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The Lord said: Moses, find out how many men between thirty and fifty are in the two Levite clans of Merari, but count only those who are able to work at the sacred tent.

to say to the people of Israel: Suppose a man becomes jealous and suspects that his wife has been unfaithful, but he has no proof.

Next, he will remove her veil, then hand her the barley offering, and say, "If you have been faithful to your husband, this water won't harm you. But if you have been unfaithful, it will bring down the Lord 's curse—you will never be able to give birth to a child, and everyone will curse your name." Then the woman will answer, "If I am guilty, let it happen just as you say."

But if she is innocent, her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to have children.

If the husband is wrong, he will not be punished; but if his wife is guilty, she will be punished.

But the dead body made you unacceptable, so you must make another vow to become a Nazirite and be dedicated once more. Finally, a year-old ram must be offered as the sacrifice to make things right.

Wine offerings and grain sacrifices must also be brought with these animals. Finally, you are to bring a basket of bread made with your finest flour and olive oil, but without yeast. Also bring some thin wafers brushed with oil.

But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were in charge of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.

But now I have chosen these Levites as substitutes for the first-born sons,

"Levites who are between the ages of twenty-five and fifty can work at my sacred tent. But once they turn fifty, they must retire.

They may help the other Levites in their duties, but they must no longer be responsible for any work themselves. Remember this when you assign their duties."

Some people in Israel's camp had touched a dead body and had become unfit to worship the Lord , and they could not celebrate Passover. But they asked Moses and Aaron,

But it must be done in the second month, in the evening of the fourteenth day. Eat the Passover lamb with thin bread and bitter herbs,

But if any of you refuse to celebrate Passover when you are not away on a journey, you will no longer belong to my people. You will be punished because you did not offer sacrifices to me at the proper time.

The Lord used this cloud to tell the Israelites when to move their camp and where to set it up again. As long as the cloud covered the tent, the Israelites did not break camp. But when the cloud moved, they followed it, and wherever it stopped, they camped and stayed there,

whether it was only one night, a few days, a month, or even a year. As long as the cloud remained over the tent, the Israelites stayed where they were. But when the cloud moved, so did the Israelites.

But if just one is blown, only the twelve tribal leaders need to come together.

But when you want everyone to come together, sound a different signal on the trumpet.

But we're starving out here, and the only food we have is this manna."

but they're not my children. You told me to nurse them along and to carry them to the land you promised their ancestors.