Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 These also <em>are</em> the generations of Aaron and of Moses in the day <em>that</em> the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
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This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
2 And these <em>are</em> the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
3 These <em>are</em> the names of the sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.
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Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
4 But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of Aaron, their father.
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Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the LORD when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD said to Moses,
6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron, the priest, that they may minister unto him.
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“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7 And they shall keep his commandment and the commandment of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the testimony, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.
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They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.
8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony and the charge of the sons of Israel, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.
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They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they <em>are</em> completely given unto him out of the sons of Israel.
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Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons that they shall guard their priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
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Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
11 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD also said to Moses,
12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb among the sons of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;
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“I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
13 because all the firstborn <em>are</em> mine; from the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of men and of animals; they shall be mine: I <em>am</em> the LORD.
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for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the LORD.”
14 The LORD also spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
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The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
15 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers, by their families; thou shalt number every male from a month old and upward.
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“Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”
16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
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So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
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These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
18 And these <em>are</em> the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
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These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These <em>are</em> the families of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.
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The Merarite clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
21 Of Gershon <em>was</em> the family of Libni and the family of Shimei; these <em>are</em> the families of Gershon.
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To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them <em>were</em> seven thousand five hundred.
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The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500.
23 The families of Gershon shall pitch behind the tabernacle to the west;
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The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
24 and the prince of the house of the father of the Gershonites, Eliasaph, son of Lael.
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The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the testimony <em>shall be</em> the tabernacle and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the testimony,
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At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,
26 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.
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the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, and the ropes—and everything related to their use.
27 And of Kohath <em>was</em> the family of Amram and the family of Izehar and the family of Hebron and the family of Uzziel; these <em>are</em> the families of the Kohathites.
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To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.
28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, <em>were</em> eight thousand six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
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The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle towards the Negev;
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The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30 and the prince of the house of the father of the families of Kohath, Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.
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The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 And their charge <em>shall be</em> the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the veil, with all its service.
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They were responsible for the care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.
32 And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, <em>shall be</em> principal over the princes of the Levites <em>and have</em> the oversight of those that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari <em>was</em> the family of Mahli and the family of Mushi; these <em>are</em> the families of Merari.
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To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, <em>were</em> six thousand two hundred;
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The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
35 and the prince of the house of the father of the families of Merari, Zuriel the son of Abihail: <em>these</em> shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle to the Aquilon.
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The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 And <em>under</em> the custody and charge of the sons of Merari <em>shall be</em> the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof and all the instruments thereof, with all its service,
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The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,
37 and the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their stakes and their cords.
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as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
38 And those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the tabernacle of the testimony towards the sunrise, <em>shall be</em> Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
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Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
39 All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron, according to the word of the LORD, numbered by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, <em>were</em> twenty-two thousand.
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The total number of Levites counted at the LORD’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.
40 And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names.
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The LORD said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I <em>am</em> the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the animals of the sons of Israel.
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Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the LORD.”
42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
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So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him.
43 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-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
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The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD also said to Moses,
45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of their animals, and the Levites shall be mine; I <em>am</em> the LORD.
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“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD.
46 And for the ransoms of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are more than the Levites,
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To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
47 thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take <em>them</em> (the shekel is of twenty gerahs).
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collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.
48 And thou shalt give the money, of the ransoms of the odd number of them, unto Aaron and to his sons.
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Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”
49 And Moses took the ransom money of those that were over and above the ones that were redeemed by the Levites
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So Moses collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
50 and received of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, in money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five <em>shekels</em>, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
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From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 And Moses gave the money of the ransoms unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
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