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Aaron’s Descendants

3This is a record of the genealogies of Aaron and Moses current as of the day on which the Lord addressed Moses on Mount Sinai.H8435H175H4872H3117H3068H1696H4872H2022H5514
2The sons of Aaron were Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and IthamarH8034H1121H175H5070H1060H30H499H385
3who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests.H8034H1121H175H3548H4886H4390H3027H3547
4Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord's presence when they offered unauthorized fire before him in the Sinai wilderness. Since they didn't have their own children, Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priest under the authority of Aaron their father.2H5070H30H4191H6440H3068H7126H2114H784H6440H3068H4057H5514H1121H499H385H3547H6440H175H1

Appointment of the Descendants of Levi as Priests

5The Lord told Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him.H7126H4294H3878H7126H5975H6440H175H3548H8334
7They are to take care of his needs and the needs of the whole congregation at the tent of meeting by performing duties at the tabernacle.H8104H4931H4931H5712H6440H168H4150H5647H5656H4908
8They are to take charge of the utensils at the tent of meeting and meet the needs of the Israelites by performing duties on behalf of the tabernacle.H8104H3627H168H4150H4931H1121H3478H5647H5656H4908
9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites.H5414H3881H175H1121H5414H1121H3478
10Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take responsibility for their priesthood. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put to death."H6485H175H1121H8104H3550H2114H7131H4191

The Descendants of Levi as Substitutes for the First-born

11Later, the Lord told Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
12"I'm taking the Levites for myself from among the Israelites in place of every first-born who opens the womb. The Levites belong to meH3947H3881H8432H1121H3478H1060H6363H7358H1121H3478H3881
13because all the first-born belong to me. When I destroyed all the first born in the land of Egypt, I consecrated all the first-born in Israel for myself - from human beings to livestock. They belong to me, since I am the Lord."H1060H3117H5221H1060H776H4714H6942H1060H3478H120H929H3068

Numbering the Descendants of Levi

14The Lord also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness,H3068H1696H4872H4057H5514H559
15"Number the Levites according to their ancestral houses and tribes, numbering every male from a month old and above."H6485H1121H3878H1004H1H4940H2145H2320H1121H4605H6485
16So Moses numbered them according to the instruction of the Lord, as he had been commanded.H4872H6485H6310H3068H6680
17These are Levi's descendant by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.H1121H3878H8034H1648H6955H4847
18These are names of Gerson's descendants according to their families: Libni and Shimei.H8034H1121H1648H4940H3845H8096
19These are the names of Kohath's descendants according to their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uziel.H1121H6955H4940H6019H3324H2275H5816
20Merari's descendants according to their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their ancestral house.19H1121H4847H4940H4249H4187H1992H4940H3881H1004H1

The Descendants of Gershon

21The families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the Gershonitess,H1648H4940H3846H4940H8097H4940H1649
22all the males a month old and above numbered 7,500.H6485H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H6485H7651H505H2568H3967
23The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle toward the west.H4940H1649H2583H310H4908H3220
24The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph.H5387H1004H1H1649H460H1121H3815
25The duties of the Gershonites at the tent of meeting pertained to the tabernacle, the tent covering, the curtain to the entrance of the tent of meeting,H4931H1121H1648H168H4150H4908H168H4372H4539H6607H168H4150
26the hangings at the courtyard, the curtain to the entrance of the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle, the altar, and all of the tent cords in use.H7050H2691H4539H6607H2691H4908H4196H5439H4340H5656

The Descendants of Kohath and Their Duties

27The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the Kohathites,H6955H4940H6020H4940H3325H4940H2276H4940H5817H4940H6956
28all the males a month old and above numbered 8,600. They were tasked to care of the sanctuary.H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H8083H505H8337H3967H8104H4931H6944
29The Kohathites encamped beside the tabernacle toward the south.H4940H1121H6955H2583H3409H4908H8486
30The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan.H5387H1004H1H4940H6956H469H1121H5816
31Their duties pertained to the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and all the curtains in use.H4931H727H7979H4501H4196H3627H6944H8334H4539H5656
32The chief of all the leaders of the Levites was Aaron the priest's son Eleazar. He was assigned to oversee those who were in charge of the services of the sanctuary.H499H1121H175H3548H5387H5387H3881H6486H8104H4931H6944

The Descendants of Merari and Their Duties

33The families of Mahli and Mushi were descendants of Merari. As families of Merari,H4847H4940H4250H4940H4188H4940H4847
34all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200.H6485H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H8337H505H3967
35The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail's son Zuriel. The Merarites encamped beside the tabernacle toward the north.H5387H1004H1H4940H4847H6700H1121H32H2583H3409H4908H6828
36The duties of the caretakers from the Merarites included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, crossbars, socket, all its utensils for their services,H6486H4931H1121H4847H7175H4908H1280H5982H134H3627H5656
37the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords.H5982H2691H5439H134H3489H4340

The Encampment of Moses and Aaron

38In front of the tabernacle and east of the tent of meeting, Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons encamped facing the east. They were tasked to perform the duties of the sanctuary and care for the needs of the Israelites. Any unauthorized person who approached was to be executed.H2583H6440H4908H6924H6440H168H4150H4217H4872H175H1121H8104H4931H4720H4931H1121H3478H2114H7131H4191
39As the Lord had instructed, everyone counted by Moss and Aaron from the Levites, according to their tribe, all males from a month old and above numbered 22,000.H6485H3881H4872H175H6485H6310H3068H4940H2145H2320H1121H4605H6242H8147H505

Numbering Israel’s First-born

40Later the Lord instructed Moses: "Number all the first-born males of Israel from a month old and above and list their names.H3068H559H4872H6485H1060H2145H1121H3478H2320H1121H4605H5375H4557H8034
41Separate the Levites for me - since I am the Lord - in place of all the first-born sons of Israel. Also separate the livestock of the Levites in place of all the first born of the livestock of Israel."H3947H3881H3068H1060H1121H3478H929H3881H1060H929H1121H3478
42So Moses numbered all the first born from the sons of Israel just as the Lord commanded him.H4872H6485H3068H6680H1060H1121H3478
43All of the first-born male according to the list of their names from a month old and above numbered 22,273.H1060H2145H4557H8034H2320H1121H4605H6485H6242H8147H505H3967H7657H7969

Creation of the Levite Ministry

44Then the Lord told Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
45"Separate the Levites in place of all the first born sons of Israel and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to me, since I am the Lord.H3947H3881H1060H1121H3478H929H3881H929H3881H3068
46You are to pay a ransom of the 273 first-born sons of Israel who exceed the census number of the Levites,H6302H3967H7657H7969H1060H1121H3478H5736H5921H3881
47so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs.H3947H2568H8255H1538H8255H6944H3947H8255H6242H1626
48Then give the money meant for ransom of their excess to Aaron and his sons."H5414H3701H5736H6302H175H1121
49So Moses took the ransom money to account for the difference in the total number of those redeemed by the Levites.H4872H3947H6306H3701H5736H6302H3881
50From the first born of the Israelites, Moses took money amounting to 1,365 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary.H1060H1121H3478H3947H3701H505H7969H3967H8346H2568H8255H6944
51Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and his sons according to the Lord's instructions, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.H4872H5414H3701H6302H6306H175H1121H6310H3068H3068H6680H4872


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