向耶和华献上凡火的时候，死在耶和华面前。他们没有儿子。以利亚撒和以他玛在他们的父亲亚伦面前担任祭司的职分。
利未人的职责
5 耶和华吩咐摩西说： 6 “你要带利未支派近前来，站在亚伦祭司面前伺候他。 7 他们要替他，又替全会众，在会幕前执行任务，办理帐幕的事。 8 他们要看守会幕一切的器具，为以色列人执行任务，办理帐幕的事。 9 你要把利未人给亚伦和他的儿子；他们是从以色列人中选出来完全给他的。 10 你要指派亚伦和他的儿子谨守祭司的职分；近前来的外人必被处死。”
11 耶和华吩咐摩西说： 12 “看哪，我从以色列人中选了利未人，代替以色列人中所有头胎的长子；利未人要归我。 13 因为凡头生的是我的；我在埃及地击杀所有头生的那日，就把以色列中所有头生的，无论是人或牲畜，都分别为圣归我；他们定要属我。我是耶和华。”
利未人的人口调查
14 耶和华在西奈的旷野吩咐摩西说： 15 “你要照父家、宗族计算利未人。凡一个月以上的男子都要数点。” 16 于是摩西遵照耶和华的吩咐，按所指示的数点他们。 17 利未儿子的名字是革顺、哥辖、米拉利。 18 按照宗族，革顺儿子的名字是立尼、示每。 19 按照宗族，哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦、乌薛。 20 按照宗族，米拉利的儿子是抹利、母示。按照父家，这些都是利未人的宗族。
21 属革顺的有立尼族、示每族，他们是革顺人的宗族。 22 他们被数的，一个月以上所有男子的数目共有七千五百名。 23 这革顺人的宗族要在西边，在帐幕后面安营。 24 革顺人父家的领袖是拉伊勒的儿子以利雅萨。 25 革顺的子孙在会幕中要看守的是帐幕、罩棚、罩棚的盖、会幕的门帘、 26 帐幕和祭坛周围院子的帷幔和门帘，以及所有需用的绳子。
27 属哥辖的有暗兰族、以斯哈族、希伯伦族、乌薛族，他们是哥辖人的宗族。 28 一个月以上所有男子的数目共有八千六百[a]名；他们负责看守圣所。 29 哥辖子孙的宗族要在帐幕的南边安营。 30 哥辖人父家宗族的领袖是乌薛的儿子以利撒反。 31 他们要看守的是约柜、供桌、灯台、祭坛、香坛、祭司在圣所内用的器皿、帘子，与一切相关事奉的物件。 32 亚伦祭司的儿子以利亚撒是利未人众领袖的主管，他要监督那些负责看守圣所的人。
33 属米拉利的有抹利族、母示族，他们是米拉利的宗族。 34 他们被数的，一个月以上所有男子的数目共有六千二百名。 35 米拉利宗族的领袖是亚比亥的儿子苏列，他们要在帐幕的北边安营。 36 米拉利子孙的职分是看守帐幕的竖板、横木、柱子、带卯眼的座和一切的器具，就是一切相关事奉的物件， 37 以及院子四围的柱子、其上带卯眼的座、橛子和绳子。
38 在帐幕前东边，向日出的方向，安营的是摩西、亚伦和亚伦的儿子。他们负责看守圣所，是为以色列人看守的。近前来的外人必被处死。 39 凡被数的利未人，就是摩西、亚伦照耶和华所指示、按宗族所数的，一个月以上所有的男子共有二万二千名。
利未人代替长子
40 耶和华对摩西说：“你要数点以色列人中凡一个月以上头生的男子，登记他们的名字。 41 我是耶和华。你要拣选利未人归我，代替所有头生的以色列人，也取利未人的牲畜代替以色列人所有头生的牲畜。” 42 摩西就遵照耶和华所吩咐的，把所有以色列人头生的都数点了。 43 按人名的数目，凡一个月以上头生的男子共有二万二千二百七十三名。
44 耶和华吩咐摩西说： 45 “你要拣选利未人代替所有头生的以色列人，也要取利未人的牲畜代替以色列人的牲畜。利未人要归我，我是耶和华。 46 以色列人头生的男子比利未人多了二百七十三名，必须把他们赎出来； 47 按照人丁，照圣所的舍客勒，每人当付五舍客勒，一舍客勒是二十季拉。 48 你要把这些多出来的人的赎银交给亚伦和他的儿子。” 49 于是摩西从那被利未人所赎以外多出来的人取了赎银。 50 从头生的以色列人所取的银子，按照圣所的舍客勒，共计一千三百六十五舍客勒。 51 摩西遵照耶和华指示的话，把赎银交给亚伦和他的儿子，正如耶和华所吩咐的。
Footnotes
- 3．28 “八千六百”：七十士译本的一个抄本是“八千三百”。
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