Numbers 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai.	1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when 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 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abihu, and 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 the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and whose hands were filled and consecrated in order 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 For Nadab and Abihu died without children, when they offered, in the sight of the Lord, a strange fire, in the desert of Sinai. And so, Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of Aaron, their father.
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:	5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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 “Bring forward the tribe of Levi, and cause them to stand in the sight of Aaron the priest, in order to minister to him. And let them keep watch outside,
7 And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,	7 and let them observe whatever pertains to the ritual for the multitude, in front of the tabernacle of the testimony,
8 And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.	8 and let them take care of the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in its ministry.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,	9 And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel.
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 you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The outsider who approaches to minister shall be put to death.”
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying :	11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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 “I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, shall be 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 For every firstborn is mine. From the time that I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified for myself whatever is born first in Israel. From man, even to beast, they are mine. I am the Lord.”
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:	14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:
15 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward.	15 “Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and above.”
16 Moses numbered them as the Lord had commanded.	16 Moses numbered them, just as the Lord had instructed,
17 And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath and Merari.	17 and there were found the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
18 The sons of Gerson: Lebni and Semei.	18 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
19 The sons of Caath: Amram, and Jesaar, Hebron and Oziel:	19 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20 The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi.	20 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
21 Of Gerson were two families, the Lebnites, and the Semeites:	21 From Gershon were two families: the Libnites, and the Shimeites.
22 Of which were numbered, people of the male sex from one month and upward, seven thousand five hundred.	22 The people of these were numbered, of the male sex, from one month and above: seven thousand five hundred.
23 These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,	23 These shall encamp behind the tabernacle, toward the west,
24 Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.	24 under the leader Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25 And their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the covenant:	25 And they shall keep watch over the tabernacle of the covenant:
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 tabernacle itself, and its covering; the tent that is drawn before the doors of the covering of the covenant; and the curtains of the atrium; likewise, the tent that is suspended at the entrance of the atrium of the tabernacle; and whatever pertains to the ritual of the altar; the cords of the tabernacle and all its implements.
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 The kinship of Kohath includes the peoples of the Amramites and Izharites and Hebronites and Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites, having been counted by their names,
28 All of the male sex from one month and upward, eight thousand six hundred: they shall have the guard of the sanctuary,	28 all those of the male gender, from one month and above: eight thousand six hundred. They shall keep watch over the Sanctuary,
29 And shall camp on the south side.	29 and they shall encamp toward the south side.
30 And their prince shall be Elisaphan the son of Oziel:	30 And their leader shall be Elisaphan the 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 And they shall take care of the ark, and the table and the lampstand, the altars and the vessels of the Sanctuary, by which they minister, and the veil, and all the articles of this kind.
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 But the leader of the leaders of the Levites, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over those who watch over the care of the Sanctuary.
33 And of Merari are the families of the Moholites, and Musites, reckoned up by their names :	33 And truly, from Merari are the peoples of the Mahlites and Mushites, having been counted by their names,
34 All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.	34 all those of the male gender, from one month and above: six thousand two hundred.
35 Their prince Suriel the son of Abihaiel: they shall camp on the north side.	35 Their leader is Suriel the son of Abihaiel. They shall make camp on the north side.
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 Under their care shall be the panels of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the columns with their bases, and all the things which pertain to service of this kind,
37 And the pillars of the court round about with their sockets, and the pins with their cords.	37 and the columns of the surrounding atrium with their bases, and the tent pegs with their cords.
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 Moses and Aaron, with their sons, shall make camp before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is, on the east side, holding the custody of the Sanctuary in the midst of the sons of Israel. Whatever foreigner approaches it shall die.
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 All the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by their families according to the precept of the Lord, of the male gender, from one month and above, were 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 And the Lord said to Moses: “Number the firstborn of the male sex from the sons of Israel, from one month and above, and you shall take their total.
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 And you shall bring the Levites to me, in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and you shall bring their cattle to me, in place of all the firstborn of the cattle of the sons of Israel. I am the Lord.”
42 Moses reckoned up, as the Lord had commanded, the firstborn of the children of Israel:	42 Moses took a census, just as the Lord had instructed, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel.
43 And the males by their names, from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.	43 And the males by their names, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saving:	44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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 the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so the Levites shall be mine. 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 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of firstborn of the sons of Israel,
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 head, by the measure of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.
48 And then shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above.	48 And you shall give the money to Aaron and his sons as the price of those that are in excess.”
49 Moses therefore took the money of them that were above, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites,	49 Therefore, Moses took the money for those that were in excess, and whom they had redeemed from 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 in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel: one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary.
51 And gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word that the Lord had commanded him.	51 And he gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word by which the Lord had instructed him.