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Numbers 3
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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.

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
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Числа 3
Ukrainian Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Аароновий рід, священики

3 Ось покоління Аарона й Мойсея, коли Господь розмовляв з Мойсеєм та горі Синай. 2 Ось імена синів Аарона: Надав (первенець), Авігу, Елеазар та Ітамар. 3 То були імена синів Аарона, помазаних і призначених служити священиками. 4 Та Надав і Авігу померли перед лицем Господа, коли принесли хибний вогонь перед Господом у пустелі Синай. Синів же вони не мали. Тож Елеазар та Ітамар служили священиками протягом усього життя батька їхнього Аарона.

Левити—помічники священиків

5 Господь сказав Мойсею: 6 «Приведи коліно Левія і віддай їх на службу до священика Аарона. 7 Вони служитимуть йому і служитимуть усій громаді при наметі зібрання, і виконуватимуть усю важку роботу при священному наметі. 8 Вони дбатимуть про все начиння намету зібрання і служитимуть (замість усіх інших з громади Ізраїлю) відправи у святилищі.

9 Признач левитів Ааронові та його синам. Серед усього народу Ізраїлю вони цілковито віддані Аарону.

10 І признач Аарона та його синів, виконували свої обов’язки як належить священикам. А будь-кого іншого, крім левитів, хто наблизиться до святих речей[a], мусить бути покарано на смерть».

11 Господь сказав Мойсею: 12 «Ось Я взяв левитів з-поміж народу ізраїльського замість усіх первістків народу ізраїльського. І будуть левити Моїми.

13 Бо кожен первісток—Мій. Того дня, коли Я вбив усіх первістків в Єгипті, Я взяв Собі всіх первістків в Ізраїлі, як від людини, так і від тварини в Ізраїлі. Вони будуть Моїми. Я—Господь»[b].

14 І сказав Господь Мойсею в пустелі Синай: 15 «Порахуй левитів за родами їхніми й родинами. Перелічи всіх чоловіків віком від місяця й старше».

16 Тож Мойсей порахував їх, як Господь наказав йому.

17 Ось імена синів Левія: Ґершон, Когат і Мерарі. 18 Імена синів Ґершона за родами були такі: Либні та Шимей.

19 Сини Когата за їхніми родами були: Амрам, Іцгар, Хеврон та Уззіел.

20 Сини Мерарі за їхніми родами були: Маглі та Муші.

Це роди левитів за їхніми родами.

21 Роди Ливні та Шимея належали Ґершонові. Це були роди ґершонітів. 22 Кількість їх, згідно з числом кожного чоловіка віком від місяця й старше становила сім тисяч п’ятсот чоловік. 23 Род ґершонітів став табором за священним наметом з західну. 24 Вождем батьківського дому ґершонітів був Еліасаф, син Лаела. 25 Ґершонії мали доглядати в наметі зібрання святий намет і його покриття, запону при вході до намету зібрання, 26 запону подвір’я, завісу при вході до подвір’я перед святим наметом, вівтар і його мотуззя, а також виконувати важливу роботу, пов’язану з цим усім.

27 Роди Амрама, Іцгара, Хеврона та Уззіела належали Когатові. Це були Когатові роди. 28 Згідно з числом кожної людини чоловічої статі віком від місяця і старше їх було вісім тисяч триста[c] чоловік, що наглядали за святими речами.

29 Роди Когата стали табором уздовж південного боку священного намету. 30 Вождем батьківського дому родин Когата був Елізафан, син Уззіела. 31 Вони доглядали ковчег, стіл, світильник, вівтарі, начиння, яке там використовувалося, завісу, й виконували важливі роботи, пов’язані з усім цим.

32 Верховним з-поміж вождів левитів був Елеазар, син священика Аарона. Він відповідав за тих, хто доглядав за священними речами.

33 Роди Маглі та Муші належали Мерарі. Вони складали роди Мераріїв. 34 Їх кількість, згідно з числом кожного чоловіка віком від місяця і старше була шість тисяч двісті чоловік. 35 Вождем батьківського дому родин Мераїїв був Цурієл, син Абігайла. Вони стали табором вздовж північного боку священного намету. 36 Мерарії мали доглядати за рамами священного намету, його палями, стовпами, його підніжжям, за всім його начинням і виконувати всю важливу роботу, пов’язану з цим, 37 а також за стовпами навколо подвір’я, їхнім підніжжям, кілками і мотуззям.

38 Мойсей, Аарон та його сини стали табором перед святим наметом зі східного боку, на схід сонця. Вони охороняли святиню ізраїльського народу. А будь-кого іншого, хто наблизиться, слід бути покарати на смерть.

39 Усіх левитів, яких Мойсей та Аарон порахували за наказом Господа за їхніми родами, включаючи кожного чоловіка віком від місяця й старше, було двадцять дві тисячі.

Левити—за первістків

40 Господь сказав Мойсею: «Порахуй кожного первістка чоловічої статі в народі Ізраїлю віком від місяця й старше і зроби перелік імен їхніх. 41 Візьми левитів для Мене, Господа, замість кожного первістка синів Ізраїлю і худобу левитів заміни на первістків худоби ізраїльського народу».

42 Тож Мойсей порахував кожного первістка всіх синів Ізраїлю, як Господь наказав йому. 43 Кількість усіх первістків чоловічої статі, перелічених за іменами, віком від одного місяця і старше, становила двадцять дві тисячі двісті сімдесят три.

44 Господь сказав Мойсею: 45 «Візьми левитів замість кожного первістка народу ізраїльського й худобу левитів замість їхньої худоби. Левити—Мої. Я—Господь. 46 Щоб заплатити за двісті сімдесят три первістки з народу Ізраїлю, що перевищують кількість левитів, 47 візьми по п’ять шекелів[d] за кожного. Бери святим шекелем, тобто двадцять ґер[e] за шекель. 48 Віддай срібло Аарону та його синам за двохсот сімдесят трьох первістків».

49 Тож Мойсей узяв гроші, щоб сплатити викуп за тих, що перевищували кількість викуплених левитами. 50 Він взяв срібло від первістків народу Ізраїлю: тисячу триста п’ятдесят шість шекелів[f] за святим шекелем. 51 Мойсей віддав срібло Аарону та його синам, як йому наказав Господь.

Footnotes

  1. 3:10 хто… речей Або «хто буде удавати себе за священика».
  2. 3:13 Бо кожен… Господь Ізраїль мусив стати «народом священиків». У Єгипті Бог відібрав усіх первістків бути священиками (Див.: Вих. 19:6). Але вони відмовилися від цього на горі Синай (Вих. 20:19). Тож Бог обрав левитів замість них і встановив закон, згідно з яким, люди мусили «викуповувати» своїх первістків.
  3. 3:28 вісім тисяч триста Це число наведене виключно у деяких древньогрецьких текстах. Древньогебрейські рукописи містять «вісім тисяч шістсот». Див.: Числ. 3:22, 28, 34, 39.
  4. 3:47 шекель Приблизно 11,5 гр.
  5. 3:47 ґера Приблизно 1 гр.
  6. 3:50 тисячу триста п’ятдесят шість шекелів Приблизно 16 кг.
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Numbers 3
Amplified Bible

Levites to Be Priesthood

3 Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day when the Lord spoke [by special revelation] with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom Aaron [a]consecrated and ordained to minister in the priest’s office. 4 But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered strange (unholy, unacceptable, inappropriate) fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests [b]in the presence and under the supervision of Aaron their father.(A)

5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him. 7 They shall carry out the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall also take care of all the furnishings and utensils of the Tent of Meeting, and [attend to] the duties of the Israelites, doing the service of the tabernacle. 9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons [as servants and helpers]; they are to be given wholly to him from among the Israelites. 10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priesthood; but the layman (non-Levite) who approaches [the holy things] shall be put to death.”

11 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of and as a substitute for every firstborn, that is, the first that opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites shall be Mine, 13 for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine; I am the Lord.”

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 “Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families (clans). You shall number every male from a month old and upward.” 16 So Moses numbered them just as he was commanded by the word (mouth) of the Lord. 17 These are the [three] sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These are the names of the [two] sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei; 19 and the [four] sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; 20 and the [two] sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ households.

21 Of Gershon were the families of the Libnites and of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites. 22 The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward totaled 7,500. 23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Duties of the Levites

25 Now the responsibilities of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain for the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, 26 and the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain for the doorway of the courtyard which is around the tabernacle and the altar, its tent ropes, and all the service [c]concerning them.

27 Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites. 28 The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward totaled [d]8,600, attending to 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 families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Now their responsibilities involved the ark, the table [on which the bread of the Presence was placed], the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the curtain, and all the service concerning them. 32 Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, was chief of the leaders of the Levites; he supervised those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari. 34 The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward totaled 6,200. 35 The leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. The Merarites were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 Now the appointed responsibilities of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets or bases, and all the equipment, and all the service concerning them, 37 and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases and their pegs and their cords (tent ropes).

38 Now those to camp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the Tent of Meeting, toward the sunrise, were to be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for whatever was required of the Israelites; and the [e]layman (non-Levite) who approached [the sanctuary] was to be put to death. 39 All the men of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the [f]command of the Lord, by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.

Firstborn Redeemed

40 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and [g]make a list of their names. 41 You shall take the Levites for Me instead of and as a substitute for all the firstborn among the Israelites. I am the Lord; and you shall take the cattle of the Levites instead of and as a substitute for all the firstborn among the cattle of the Israelites.” 42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded him; 43 and all the firstborn males from a month old and upward as numbered were 22,273 [273 more than the Levites].

44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 “Take the Levites [for Me] instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. And the Levites shall be Mine. I am the Lord. 46 For the ransom (redemption price) of the 273 of the firstborn of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47 you shall take five shekels apiece, per head, you shall take them in terms of the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs), 48 and give the money, the ransom (redemption price) of those who outnumber the Levites to Aaron and to his sons.” 49 So Moses took the ransom (redemption) money from those who were in excess, beyond those ransomed by the Levites; 50 from the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money in terms of the sanctuary shekel, 1,365 shekels. 51 Then Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and to his sons at the command of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:3 Lit filled their hand.
  2. Numbers 3:4 Lit before the face.
  3. Numbers 3:26 Lit of it.
  4. Numbers 3:28 Some suspect that this count should be 8,300 which, when added to the 7,500 of v 22 and the 6,200 of v 34 gives the total of 22,000 in v 39. Unless the figure there was rounded, the number here may have been a copyist’s error (omitting just one letter between two that are the same in Hebrew).
  5. Numbers 3:38 This ban against “the layman” or “the unauthorized” from coming near the sanctuary (the sacred tent, the tabernacle proper) should not be construed as discrimination against people who were not Israelites. It included everyone except the ordained descendants of Levi of the house of Aaron. The tabernacle proper was made up of two small rooms which no one except the priest or priests who had the assignment was ever to enter. The congregation entered the outside enclosure (the courtyard) only. This was true also of the later temples. Neither Jesus nor any of his disciples or Paul ever entered the sanctuary. When Jesus “taught in the temple” or “entered into the temple,” the Greek word invariably indicates that He was in the temple enclosure (hieron) and not in the sanctuary (naos). A violation of this ban is recorded in 2 Chr 26:16-21. King Uzziah attempted to enter the sanctuary to burn incense. While he was being confronted and restrained by Azariah the priest and eighty others he broke out in leprosy. He remained a leper for the rest of his life.
  6. Numbers 3:39 Lit mouth.
  7. Numbers 3:40 Lit take the number of.
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Numbers 3
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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 the priest Aaron 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 all the furnishings of the tent of meeting(D) and perform duties for 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[b] 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 is to 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 the Lord.”(I)

The Levitical Census

14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: 15 “Register the Levites by their ancestral families[c] 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 families.(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 families[d] 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 families 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 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 families 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, pillars, 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[h] 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[i] 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 the Lord—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 the Lord.(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—twenty gerahs to the shekel.[j](Y) 48 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.”

49 So Moses collected the redemption amount from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. 50 He collected the silver from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels[k] measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. 51 He gave the redemption silver to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the Lord, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. 3:7 Or to guard, also in v. 8
  2. 3:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sam read me; Nm 8:16
  3. 3:15 Lit the house of their fathers, also in v. 20
  4. 3:24 Lit a father’s house, also in vv. 30,35
  5. 3:28 LXX reads 8,300
  6. 3:28 Or for guarding, also in v. 32
  7. 3:31 The screen between the most holy place and the holy place; Ex 35:12
  8. 3:38 Or who guarded
  9. 3:39 Some Hb mss, Sam, Syr omit and Aaron
  10. 3:47 A shekel is about two-fifths of an ounce of silver
  11. 3:50 Over 34 pounds of silver
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