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Numbers 3
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Numbers 3
English Standard Version
The Sons of Aaron
3 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: (A)Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, (B)the anointed priests, (C)whom he ordained to serve as priests. 4 (D)But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.
Duties of the Levites
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 (E)“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. 7 They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, (F)as they minister at the tabernacle. 8 They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. 9 And (G)you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are (H)wholly given to him from among the people of Israel. 10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and (I)they shall guard their priesthood. But if (J)any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Behold, (K)I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine, 13 for (L)all the firstborn are mine. (M)On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the Lord.”
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 “List the sons of Levi, by fathers' houses and by clans; (N)every male from a month old and upward you shall list.” 16 So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 (O)And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: (P)Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their clans: (Q)Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: (R)Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. 22 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was[a] 7,500. 23 (S)The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites. 25 And the (T)guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved (U)the tabernacle, (V)the tent with (W)its covering, (X)the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 (Y)the hangings of the court, (Z)the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and (AA)its cords—all the service connected with these.
27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the (AB)Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. 28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 with (AC)Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites. 31 And their guard duty involved (AD)the ark, (AE)the table, (AF)the lampstand, (AG)the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and (AH)the screen; all the service connected with these. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.
33 To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. 34 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. 35 And the chief of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 (AI)And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the (AJ)frames of the tabernacle, (AK)the bars, (AL)the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; 37 also (AM)the pillars around the court, with their bases and (AN)pegs and (AO)cords.
38 Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, (AP)guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect[b] the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. 39 All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were (AQ)22,000.
Redemption of the Firstborn
40 And the Lord said to Moses, “List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names. 41 (AR)And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.” 42 So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. 43 And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 (AS)“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord. 46 And (AT)as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, 47 you shall take (AU)five shekels[c] per head; you shall take them according to (AV)the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs[d]), 48 and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.” 49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, (AW)1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses (AX)gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 3:22 Hebrew their listing was
- Numbers 3:38 Hebrew guard
- Numbers 3:47 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Numbers 3:47 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram
Numbers 3
New International Version
Numbers 3
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- 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
- Numbers 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
- Numbers 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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Ang mga Levita
3 Ito ang tala tungkol sa mga angkan nina Aaron at Moises nang panahong nakipag-usap ang Panginoon kay Moises doon sa Bundok ng Sinai.
2 Ang mga anak ni Aaron ay sina Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar at Itamar. Si Nadab ang panganay. 3 Pinili sila at inordinahan para sa paglilingkod bilang mga pari. 4 Pero sina Nadab at Abihu ay namatay sa presensya ng Panginoon nang gumamit sila ng apoy na hindi dapat gamitin sa paghahandog sa Panginoon doon sa disyerto ng Sinai. Namatay silang walang anak, kaya sina Eleazar at Itamar lang ang naglingkod bilang mga pari habang nabubuhay pa si Aaron.
5 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 6 “Ipatawag ang lahi ni Levi at dalhin sila sa paring si Aaron para tumulong sa kanya. 7 Maglilingkod sila kay Aaron at sa mga mamamayan ng Israel sa pamamagitan ng pag-aasikaso ng mga gawain sa Toldang Sambahan, na tinatawag din na Toldang Tipanan. 8 Sila rin ang mangangalaga ng lahat ng kagamitan ng Toldang Tipanan, at maglilingkod sa Toldang iyon para sa mga Israelita. 9 Itatalaga ang mga Levita para tumulong kay Aaron at sa mga anak niyang lalaki. 10 Si Aaron at ang mga anak niya ang piliin mo na maglilingkod bilang mga pari. Ang sinumang gagawa ng mga gawain ng pari sa Tolda na hindi lahi ni Levi ay papatayin.”
11 Sinabi pa ng Panginoon kay Moises, 12 “Pinili ko ang mga Levita bilang kapalit ng mga panganay na lalaki ng Israel. Akin ang bawat Levita, 13 dahil akin ang bawat panganay. Nang pinagpapatay ko ang lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng mga Egipcio, ibinukod ko para sa akin ang lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng Israel, tao man o hayop. Kaya akin sila. Ako ang Panginoon.”
14 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises doon sa disyerto ng Sinai, 15 “Bilangin mo ang mga lalaking Levita mula sa edad na isang buwan pataas, ayon sa kanilang pamilya.” 16 Kaya binilang sila ni Moises, ayon sa iniutos sa kanya ng Panginoon.
17 Ito ang mga anak ni Levi: sina Gershon, Kohat at Merari. 18 Ang mga anak ni Gershon ay sina Libni at Shimei. 19 Ang mga anak ni Kohat ay sina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel. 20 Ang mga anak ni Merari ay sina Mahli at Mushi.
Sila ang mga Levita, ayon sa kanilang pamilya.
21 Ang mga angkan ni Gershon ay ang mga pamilya na nanggaling kina Libni at Shimei. 22 Ang bilang nila mula isang buwang gulang pataas ay 7,500. 23 Ang lugar na kanilang pinagkakampuhan ay nasa likod ng Toldang Sambahan, sa bandang kanluran. 24 Ang kanilang pinuno ay si Eliasaf na anak ni Lael. 25 Sila ang binigyan ng responsibilidad sa pag-aasikaso ng mga kagamitang ito sa Toldang Tipanan: Ang mga pantaklob, ang kurtina ng pintuan ng Tolda, 26 ang mga kurtina ng bakuran na nakapalibot sa Tolda at sa altar, pati ang kurtina ng pintuan ng bakuran, at ang mga tali. Sila ang responsable sa lahat ng mga gawain na may kinalaman sa mga kagamitang ito.
27 Ang mga angkan ni Kohat ay ang mga pamilya na nanggaling kina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel. 28 Ang bilang nila mula isang buwang gulang pataas ay 8,600. Binigyan sila ng responsibilidad na asikasuhin ang Toldang Tipanan. 29 Ang lugar na kanilang pinagkakampuhan ay nasa bandang timog ng Toldang Sambahan. 30 At ang pinuno nila ay si Elizafan na anak ni Uziel. 31 Sila ang responsable sa pag-aasikaso ng Kahon ng Kasunduan, ang mesa ang lalagyan ng ilaw, ang altar, ang mga kagamitang ginagamit ng mga pari sa kanilang paglilingkod at ang kurtina. Sila ang responsable sa lahat ng mga gawain na may kinalaman sa mga kagamitang ito. 32 Ang pinuno ng mga Levita ay si Eleazar na anak ng paring si Aaron. Siya ang pinili na mamahala sa mga binigyan ng responsibilidad sa pag-aasikaso ng Tolda.
33 Ang mga angkan ni Merari ay ang mga pamilya na nanggaling kina Mahli at Mushi. 34 Ang bilang nila mula isang buwang gulang pataas ay 6,200. 35 Ang kanilang pinuno ay si Zuriel na anak ni Abihail. Nasa bandang hilaga ng Toldang Sambahan ang lugar na kanilang pinagkakampuhan. 36 Sila ang binigyan ng responsibilidad sa pag-aasikaso ng mga balangkas ng Tolda, ng mga biga nito, ng mga haligi at mga pundasyon. Sila ang responsable sa lahat ng mga gawain na may kinalaman sa mga kagamitang ito. 37 Sila rin ang binigyan ng responsibilidad sa pag-aasikaso ng mga haligi na pinagkakabitan ng mga kurtina ng bakuran na nakapalibot sa Tolda pati ang mga pundasyon, mga tulos at mga tali.
38 Ang lugar na pinagkakampuhan nina Moises at Aaron at ng mga anak niya ay nasa harapan ng Toldang Sambahan, sa bandang silangan. Sila ang binigyan ng responsibilidad para pamahalaan ang mga gawain sa Tolda para sa mga Israelita. Ang sinumang gagawa ng mga gawain ng pari sa Tolda na hindi lahi ni Levi ay papatayin.
39 Ang kabuuang bilang ng mga lalaki na Levita mula isang buwang gulang pataas ay 22,000 lahat. Sina Moises at Aaron ang bumilang sa kanila, ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanila.
40 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Bilangin mo at ilista ang mga pangalan ng lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita, mula sa edad na isang buwan pataas. 41 Italaga ang mga Levita sa akin kapalit ng lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita. Ihandog din sa akin ang mga hayop ng mga Levita kapalit ng mga hayop ng mga Israelita. Ako ang Panginoon.”
42-43 Kaya binilang ni Moises ang lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita na may edad isang buwan pataas, ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanya. Ang bilang nila ay 22,273.
44 Sinabi pa ng Panginoon kay Moises, 45 “Italaga ang mga Levita sa akin kapalit ng mga panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita. Ihandog din sa akin ang mga hayop ng mga Levita kapalit ng mga panganay na hayop ng mga Israelita. Akin ang mga Levita. Ako ang Panginoon. 46 At dahil sobra ng 273 ang panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita kaysa sa mga Levita, kailangang tubusin sila. 47 Ang ibabayad sa pagtubos sa bawat isa sa kanila ay limang pirasong pilak ayon sa timbang ng pilak sa timbangang ginagamit ng mga pari. 48 Ibigay mo kay Aaron at sa mga anak niyang lalaki ang sobrang pera na itinubos sa mga panganay.”
49 Kaya kinolekta ni Moises ang pera na ipinangtubos sa mga panganay na anak ng mga Israelita na sobra sa bilang ng mga Levita. 50 Ang kanyang nakolekta ay 1,365 pirasong pilak, ayon sa timbang ng pilak sa timbangan na ginagamit ng mga pari. 51 At ibinigay niya ito kay Aaron at sa mga anak niyang lalaki ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanya.
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