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Aaron’s Sons

3This is the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.H8435H175H4872H3117H3068H1696H4872H2022H5514
2Aaron had four sons: Nadab, the oldest, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.H8034H1121H175H5070H1060H30H499H385
3They were anointed and ordained as priests,H8034H1121H175H3548H4886H4390H3027H3547
4but Nadab and Abihu were killed when they offered unholy fire to the LORD in the Sinai Desert. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during Aaron's lifetime.H5070H30H4191H6440H3068H7126H2114H784H6440H3068H4057H5514H1121H499H385H3547H6440H175H1

The Levites Are Appointed to Serve the Priests

5The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
6"Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest.H7126H4294H3878H7126H5975H6440H175H3548H8334
7They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.H8104H4931H4931H5712H6440H168H4150H5647H5656H4908
8They shall take charge of all the equipment of the Tent and perform the duties for the rest of the Israelites.H8104H3627H168H4150H4931H1121H3478H5647H5656H4908
9The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons.H5414H3881H175H1121H5414H1121H3478
10You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."H6485H175H1121H8104H3550H2114H7131H4191
11The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
12"The Levites are now to be mine. When I killed all the first-born of the Egyptians, I consecrated as my own the oldest son of each Israelite family and the first-born of every animal.H3947H3881H8432H1121H3478H1060H6363H7358H1121H3478H3881
13Now, instead of having the first-born sons of Israel as my own, I have the Levites; they will belong to me. I am the LORD."H1060H3117H5221H1060H776H4714H6942H1060H3478H120H929H3068

The Census of the Levites

14In the Sinai Desert the LORD commanded MosesH3068H1696H4872H4057H5514H559
15to register the Levites by clans and families, enrolling every male a month old or older,H6485H1121H3878H1004H1H4940H2145H2320H1121H4605H6485
16and Moses did so.H4872H6485H6310H3068H6680
17Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, who were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.H1121H3878H8034H1648H6955H4847
18Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei;H8034H1121H1648H4940H3845H8096
19Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel;H1121H6955H4940H6019H3324H2275H5816
20and Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. They were the ancestors of the families that bear their names.H1121H4847H4940H4249H4187H1992H4940H3881H1004H1
21The clan of Gershon was composed of the families of Libni and Shimei.H1648H4940H3846H4940H8097H4940H1649
22The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 7,500.H6485H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H6485H7651H505H2568H3967
23This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,H4940H1649H2583H310H4908H3220
24with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.H5387H1004H1H1649H460H1121H3815
25They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance,H4931H1121H1648H168H4150H4908H168H4372H4539H6607H168H4150
26the curtains for the court which is around the Tent and the altar, and the curtain for the entrance of the court. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.H7050H2691H4539H6607H2691H4908H4196H5439H4340H5656
27The clan of Kohath was composed of the families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.H6955H4940H6020H4940H3325H4940H2276H4940H5817H4940H6956
28The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 8,600.H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H8083H505H8337H3967H8104H4931H6944
29This clan was to camp on the south side of the Tent,H4940H1121H6955H2583H3409H4908H8486
30with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as chief of the clan.H5387H1004H1H4940H6956H469H1121H5816
31They were responsible for the Covenant Box, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils the priests use in the Holy Place, and the curtain at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.H4931H727H7979H4501H4196H3627H6944H8334H4539H5656
32The chief of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those who carried out the duties in the Holy Place.H499H1121H175H3548H5387H5387H3881H6486H8104H4931H6944
33The clan of Merari was composed of the families of Mahli and Mushi.H4847H4940H4250H4940H4188H4940H4847
34The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 6,200.H6485H4557H2145H2320H1121H4605H8337H505H3967
35This clan was to camp on the north side of the Tent, with Zuriel son of Abihail as chief of the clan.H5387H1004H1H4940H4847H6700H1121H32H2583H3409H4908H6828
36They were assigned responsibility for the frames for the Tent, its bars, posts, bases, and all its fittings. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.H6486H4931H1121H4847H7175H4908H1280H5982H134H3627H5656
37They were also responsible for the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes for the outer court.H5982H2691H5439H134H3489H4340
38Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp in front of the Tent on the east. They were responsible for carrying out the services performed in the Holy Place for the people of Israel. Anyone else who tried to do so was to be put to death.H2583H6440H4908H6924H6440H168H4150H4217H4872H175H1121H8104H4931H4720H4931H1121H3478H2114H7131H4191
39The total number of all the Levite males one month old or older that Moses enrolled by clans at the command of the LORD, was 22,000.H6485H3881H4872H175H6485H6310H3068H4940H2145H2320H1121H4605H6242H8147H505

The Levites Take the Place of the First-Born Sons

40The LORD said to Moses, "All of Israel's first-born sons belong to me. So register by name every first-born male Israelite, one month old or older.H3068H559H4872H6485H1060H2145H1121H3478H2320H1121H4605H5375H4557H8034
41But in place of them I claim all the Levites as mine! I am the LORD! I also claim the livestock of the Levites in place of all the first-born of the livestock."H3947H3881H3068H1060H1121H3478H929H3881H1060H929H1121H3478
42Moses obeyed, and registered all the first-born malesH4872H6485H3068H6680H1060H1121H3478
43one month old or older; the total was 22,273.H1060H2145H4557H8034H2320H1121H4605H6485H6242H8147H505H3967H7657H7969
44The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559
45"Now dedicate the Levites as mine in place of all the first-born Israelite sons, and dedicate the livestock of the Levites in place of the first-born of the Israelites' livestock.H3947H3881H1060H1121H3478H929H3881H929H3881H3068
46Since the first-born Israelite sons outnumber the Levites by 273, you must buy back the extra sons.H6302H3967H7657H7969H1060H1121H3478H5736H5921H3881
47For each one pay five pieces of silver, according to the official standard,H3947H2568H8255H1538H8255H6944H3947H8255H6242H1626
48and give this money to Aaron and his sons."H5414H3701H5736H6302H175H1121
49Moses obeyed and tookH4872H3947H6306H3701H5736H6302H3881
50the 1,365 pieces of silverH1060H1121H3478H3947H3701H505H7969H3967H8346H2568H8255H6944
51and gave them to Aaron and his sons.H4872H5414H3701H6302H6306H175H1121H6310H3068H3068H6680H4872


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