Numbers 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Sons of Aaron
3 This is the lineage 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: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar; 3 these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unholy fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.
The Duties of the Levites
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him. 7 They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle; 8 they shall be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the Israelites as they do service at the tabernacle. 9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites. 10 But you shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 12 I hereby accept the Levites from among the Israelites as substitutes for all the firstborn that open the womb among the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine, 13 for all the firstborn are mine; when I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both human and animal; they shall be mine. I am the Lord.
A Census of the Levites
14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying: 15 Enrol the Levites by ancestral houses and by clans. You shall enrol every male from a month old and upwards. 16 So Moses enrolled them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 The following were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 The sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral 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 enrolment, counting all the males from a month old and upwards, was seven thousand five hundred. 23 The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24 with Eliasaph son of Lael as head of the ancestral house of the Gershonites. 25 The responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was to be the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 the hangings of the court, the screen for the entrance of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords—all the service pertaining to these.
27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. 28 Counting all the males, from a month old and upwards, there were eight thousand six hundred, attending to the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as head of the ancestral house of the clans of the Kohathites. 31 Their responsibility was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen—all the service pertaining to these. 32 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who had charge of 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 enrolment, counting all the males from a month old and upwards, was six thousand two hundred. 35 The head of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 The responsibility assigned to the sons of Merari was to be the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories—all the service pertaining to these; 37 also the pillars of the court all around, with their bases and pegs and cords.
38 Those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east—in front of the tent of meeting towards the east—were Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons, having charge of the rites within the sanctuary, whatever had to be done for the Israelites; and any outsider who came near was to be put to death. 39 The total enrolment of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron enrolled at the commandment of the Lord, by their clans, all the males from a month old and upwards, was twenty-two thousand.
The Redemption of the Firstborn
40 Then the Lord said to Moses: Enrol all the firstborn males of the Israelites, from a month old and upwards, and count their names. 41 But you shall accept the Levites for me—I am the Lord—as substitutes for all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for all the firstborn among the livestock of the Israelites. 42 So Moses enrolled all the firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total enrolment, all the firstborn males from a month old and upwards, counting the number of names, was twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 45 Accept the Levites as substitutes for all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord. 46 As the price of redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites, over and above the number of the Levites, 47 you shall accept five shekels apiece, reckoning by the shekel of the sanctuary, a shekel of twenty gerahs. 48 Give to Aaron and his sons the money by which the excess number of them is redeemed. 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 Israelites he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, reckoned by the shekel of the sanctuary; 51 and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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
4 Mosebok 3
Svenska 1917
3 Detta är berättelsen om Arons och Moses släkt, vid den tid då HERREN talade med Mose på Sinai berg.
2 Dessa äro namnen på Arons söner: Nadab, den förstfödde, och Abihu, Eleasar och Itamar.
3 Dessa voro namnen på Arons söner, de smorda prästerna, som hade mottagit handfyllning till att vara präster.
4 Men Nadab och Abihu föllo döda ned inför HERRENS ansikte, när de framburo främmande eld inför HERRENS ansikte i Sinais öken; och de hade inga söner. Sedan voro Eleasar och Itamar präster under sin fader Aron.
5 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:
6 Levi stam skall du låta få tillträde hit; du skall låta dem stå inför prästen Aron för att betjäna honom.
7 De skola iakttaga vad han har att iakttaga, och vad hela menigheten har att iakttaga, inför uppenbarelsetältet, i det att de förrätta tjänsten vid tabernaklet.
8 Och de skola hava vården om alla uppenbarelsetältets tillbehör, och iakttaga vad Israels barn hava att iakttaga, i det att de förrätta tjänsten vid tabernaklet.
9 Alltså skall du giva leviterna åt Aron och hans söner; de skola vara honom givna såsom gåva av Israels barn.
10 Men Aron och hans söner skall du anbefalla att iakttaga vad som hör till deras prästämbete. Om någon främmande kommer därvid, skall han dödas.
11 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:
12 Se, jag har själv bland Israels barn uttagit leviterna i stället för allt förstfött bland Israels barn, allt som öppnar moderlivet, så att leviterna skola tillhöra mig.
13 Ty mig tillhör allt förstfött; på den dag då jag slog allt förstfött i Egyptens land helgade jag åt mig allt förstfött i Israel, såväl människor som boskap. Mig skola de tillhöra. Jag är HERREN.
14 Och HERREN talade till Mose i Sinais öken och sade:
15 Mönstra Levi barn, efter deras familjer och efter deras släkter; alla av mankön som äro en månad gamla eller därutöver skall du inmönstra.
16 och Mose inmönstrade dem efter HERRENS befallning, såsom honom hade blivit bjudet.
17 Och dessa voro Levis söner, efter deras namn: Gerson, Kehat och Merari.
18 Och dessa voro namnen på Gersons söner, efter deras släkter: Libni och Simei.
19 Och Kehats söner efter sina släkter voro Amram och Jishar, Hebron och Ussiel.
20 Och Meraris söner efter sina släkter voro Maheli och Musi. Dessa voro leviternas släkter, efter deras familjer.
21 Från Gerson härstammade libniternas släkt och simeiternas släkt; dessa voro gersoniternas släkter.
22 De av dem som inmönstrades, i det att man räknade alla dem av mankön som voro en månad gamla eller därutöver dessa inmönstrade utgjorde sju tusen fem hundra.
23 Gersoniternas släkter hade sitt läger bakom tabernaklet, västerut.
24 Och hövding för gersoniternas stamfamilj var Eljasaf, Laels son.
25 Och Gersons barn skulle vid uppenbarelsetältet hava vården om själva tabernaklet och dess täckelse, om dess överdrag och om förhänget för ingången till uppenbarelsetältet,
26 vidare om förgårdens omhängen och om förhänget för ingången till förgården, som omgav tabernaklet och altaret, så ock om dess streck -- vad arbete nu kunde förekomma därvid.
27 Från Kehat härstammade amramiternas släkt, jishariternas släkt hebroniternas släkt och ussieliternas släkt; dessa voro kehatiternas släkter.
28 När man räknade alla dem av mankön som voro en månad gamla eller därutöver, utgjorde de åtta tusen sex hundra; dessa voro de som skulle hava vården om de heliga föremålen.
29 Kehats barns släkter hade sitt läger vid sidan av tabernaklet, söderut.
30 Och hövding för de kehatitiska släkternas stamfamilj; var Elisafan, Ussiels son.
31 De skulle hava vården om arken, bordet, ljusstaken, altarna och de tillbehör till de heliga föremålen, som begagnades vid gudstjänsten, så ock om förhänget och om allt arbete därvid.
32 Men överhövding över alla leviterna var Eleasar, prästen Arons son; han var förman för dem som skulle hava vården om de heliga föremålen.
33 Från Merari härstammade maheliternas släkt och musiternas släkt; dessa voro merariternas släkter.
34 Och de av dem som inmönstrades, i det att man räknade alla dem av mankön som voro en månad gamla eller därutöver, utgjorde sex tusen två hundra.
35 Och hövding för de meraritiska släkternas stamfamilj var Suriel, Abihails son. De hade sitt läger vid sidan av tabernaklet, norrut.
36 Och Meraris barn fingo till åliggande att hava vården om bräderna till tabernaklet, om dess tvärstänger, stolpar och fotstycken och om alla dess tillbehör och om allt arbete därvid,
37 så ock om stolparna till förgården runt omkring med deras fotstycken, deras pluggar och streck.
38 Men mitt för tabernaklet, på framsidan, mitt för uppenbarelsetältet, österut, hade Mose och Aron och hans söner sitt läger; dessa skulle iakttaga vad som var att iakttaga vid helgedomen, vad Israels barn hade att iakttaga; men om någon främmande kom därvid, skulle han dödas.
39 De inmönstrade av leviterna som Mose och Aron inmönstrade efter deras släkter, enligt HERRENS befallning, alla av mankön som voro en månad gamla eller därutöver, utgjorde tillsammans tjugutvå tusen.
40 Och HERREN sade till Mose: Mönstra allt förstfött av mankön bland Israels barn, alla som äro en månad gamla eller därutöver, och räkna antalet av deras namn.
41 Och tag ut åt mig -- ty jag är HERREN -- leviterna i stället för allt förstfött bland Israels barn, så ock leviternas boskap i stället för allt förstfött bland Israels barns boskap.
42 Och Mose mönstrade allt förstfött bland Israels barn, såsom HERREN hade bjudit honom.
43 Och de förstfödde av mankön, vart namn räknat särskilt, de som voro en månad gamla eller därutöver, utgjorde, så många som inmönstrades, tillsammans tjugutvå tusen två hundra sjuttiotre.
44 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:
45 Du skall uttaga leviterna i stället för allt förstfött bland Israels barn, så ock leviternas boskap i stället för dessas boskap; så att leviterna skola tillhöra mig. Jag är HERREN.
46 Men till lösen för de två hundra sjuttiotre personer med vilka antalet av Israels barns förstfödde överstiger leviternas antal,
47 skall du taga fem siklar för var person; du skall taga upp dessa efter helgedomssikelns vikt, sikeln räknad till tjugu gera.
48 Och du skall giva penningarna åt Aron och hans söner såsom lösen för de övertaliga bland folket.
49 Och Mose tog lösesumman av dem som voro övertaliga, när man räknade dem som voro lösta genom leviterna.
50 Av Israels barns förstfödde tog han penningarna, ett tusen tre hundra sextiofem siklar, efter helgedomssikelns vikt.
51 Och Mose gav lösesumman åt Aron och hans söner, efter HERRENS befallning, såsom HERREN hade bjudit Mose.
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