Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Heth

Teth

Yodh

Kaph

Lamedh

Mem

Nun

Samekh

Ayin

Pe

Tsadhe

Qoph

Resh

³⁴ So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households, ³⁵ from ^(A)thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting. ³⁶ Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. ³⁷ These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the ^[a]commandment of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.

³⁸ The numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households, ³⁹ from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁰ their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. ⁴¹ These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the ^[b]commandment of Yahweh.

⁴² The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, ⁴³ from ^(B)thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁴ their numbered men by their families were 3,200. ⁴⁵ These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the ^[c]commandment of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.

⁴⁶ All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households, ⁴⁷ from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to perform the work of service and the service of carrying in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁸ their numbered men were ^(C)8,580. ⁴⁹ According to the ^[d]word of Yahweh by the hand of Moses, they ^(D)were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Unclean Sent Outside the Camp

5 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Command the sons of Israel that they ^(E)send away from the camp every leper and everyone having a ^(F)discharge and everyone who is ^[e](G)unclean because of a dead person. ³ You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp where I dwell ^(H)in their midst.” ⁴ And the sons of Israel did so and sent them outside the camp; just as Yahweh had spoken to Moses, thus the sons of Israel did.

Remember Jesus Christ

2 You therefore, my ^(A)child, ^(B)be strong in the grace that is in ^(C)Christ Jesus. ² And the things ^(D)which you have heard from me in the presence of ^(E)many witnesses, ^(F)entrust these to ^(G)faithful men who will be ^(H)able to teach others also. ^3 (I)Suffer hardship with me, as a good ^(J)soldier of ^(K)Christ Jesus. ⁴ No soldier in active service ^(L)entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. ⁵ And also if anyone ^(M)competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. ^6 (N)The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops. ⁷ Understand what I say, for the Lord will give you insight in everything.