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Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

These then are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord , when they offered strange fire before the Lord , in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Bring the tribe of Levi forward and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

"They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

"They shall also take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

"So you shall assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are exclusively assigned to him from the sons of Israel.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death."

And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the firstborn of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

"For all the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I fatally struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from the human firstborn to animals. They shall be Mine; I am the LORD."

Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord .

Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

"Count the sons of Levi by their fathers' households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall count."

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

So Moses counted them according to the word of the LORD, just as he had been commanded.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord , as he was commanded.

These, then, are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei;

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

and the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel;

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.

And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Their numbered men, in the counting of every male from a month old and upward, their numbered men were 7,500.

Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites: Eliasaph the son of Lael.

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

and the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the courtyard which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ropes, according to all the service concerning them.

And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

Of Kohath was 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.

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

In the counting of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary.

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

and the leader of the fathers' households of the Kohathite families: Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

Now their duties included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the curtain, and all the service concerning them;

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200.

And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

And the leader of the fathers' households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them,

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases, their pegs, and their ropes.

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

Now those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle eastward, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but the layman coming near was to be put to death.

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the command of the LORD by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord , throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Count every firstborn male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and make a list of their names.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

"And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the cattle of the sons of Israel."

And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord ) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

So Moses counted all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded him;

And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

and all the firstborn males, by the number of names from a month old and upward for their numbered men, were 22,273.

And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am the LORD.

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord .

"And as a redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess of the number of the Levites,

And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

and you shall give the money, the redemption price of those who are in excess among them, to Aaron and to his sons."

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of the number of those redeemed by the Levites;

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, 1,365.

Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Then Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, at the command of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord , as the Lord commanded Moses.