Numbers 3-4New King James Version (NKJV)
The Sons of Aaron
3 Now these are the records of
Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 And
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 consecrated to
minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu had died
before the Lord when they offered profane fire before
the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So
Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their
father.
The Levites Serve in the Tabernacle
5 And the Lord spoke to
Moses, saying: 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and
present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. 7 And
they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before
the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. 8 Also
they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to
the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle. 9 And
you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given
entirely to him[a] from among the
children of Israel. 10 So you shall appoint Aaron
and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes
near shall be put to death.”
11 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses, saying: 12 “Now behold, I Myself have taken
the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who
opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be
Mine, 13 because all the firstborn are Mine.
On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified
to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine:
I am the Lord.”
Census of the Levites Commanded
14 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying: 15 “Number
the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall
number every male from a month old and above.”
16 So Moses numbered them according
to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 These
were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 And
these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families:
Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by
their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And
the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the
families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.
21 From Gershon came the
family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the
families of the Gershonites. 22 Those who were
numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and
above—of those who were numbered there were seven thousand
five hundred. 23 The families of the Gershonites
were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. 24 And
the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph
the son of Lael. 25 The duties of the children of
Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle,
the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of
meeting, 26 the screen for the door of the court,
the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and
the altar, and their cords, according to all the work relating to them.
27 From Kohath came the
family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the
Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the
families of the Kohathites. 28 According to the
number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight
thousand six[b] hundred keeping charge
of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the children
of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. 30 And
the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan
the son of Uzziel. 31 Their duty included the
ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with
which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them.
32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the
priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight
of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.
33 From Merari came the
family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the
families of Merari. 34 And those who were numbered,
according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six
thousand two hundred. 35 The leader of the fathers’
house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail.
These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 And
the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the
boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all
the work relating to them, 37 and the pillars of
the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords.
38 Moreover those who were to camp
before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses,
Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to meet the needs of the
children of Israel; but the outsider who came near was to be put to
death. 39 All who were numbered of the Levites,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, by their
families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two
thousand.
Levites Dedicated Instead of the Firstborn
40 Then the Lord said to
Moses: “Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month
old and above, and take the number of their names. 41 And
you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead
of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the
Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of
Israel.” 42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn
among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. 43 And
all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and
above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred
and seventy-three.
44 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses, saying: 45 “Take the Levites instead of all
the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites
instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord. 46 And
for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the
children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites, 47 you
shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in
the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs. 48 And
you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to
Aaron and his sons.”
49 So Moses took the redemption money
from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the
Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the children of
Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according
to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses gave
their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of
the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Duties of the Sons of Kohath
4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
saying: 2 “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from
among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house, 3 from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service
to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.
4 “This is the
service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the
most holy things: 5 When the camp prepares to
journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering
veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. 6 Then
they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a
cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles.
7 “On the table of showbread they
shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and
the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread[c]shall be on it. 8 They
shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of
badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. 9 And
they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its
lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they
service it. 10 Then they shall put it with all its
utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a
carrying beam.
11 “Over the golden altar they shall
spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they
shall insert its poles. 12 Then they shall take all
the utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in
a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on
a carrying beam. 13 Also they shall take away the
ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They
shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there—the firepans,
the forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar—and they
shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles. 15 And
when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the
furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of
Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any
holy thing, lest they die.
“These are the things in the tabernacle of
meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
16 “The appointed duty of Eleazar the
son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet
incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the
tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its
furnishings.”
17 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses and Aaron, saying: 18 “Do not cut off the
tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; 19 but
do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach
the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them
to his service and his task. 20 But they shall not
go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, lest they die.”
Duties of the Sons of Gershon
21 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses, saying: 22 “Also take a census of the sons
of Gershon, by their fathers’ house, by their families. 23 From
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all
who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of
meeting. 24 This is the service of
the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying: 25 They
shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its
covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the
screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, 26 the
screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court
which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords,
all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so
shall they serve.
27 “Aaron and his sons shall assign
all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their
service. And you shall appoint to them all their tasks as their duty. 28 This is the
service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting.
And their duties shall be under the authority[d] of Ithamar the son of
Aaron the priest.
Duties of the Sons of Merari
29 “As for the sons of
Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’
house. 30 From thirty years old and above, even to
fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do
the work of the tabernacle of meeting. 31 And
this is what they must carry as all their service for the
tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its
sockets, 32 and the pillars around the court with their
sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and
you shall assign to each man by name the items he must
carry. 33 This is the service of
the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of
meeting, under the authority[e] of Ithamar the son of
Aaron the priest.”
Census of the Levites
34 And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders
of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and
by their fathers’ house, 35 from thirty years old
and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work
in the tabernacle of meeting; 36 and those who were
numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were the
ones who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who might serve
in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the
commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
38 And those who were numbered of the
sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers’ house, 39 from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the
service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— 40 those
who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ house, were two thousand
six hundred and thirty. 41 These are the
ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might
serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to
the commandment of the Lord.
42 Those of the families of the sons
of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers’ house, 43 from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the
service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— 44 those
who were numbered by their families were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are the
ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and
Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of
Moses.
46 All who were numbered of the
Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their
families and by their fathers’ houses, 47 from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do
the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tabernacle of
meeting— 48 those who were numbered were eight
thousand five hundred and eighty.
49 According to the commandment of
the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to
his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, as
the Lord commanded Moses.
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