Numbers 3

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.	1 These were the descendants of Aaron and Moses, at the time when Yahweh spoke to Moses onMount Sinai.
2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.	2 These were the names of Aaron's sons: Nadab the eldest, then Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.	3 Such were the names of Aaron's sons, priests anointed and invested with the powers of thepriesthood.
4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.	4 Nadab and Abihu died in Yahweh's presence, in the desert of Sinai, when they offered unauthorisedfire before Yahweh. They left no children and so it fel to Eleazar and Ithamar to exercise the priesthood undertheir father Aaron.
5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	5 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.	6 'Muster the tribe of Levi and put it at the disposal of the priest Aaron: they must be at his service.
7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.	7 They wil undertake the duties incumbent on him and the whole community before the Tent of Meeting,in serving the Dwel ing,
8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.	8 and they will be in charge of al the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and undertake the dutiesincumbent on the Israelites in serving the Dwel ing.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.	9 You wil present the Levites to Aaron and his sons as men dedicated; they wil be given to him by theIsraelites.
10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.	10 'You will register Aaron and his sons, who wil carry out their priestly duty. But any unauthorisedperson who comes near must be put to death.'
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	11 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;	12 'Look, I myself have chosen the Levites from the Israelites instead of all the first-born, those whoemerge first from the womb in Israel; the Levites therefore belong to me.
13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.	13 For every first-born belongs to me. On the day when I struck down al the first-born in Egypt, Iconsecrated al the first-born in Israel, human and animal, to be my own. They are mine, Yahweh's.'
14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,	14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai and said:
15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.	15 'You must take a census of Levi's descendants by families and clans; al the males of the age of onemonth and over wil be counted.'
16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.	16 At Yahweh's word Moses took a census of them, as Yahweh had ordered.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.	17 These were the names of Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.	18 These were the names of Gershon's sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei;
19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.	19 Kohath's sons by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel;
20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.	20 Merari's sons by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, grouped by families.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.	21 From Gershon were descended the Libnite and Shimeite clans; 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, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.	22 Their ful number, counting the males of one month and over, came to seven thousand five hundred.
23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.	23 The Gershonite clans pitched their camp behind the Dwelling, on the west side.
24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.	24 The leader of the House of Gershon was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,	25 As regards the Tent of Meeting, the Gershonites had charge of the Dwel ing, the Tent and itscovering, the screen for 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.	26 the curtaining of the court, the screen for the entrance to the court surrounding the Dwel ing and thealtar, and the cords required in dealing with al this.
27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.	27 From Kohath were descended the Amramite, Izharite, Hebronite and Uzzielite clans; these were theKohathite clans.
28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.	28 Their ful number, counting the males of one month and over, came to eight thousand three hundred.They were in charge of the sanctuary.
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.	29 The Kohathite clans pitched their camp on the south side of the Dwel ing.
30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.	30 The leader of the house of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.	31 They were in charge of the ark, the table, the lamp-stand, the altars, the sacred vessels used in theliturgy, and the curtain with al its fittings.
32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.	32 The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest. He supervised the peopleresponsible for the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.	33 From Merari were descended the Mahlite and Mushite clans; 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, were six thousand and two hundred.	34 Their ful number, counting the males of one month and over, came to six thousand two hundred.
35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.	35 The leader of the House of the Merarite clans was Zuriel, son of Abihail. They pitched their camp onthe north side of the Dwel ing.
36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,	36 The Merarites were in charge of the framework of the Dwelling, with its crossbars, poles, sockets andal its accessories and fittings,
37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.	37 and also the poles round the court, with their sockets, pegs and cords.
38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.	38 Final y, on the east side, in front of the Dwel ing, in front of the Tent of Meeting, towards the east, wasthe camp of Moses and Aaron and his sons, who had charge of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyunauthorised person coming near was to be put to death.
39 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.	39 The total number of male Levites of the age of one month and over, whom Moses counted by clansas Yahweh had ordered, came to twenty-two thousand.
40 And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.	40 Yahweh said to Moses: 'Take a census of al the first-born of the Israelites, al the males from the ageof one month and over; take a census of them by name.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.	41 You will then present the Levites to me, Yahweh, instead of Israel, and similarly the Levites' cattleinstead of the first-born cattle of the Israelites.'
42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.	42 As Yahweh ordered, Moses took a census of al the first-born of the Israelites.
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 and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.	43 The total count, by name, of the first-born from the age of one month and over came to twenty-twothousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	44 Yahweh then spoke to Moses and said:
45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.	45 'Take the Levites instead of al the first-born of the Israelites, and the Levites' cattle instead of theircattle; the Levites will be mine, Yahweh's.
46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;	46 For the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three first-born of the Israelites in excess of thenumber of Levites,
47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)	47 you wil take five shekels for each, by the sanctuary shekel, at twenty gerah to the shekel;
48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.	48 you wil then give this money to Aaron and his sons as the ransom for the extra number.'
49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:	49 Moses took the ransom money for the extra ones unransomed by the Levites;
50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:	50 he took the money for the first-born of the Israelites: one thousand three hundred and sixty-fiveshekels, by the sanctuary shekel;
51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.	51 and Moses then handed over their ransom money to Aaron and his sons, at Yahweh's bidding, asYahweh had ordered Moses.