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"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house,

"Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse.

And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the LORD spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did.

"Speak to the children of Israel: "When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the LORD, and that person is guilty,

Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "If any man's wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him,

But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free and may conceive children.

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, "This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:

"So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them."

On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering.

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering.

On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering.

On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, Numbers 2:14">[fn] leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering.

On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering.

On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering.

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering.

On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering.

On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering.

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering.