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Leviticus 26:27 - Numbers 8:14

27 “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me(A) but continue to be hostile toward me, 28 then in my anger(B) I will be hostile(C) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.(D) 29 You will eat(E) the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.(F) 30 I will destroy your high places,(G) cut down your incense altars(H) and pile your dead bodies[a] on the lifeless forms of your idols,(I) and I will abhor(J) you. 31 I will turn your cities into ruins(K) and lay waste(L) your sanctuaries,(M) and I will take no delight in the pleasing aroma of your offerings.(N) 32 I myself will lay waste the land,(O) so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.(P) 33 I will scatter(Q) you among the nations(R) and will draw out my sword(S) and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste,(T) and your cities will lie in ruins.(U) 34 Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate(V) and you are in the country of your enemies;(W) then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths. 35 All the time that it lies desolate, the land will have the rest(X) it did not have during the sabbaths you lived in it.

36 “‘As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their enemies that the sound of a windblown leaf(Y) will put them to flight.(Z) They will run as though fleeing from the sword, and they will fall, even though no one is pursuing them.(AA) 37 They will stumble over one another(AB) as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies.(AC) 38 You will perish(AD) among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you.(AE) 39 Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’(AF) sins they will waste away.(AG)

40 “‘But if they will confess(AH) their sins(AI) and the sins of their ancestors(AJ)—their unfaithfulness and their hostility toward me, 41 which made me hostile(AK) toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when their uncircumcised hearts(AL) are humbled(AM) and they pay(AN) for their sin, 42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob(AO) and my covenant with Isaac(AP) and my covenant with Abraham,(AQ) and I will remember the land. 43 For the land will be deserted(AR) by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected(AS) my laws and abhorred my decrees.(AT) 44 Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies,(AU) I will not reject them or abhor(AV) them so as to destroy them completely,(AW) breaking my covenant(AX) with them. I am the Lord their God. 45 But for their sake I will remember(AY) the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out of Egypt(AZ) in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the Lord.’”

46 These are the decrees, the laws and the regulations that the Lord established at Mount Sinai(BA) between himself and the Israelites through Moses.(BB)

Redeeming What Is the Lord’s

27 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow(BC) to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels[b] of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel[c];(BD) for a female, set her value at thirty shekels[d]; for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels[e](BE) and of a female at ten shekels[f]; for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels[g](BF) of silver and that of a female at three shekels[h] of silver; for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels[i] and of a female at ten shekels. If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay(BG) the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value(BH) according to what the one making the vow can afford.

“‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord,(BI) such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.(BJ) 10 They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one;(BK) if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy. 11 If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal(BL)—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord—the animal must be presented to the priest, 12 who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be. 13 If the owner wishes to redeem(BM) the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.(BN)

14 “‘If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain. 15 If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it,(BO) they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.

16 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord part of their family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver to a homer[j] of barley seed. 17 If they dedicate a field during the Year of Jubilee, the value that has been set remains. 18 But if they dedicate a field after the Jubilee,(BP) the priest will determine the value according to the number of years that remain(BQ) until the next Year of Jubilee, and its set value will be reduced. 19 If the one who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it,(BR) they must add a fifth to its value, and the field will again become theirs. 20 If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed. 21 When the field is released in the Jubilee,(BS) it will become holy,(BT) like a field devoted to the Lord;(BU) it will become priestly property.

22 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord a field they have bought, which is not part of their family land, 23 the priest will determine its value up to the Year of Jubilee,(BV) and the owner must pay its value on that day as something holy to the Lord. 24 In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought,(BW) the one whose land it was. 25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel,(BX) twenty gerahs(BY) to the shekel.

26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(BZ) whether an ox[k] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27 If it is one of the unclean animals,(CA) it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[l](CB) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(CC) to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[m] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(CD)

30 “‘A tithe(CE) of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy(CF) to the Lord. 31 Whoever would redeem(CG) any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value(CH) to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod(CI)—will be holy to the Lord. 33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution.(CJ) If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.(CK)’”

34 These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai(CL) for the Israelites.(CM)

The Census

The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting(CN) in the Desert of Sinai(CO) on the first day of the second month(CP) of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt.(CQ) He said: “Take a census(CR) of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families,(CS) listing every man by name,(CT) one by one. You and Aaron(CU) are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more(CV) and able to serve in the army.(CW) One man from each tribe,(CX) each of them the head of his family,(CY) is to help you.(CZ) These are the names(DA) of the men who are to assist you:

from Reuben,(DB) Elizur son of Shedeur;(DC)

from Simeon,(DD) Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;(DE)

from Judah,(DF) Nahshon son of Amminadab;(DG)

from Issachar,(DH) Nethanel son of Zuar;(DI)

from Zebulun,(DJ) Eliab son of Helon;(DK)

10 from the sons of Joseph:

from Ephraim,(DL) Elishama son of Ammihud;(DM)

from Manasseh,(DN) Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;(DO)

11 from Benjamin,(DP) Abidan son of Gideoni;(DQ)

12 from Dan,(DR) Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;(DS)

13 from Asher,(DT) Pagiel son of Okran;(DU)

14 from Gad,(DV) Eliasaph son of Deuel;(DW)

15 from Naphtali,(DX) Ahira son of Enan.(DY)

16 These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders(DZ) of their ancestral tribes.(EA) They were the heads of the clans of Israel.(EB)

17 Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified, 18 and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month.(EC) The people registered their ancestry(ED) by their clans and families,(EE) and the men twenty years old or more(EF) were listed by name, one by one, 19 as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he counted(EG) them in the Desert of Sinai:

20 From the descendants of Reuben(EH) the firstborn son(EI) of Israel:

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. 21 The number from the tribe of Reuben(EJ) was 46,500.

22 From the descendants of Simeon:(EK)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. 23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.(EL)

24 From the descendants of Gad:(EM)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 25 The number from the tribe of Gad(EN) was 45,650.

26 From the descendants of Judah:(EO)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 27 The number from the tribe of Judah(EP) was 74,600.

28 From the descendants of Issachar:(EQ)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 29 The number from the tribe of Issachar(ER) was 54,400.(ES)

30 From the descendants of Zebulun:(ET)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.(EU)

32 From the sons of Joseph:(EV)

From the descendants of Ephraim:(EW)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim(EX) was 40,500.

34 From the descendants of Manasseh:(EY)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

36 From the descendants of Benjamin:(EZ)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin(FA) was 35,400.

38 From the descendants of Dan:(FB)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.(FC)

40 From the descendants of Asher:(FD)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 41 The number from the tribe of Asher(FE) was 41,500.

42 From the descendants of Naphtali:(FF)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali(FG) was 53,400.(FH)

44 These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron(FI) and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. 45 All the Israelites twenty years old or more(FJ) who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.(FK) 46 The total number was 603,550.(FL)

47 The ancestral tribe of the Levites,(FM) however, was not counted(FN) along with the others. 48 The Lord had said to Moses: 49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. 50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle(FO) of the covenant law(FP)—over all its furnishings(FQ) and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it. 51 Whenever the tabernacle(FR) is to move,(FS) the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it.(FT) Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.(FU) 52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.(FV) 53 The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle(FW) of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall(FX) on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.(FY)

54 The Israelites did all this just as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Arrangement of the Tribal Camps

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard(FZ) and holding the banners of their family.”

On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.(GA) His division numbers 74,600.

The tribe of Issachar(GB) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.(GC) His division numbers 54,400.

The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.(GD) His division numbers 57,400.

All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.(GE)

10 On the south(GF) will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.(GG) 11 His division numbers 46,500.

12 The tribe of Simeon(GH) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(GI) 13 His division numbers 59,300.

14 The tribe of Gad(GJ) will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[n](GK) 15 His division numbers 45,650.

16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben,(GL) according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(GM) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.

18 On the west(GN) will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim(GO) under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.(GP) 19 His division numbers 40,500.

20 The tribe of Manasseh(GQ) will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.(GR) 21 His division numbers 32,200.

22 The tribe of Benjamin(GS) will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.(GT) 23 His division numbers 35,400.

24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim,(GU) according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.(GV)

25 On the north(GW) will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard.(GX) The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.(GY) 26 His division numbers 62,700.

27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.(GZ) 28 His division numbers 41,500.

29 The tribe of Naphtali(HA) will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.(HB) 30 His division numbers 53,400.

31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last,(HC) under their standards.

32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families.(HD) All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.(HE) 33 The Levites, however, were not counted(HF) along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.

34 So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.

The Levites

This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses(HG) at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.(HH)

The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn(HI) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(HJ) Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests,(HK) who were ordained to serve as priests. Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord(HL) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.(HM) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar(HN) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.(HO)

The Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levi(HP) and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.(HQ) They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(HR) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(HS) of the tabernacle. 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. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(HT) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[o] 10 Appoint Aaron(HU) and his sons to serve as priests;(HV) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(HW)

11 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites(HX) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(HY) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(HZ) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.(IA) 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.”(IB)

14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,(IC) 15 “Count(ID) the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”(IE) 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:(IF)

Gershon,(IG) Kohath(IH) and Merari.(II)

18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:

Libni and Shimei.(IJ)

19 The Kohathite clans:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(IK)

20 The Merarite clans:(IL)

Mahli and Mushi.(IM)

These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

21 To Gershon(IN) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;(IO) 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.(IP) 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(IQ) and tent, its coverings,(IR) the curtain at the entrance(IS) to the tent of meeting,(IT) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(IU), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(IV) and the ropes(IW)—and everything(IX) related to their use.

27 To Kohath(IY) belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;(IZ) these were the Kohathite(JA) clans. 28 The number of all the males a month old or more(JB) was 8,600.[p] The Kohathites were responsible(JC) for the care of the sanctuary.(JD) 29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(JE) of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan(JF) son of Uzziel. 31 They were responsible for the care of the ark,(JG) the table,(JH) the lampstand,(JI) the altars,(JJ) the articles(JK) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,(JL) and everything related to their use.(JM) 32 The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar(JN) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible(JO) for the care of the sanctuary.(JP)

33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(JQ) these were the Merarite clans.(JR) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(JS) 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.(JT) 36 The Merarites were appointed(JU) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(JV) its crossbars,(JW) posts,(JX) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(JY) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(JZ) with their bases, tent pegs(KA) and ropes.

38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(KB) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(KC) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(KD) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(KE)

39 The total number of Levites counted(KF) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(KG)

40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more(KH) and make a list of their names.(KI) 41 Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites,(KJ) and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”(KK)

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,(KL) listed by name, was 22,273.(KM)

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.(KN) I am the Lord.(KO) 46 To redeem(KP) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[q](KQ) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(KR) which weighs twenty gerahs.(KS) 48 Give the money for the redemption(KT) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(KU)

49 So Moses collected the redemption money(KV) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites(KW) he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels,[r](KX) 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.

The Kohathites

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “Take a census(KY) of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. Count(KZ) all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(LA) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

“This is the work(LB) of the Kohathites(LC) at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.(LD) When the camp is to move,(LE) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(LF) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(LG) Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[s](LH) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(LI) in place.

“Over the table of the Presence(LJ) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(LK) the bread that is continually there(LL) is to remain on it. They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(LM) in place.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(LN) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(LO)

11 “Over the gold altar(LP) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(LQ) in place.

12 “They are to take all the articles(LR) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.(LS)

13 “They are to remove the ashes(LT) from the bronze altar(LU) and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they are to place on it all the utensils(LV) used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans,(LW) meat forks,(LX) shovels(LY) and sprinkling bowls.(LZ) Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles(MA) in place.

15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(MB) only then are the Kohathites(MC) to come and do the carrying.(MD) But they must not touch the holy things(ME) or they will die.(MF) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

16 “Eleazar(MG) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,(MH) the fragrant incense,(MI) the regular grain offering(MJ) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”

17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 18 “See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19 So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things,(MK) do this for them: Aaron and his sons(ML) are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.(MM) 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look(MN) at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”

The Gershonites

21 The Lord said to Moses, 22 “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(MO) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

24 “This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: 25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,(MP) that is, the tent of meeting,(MQ) its covering(MR) and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(MS) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,(MT) the ropes and all the equipment(MU) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. 27 All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.(MV) You shall assign to them as their responsibility(MW) all they are to carry. 28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans(MX) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar(MY) son of Aaron, the priest.

The Merarites

29 “Count(MZ) the Merarites by their clans and families.(NA) 30 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. 31 As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,(NB) 32 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes,(NC) all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. 33 This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar(ND) son of Aaron, the priest.”

The Numbering of the Levite Clans

34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites(NE) by their clans and families. 35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(NF) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 36 counted by clans, were 2,750. 37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans(NG) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

38 The Gershonites(NH) were counted by their clans and families. 39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. 41 This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.

42 The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(NI) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 44 counted by their clans, were 3,200. 45 This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.(NJ) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted(NK) all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(NL) who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48 numbered 8,580.(NM) 49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.

Thus they were counted,(NN) as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Purity of the Camp

The Lord said to Moses, “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease[t](NO) or a discharge(NP) of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean(NQ) because of a dead body.(NR) Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.(NS) The Israelites did so; they sent them outside the camp. They did just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Restitution for Wrongs

The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way[u] and so is unfaithful(NT) to the Lord is guilty(NU) and must confess(NV) the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution(NW) for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged. But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram(NX) with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.(NY) All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.(NZ) 10 Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.(OA)’”

The Test for an Unfaithful Wife

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray(OB) and is unfaithful to him 13 so that another man has sexual relations with her,(OC) and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), 14 and if feelings of jealousy(OD) come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure—or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure— 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[v](OE) of barley flour(OF) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(OG) a reminder-offering(OH) to draw attention to wrongdoing.

16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the priest has had the woman stand before the Lord, he shall loosen her hair(OI) and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy,(OJ) while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse.(OK) 19 Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, “If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray(OL) and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse(OM) not harm you. 20 But if you have gone astray(ON) while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”— 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse(OO)—“may the Lord cause you to become a curse[w] among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. 22 May this water(OP) that brings a curse(OQ) enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.”

“‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.(OR)

23 “‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll(OS) and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her. 25 The priest is to take from her hands the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the Lord(OT) and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest is then to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial[x] offering(OU) and burn it on the altar; after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse.(OV) 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children.

29 “‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray(OW) and makes herself impure while married to her husband, 30 or when feelings of jealousy(OX) come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her. 31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences(OY) of her sin.’”

The Nazirite

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow(OZ), a vow of dedication(PA) to the Lord as a Nazirite,(PB) they must abstain from wine(PC) and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar(PD) made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes(PE) or raisins. As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

“‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(PF) may be used on their head.(PG) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

“‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(PH) Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(PI) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.

“‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication,(PJ) they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.(PK) 10 Then on the eighth day(PL) they must bring two doves or two young pigeons(PM) to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(PN) 11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering[y](PO) and the other as a burnt offering(PP) to make atonement(PQ) for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. 12 They must rededicate themselves to the Lord for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb(PR) as a guilt offering.(PS) The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.

13 “‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over.(PT) They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.(PU) 14 There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect(PV) for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering,(PW) a ram(PX) without defect for a fellowship offering,(PY) 15 together with their grain offerings(PZ) and drink offerings,(QA) and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.(QB)

16 “‘The priest is to present all these(QC) before the Lord(QD) and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.(QE) 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering(QF) to the Lord, together with its grain offering(QG) and drink offering.(QH)

18 “‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication.(QI) They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

19 “‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.(QJ) 20 The priest shall then wave these before the Lord as a wave offering;(QK) they are holy(QL) and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.(QM) After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.(QN)

21 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite(QO) who vows offerings to the Lord in accordance with their dedication, in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must fulfill the vows(QP) they have made, according to the law of the Nazirite.’”

The Priestly Blessing

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless(QQ) the Israelites. Say to them:

24 “‘“The Lord bless you(QR)
    and keep you;(QS)
25 the Lord make his face shine on you(QT)
    and be gracious to you;(QU)
26 the Lord turn his face(QV) toward you
    and give you peace.(QW)”’

27 “So they will put my name(QX) on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle

When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle,(QY) he anointed(QZ) and consecrated it and all its furnishings.(RA) He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.(RB) Then the leaders of Israel,(RC) the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted,(RD) made offerings. They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts(RE) and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.

The Lord said to Moses, “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”

So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites,(RF) as their work required, and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites,(RG) as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,(RH) because they were to carry on their shoulders(RI) the holy things, for which they were responsible.

10 When the altar was anointed,(RJ) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(RK) and presented them before the altar. 11 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon(RL) son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

13 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels[z] and one silver sprinkling bowl(RM) weighing seventy shekels,[aa](RN) both according to the sanctuary shekel,(RO) each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;(RP) 14 one gold dish(RQ) weighing ten shekels,[ab](RR) filled with incense;(RS) 15 one young bull,(RT) one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;(RU) 16 one male goat for a sin offering[ac];(RV) 17 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(RW) This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.(RX)

18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar,(RY) the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.

19 The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold dish(RZ) weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 21 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 22 one male goat for a sin offering; 23 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon,(SA) the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering.

25 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 27 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 28 one male goat for a sin offering; 29 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur,(SB) the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering.

31 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 33 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 34 one male goat for a sin offering; 35 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,(SC) the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.

37 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 39 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 40 one male goat for a sin offering; 41 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel,(SD) the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.

43 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 45 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 46 one male goat for a sin offering; 47 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud,(SE) the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.

49 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 51 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 52 one male goat for a sin offering; 53 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.(SF)

54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,(SG) the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.

55 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 57 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 58 one male goat for a sin offering; 59 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni,(SH) the leader of the people of Benjamin, brought his offering.

61 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 63 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 64 one male goat for a sin offering; 65 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,(SI) the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering.

67 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 69 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 70 one male goat for a sin offering; 71 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran,(SJ) the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering.

73 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 75 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 76 one male goat for a sin offering; 77 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Okran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan,(SK) the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering.

79 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 81 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 82 one male goat for a sin offering; 83 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(SL) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(SM) and twelve gold dishes.(SN) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[ad] according to the sanctuary shekel.(SO) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(SP) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[ae] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(SQ) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(SR) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(SS) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(ST) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(SU) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(SV)

89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting(SW) to speak with the Lord,(SX) he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover(SY) on the ark of the covenant law.(SZ) In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Setting Up the Lamps

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(TA)’”

Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold(TB)—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern(TC) the Lord had shown Moses.

The Setting Apart of the Levites

The Lord said to Moses: “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.(TD) To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing(TE) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies(TF) and wash their clothes.(TG) And so they will purify themselves.(TH) Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil;(TI) then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.[af](TJ) Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting(TK) and assemble the whole Israelite community.(TL) 10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(TM) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(TN) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.

12 “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,(TO) using one for a sin offering(TP) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(TQ) to make atonement(TR) for the Levites. 13 Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering(TS) to the Lord. 14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(TT)

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