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1 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
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These are the descendants of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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These are the names of Aaron's sons: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
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These are the names of Aaron's sons, who are the anointed priests and ordained to the priesthood.
4 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.
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Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they made an unauthorized offering to the LORD in the Sinai desert. They didn't have any sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5 The LORD said to Moses,
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The LORD spoke to Moses:
6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
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Bring near the tribe of Levi and place them before Aaron the priest. They will assist him.
7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.
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They will perform duties for him and for the entire community before the meeting tent, doing the work of the dwelling.
8 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.
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They will be responsible for all the equipment of the meeting tent and the duties on behalf of the Israelites when they do the work of the dwelling.
9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
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You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been assigned as a gift to him from the Israelites.
10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
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You will appoint Aaron and his sons to be responsible for the priesthood. Any other person who approaches will be put to death.
11 The LORD also said to Moses,
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The LORD spoke to Moses:
12 “I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
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I claim the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the oldest males who open an Israelite womb. The Levites are mine
13 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.”
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because all the oldest males are mine. When I killed all the oldest males in the land of Egypt, I reserved for myself all the oldest males in Israel, both humans and animals. They are mine; I am the LORD.
14 The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
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The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert:
15 “Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”
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Enroll the Levites by their households and their clans. You will enroll all the males over one month old.
16 So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
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Moses enrolled them according to the LORD's word as he was commanded.
17 These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
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These were Levi's sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
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These were the names of Gershon's sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
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Kohath's sons by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 The Merarite clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
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Merari's sons by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi by their households.
21 To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
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To Gershon belonged the clans of Libni and Shimei. These were the clans of the Gershonites.
22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500.
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Their enrollment, according to the number of males over one month old, was 7,500.
23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
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The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the dwelling on the west side.
24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
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The chief of the household of the Gershonites was Eliasaph, Lael's son.
25 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,
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In the dwelling, the Gershonites were responsible for the meeting tent, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the meeting tent,
26 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.
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the curtains of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance of the courtyard surrounding the meeting tent and the altar, and its cords—all these structures.
27 To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.
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To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites. These were the clans of the Kohathites.
28 The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
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The number of males over one month old, who would perform duties for the sanctuary, was 8,600.
29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
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The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the dwelling.
30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
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The chief of the household representing the clans of the Kohathites was Elizaphan, Uzziel's son.
31 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.
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They were responsible for the chest, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the equipment of the sanctuary with which they would minister, and the screen—all these furnishings.
32 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.
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The head chief over the chiefs of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest. He was supervisor over those performing the duties of the sanctuary.
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
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To Merari belonged the clans of Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Merarites.
34 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
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Their enrollment, according to the number of males over one month old, was 6,200.
35 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.
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The chief of the household representing the clans of the Merarites was Zuriel, Abihail's son. They were to camp on the north side of the dwelling.
36 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,
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The Merarites were assigned responsibility for the frames of the dwelling, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its equipment—all these items—
37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
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and the pillars of the courtyard all around, their bases, pegs, and cords.
38 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.
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Those camping in front of the dwelling eastward (that is, before the meeting tent on the east side) were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of the sanctuary as service for the Israelites. Anyone else who approached would be put to death.
39 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.
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The total enrollment of the Levites, all the males over one month old whom Moses and Aaron enrolled by orders from the LORD, according to their clans, was 22,000.
40 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.
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The LORD said to Moses: Enroll all the oldest males of the Israelites over one month of age and record their names.
41 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.”
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Take the Levites for me, in place of all the oldest sons of the Israelites, for I am the LORD, and the cattle of the Levites in place of all the oldest cattle of the Israelites.
42 So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him.
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Moses enrolled all the oldest males of the Israelites as the LORD commanded.
43 The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
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All the oldest males over one month old, recorded by name according to their enrollment, were 22,273.
44 The LORD also said to Moses,
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
45 “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.
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Take the Levites in place of all the oldest Israelites and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle. The Levites are mine; I am the LORD.
46 To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
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To rescue the 273 remaining oldest Israelites over and above the number of Levites,
47 collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.
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you will receive five shekels each. You will receive them according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs to the shekel.
48 Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”
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You will give the money for their rescue to Aaron and his sons.
49 So Moses collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
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So Moses took the money from those rescued over and above the ones rescued by the Levites.
50 From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
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He took the money from the oldest of the Israelites, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
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Moses gave the money for those rescued to Aaron and his sons according to the LORD's word, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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