Numbers 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai.	1 The following were the descendants of Aaron and Moses at the time that the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 And these the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.	2 The sons of Aaron were Nadab his first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.	3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests who were ordained to exercise the priesthood.
4 Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father.	4 But when Nadab and Abihu offered profane fire before the LORD in the desert of Sinai, they met death in the presence of the LORD, and left no sons. Thereafter only Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly functions under the direction of their father Aaron.
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:	5 Now the LORD said to Moses:
6 Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,	6 "Summon the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest, as his assistants.
7 And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,	7 They shall discharge his obligations and those of the whole community before the meeting tent by serving at the Dwelling.
8 And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.	8 They shall have custody of all the furnishings of the meeting tent and discharge the duties of the Israelites in the service of the Dwelling.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,	9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been set aside from among the Israelites as dedicated to me.
10 To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death.	10 But only Aaron and his descendants shall you appoint to have charge of the priestly functions. Any layman who comes near shall be put to death."
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying :	11 The LORD said to Moses,
12 I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.	12 "It is I who have chosen the Levites from the Israelites in place of every first-born that opens the womb among the Israelites. The Levites, therefore, are mine,
13 For every firstborn is mine: since I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt: I have sanctified to myself whatsoever is firstborn in Israel both of man and beast, they are mine: I am the Lord.	13 because every first-born is mine. When I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I made all the first-born in Israel sacred to me, both of man and of beast. They belong to me; I am the LORD."
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:	14 The LORD said to Moses in the desert of Sinai,
15 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward.	15 "Take a census of the Levites by ancestral houses and clans, registering every male of a month or more."
16 Moses numbered them as the Lord had commanded.	16 Moses, therefore, took their census in accordance with the command the LORD had given him.
17 And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath and Merari.	17 The sons of Levi were named Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
18 The sons of Gerson: Lebni and Semei.	18 The descendants of Gershon, by clans, were named Libni and Shimei.
19 The sons of Caath: Amram, and Jesaar, Hebron and Oziel:	19 The descendants of Kohath, by clans, were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20 The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi.	20 The descendants of Merari, by clans, were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites by ancestral houses.
21 Of Gerson were two families, the Lebnites, and the Semeites:	21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
22 Of which were numbered, people of the male sex from one month and upward, seven thousand five hundred.	22 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered seven thousand five hundred.
23 These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,	23 The clans of the Gershonites camped behind the Dwelling, to the west.
24 Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.	24 The prince of their ancestral house was Eliasaph, son of Lael.
25 And their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the covenant:	25 At the meeting tent they had charge of whatever pertained to the Dwelling, the tent and its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the meeting tent,
26 The tabernacle itself and the cover thereof, the hanging that is drawn before the doors of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the curtains of the court: the hanging also that is hanged in the entry of the court of the tabernacle, and whatsoever belongeth to the rite of the altar, the cords of the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof.	26 the hangings of the court, the curtain at the entrance of the court enclosing both the Dwelling and the altar, and the ropes.
27 Of the kindred of Caath come the families of the Amramites and Jesaarites and Hebronites and Ozielites. These are the families of the Caathites reckoned up by their names:	27 To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28 All of the male sex from one month and upward, eight thousand six hundred: they shall have the guard of the sanctuary,	28 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered eight thousand three hundred. They had charge of the sanctuary.
29 And shall camp on the south side.	29 The clans of the Kohathites camped at the south side of the Dwelling.
30 And their prince shall be Elisaphan the son of Oziel:	30 The prince of their ancestral house was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.
31 And they shall keep the ark, and the table and the candlestick, the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary, wherewith they minister, and the veil, and all the furniture of this kind.	31 They had charge of whatever pertained to the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils with which the ministry of the sanctuary was exercised, and the veil.
32 And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary.	32 The chief prince of the Levites, however, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest; he was supervisor over those who had charge of the sanctuary.
33 And of Merari are the families of the Moholites, and Musites, reckoned up by their names :	33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the clans of Merari.
34 All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.	34 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered six thousand two hundred.
35 Their prince Suriel the son of Abihaiel: they shall camp on the north side.	35 The prince of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel, son of Abihail. They camped at the north side of the Dwelling.
36 Under their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the pillars and their sockets, and all things that pertain to this kind of service:	36 The Merarites were charged with the care of whatever pertained to the boards of the Dwelling, its bars, columns, pedestals, and all its fittings,
37 And the pillars of the court round about with their sockets, and the pins with their cords.	37 as well as the columns of the surrounding court with their pedestals, pegs and ropes.
38 Before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is to say on the east side, shall Moses and Aaron camp, with their sons, having the custody of the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of Israel. What stranger soever cometh unto it, shall be put to death.	38 East of the Dwelling, that is, in front of the meeting tent, toward the sunrise, were camped Moses and Aaron and the latter's sons. They discharged the obligations of the sanctuary for the Israelites. Any layman who came near was to be put to death.
39 All the Levites, that Moses and Aaron numbered according to the precept of the Lord, by their families, of the male kind from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand.	39 The total number of male Levites a month old or more whom Moses had registered by clans in keeping with the LORD'S command, was twenty-two thousand.
40 And the Lord said to Moses: Number the firstborn of the male sex of the children of Israel, from one month and upward, and thou shalt take the sum of them.	40 The LORD then said to Moses, "Take a census of all the first-born males of the Israelites a month old or more, and compute their total number.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites to me for all the firstborn of the children of Israel, I am the Lord: and their cattle for all the firstborn of the cattle of the children of Israel:	41 Then assign the Levites to me, the LORD, in place of all the first-born of the Israelites, as well as their cattle in place of all the first-born among the cattle of the Israelites."
42 Moses reckoned up, as the Lord had commanded, the firstborn of the children of Israel:	42 So Moses took a census of all the first-born of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
43 And the males by their names, from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.	43 When all the first-born males of a month or more were registered, they numbered twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saving:	44 The LORD said to Moses:
45 Take the Levites for the firstborn of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.	45 "Take the Levites in place of all the first-born of the Israelites, and the Levites' cattle in place of their cattle, that the Levites may belong to me. I am the LORD.
46 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, of the firstborn of the children of Israel, that exceed the number of the Levites,	46 As ransom for the two hundred and seventy-three first-born of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
47 Thou shalt take five sides for every head, according to the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols.	47 you shall take five shekels for each individual, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
48 And then shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above.	48 Give this silver to Aaron and his sons as ransom for the extra number."
49 Moses therefore took the money of them that were above, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites,	49 So Moses took the silver as ransom from those who were left when the rest had been redeemed by the Levites.
50 For the firstborn of the children of Israel, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary,	50 From the first-born of the Israelites he received in silver one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels according to the sanctuary standard.
51 And gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word that the Lord had commanded him.	51 He then gave this ransom silver to Aaron and his sons, as the LORD had commanded him.