3:1 These also [are] the generations 8435 of Aaron 175 and Moses 4872 in the day 3117 [that] the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8763 with Moses 4872 in mount 2022 Sinai 5514.

3:2 And these [are] the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Aaron 175; Nadab 5070 the firstborn 1060, and Abihu 30, Eleazar 499, and Ithamar 385.

3:3 These [are] the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Aaron 175, the priests 3548 which were anointed 4886 8803, whom he consecrated 4390 8765 3027 to minister in the priest's office 3547 8763.(whom…: Heb. whose hand he filled)

3:4 And Nadab 5070 and Abihu 30 died 4191 8799 before 6440 the LORD 3068, when they offered 7126 8687 strange 2114 8801 fire 784 before 6440 the LORD 3068, in the wilderness 4057 of Sinai 5514, and they had no children 1121: and Eleazar 499 and Ithamar 385 ministered in the priest's office 3547 8762 in the sight 6440 of Aaron 175 their father 1.

3:5 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

3:6 Bring 7126 0 the tribe 4294 of Levi 3878 near 7126 8685, and present 5975 8689 them before 6440 Aaron 175 the priest 3548, that they may minister 8334 8765 unto him.

3:7 And they shall keep 8104 8804 his charge 4931, and the charge 4931 of the whole congregation 5712 before 6440 the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, to do 5647 8800 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 4908.

3:8 And they shall keep 8104 8804 all the instruments 3627 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, and the charge 4931 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, to do 5647 8800 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 4908.

3:9 And thou shalt give 5414 8804 the Levites 3881 unto Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121: they [are] wholly given 5414 8803 unto him out of the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

3:10 And thou shalt appoint 6485 8799 Aaron 175 and his sons 1121, and they shall wait on 8104 8804 their priest's office 3550: and the stranger 2114 8801 that cometh nigh 7131 shall be put to death 4191 8714.

3:11 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

3:12 And I, behold, I have taken 3947 8804 the Levites 3881 from among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 instead of all the firstborn 1060 that openeth 6363 the matrix 7358 among the children 1121 of Israel 3478: therefore the Levites 3881 shall be mine;

3:13 Because all the firstborn 1060 [are] mine; [for] on the day 3117 that I smote 5221 8687 all the firstborn 1060 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 I hallowed 6942 8689 unto me all the firstborn 1060 in Israel 3478, both man 120 and beast 929: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD 3068.

3:14 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872 in the wilderness 4057 of Sinai 5514, saying 559 8800,

3:15 Number 6485 8798 the children 1121 of Levi 3878 after the house 1004 of their fathers 1, by their families 4940: every male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605 shalt thou number 6485 8799 them.

3:16 And Moses 4872 numbered 6485 8799 them according to the word 6310 of the LORD 3068, as he was commanded 6680 8795.(word: Heb. mouth)

3:17 And these were the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 by their names 8034; Gershon 1648, and Kohath 6955, and Merari 4847.

3:18 And these [are] the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Gershon 1648 by their families 4940; Libni 3845, and Shimei 8096.

3:19 And the sons 1121 of Kohath 6955 by their families 4940; Amram 6019, and Izehar 3324, Hebron 2275, and Uzziel 5816.

3:20 And the sons 1121 of Merari 4847 by their families 4940; Mahli 4249, and Mushi 4187. These [are] 1992 the families 4940 of the Levites 3881 according to the house 1004 of their fathers 1.

3:21 Of Gershon 1648 [was] the family 4940 of the Libnites 3846, and the family 4940 of the Shimites 8097: these [are] the families 4940 of the Gershonites 1649.

3:22 Those that were numbered 6485 8803 of them, according to the number 4557 of all the males 2145, from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [even] those that were numbered 6485 8803 of them [were] seven 7651 thousand 505 and five 2568 hundred 3967.

3:23 The families 4940 of the Gershonites 1649 shall pitch 2583 8799 behind 310 the tabernacle 4908 westward 3220.

3:24 And the chief 5387 of the house 1004 of the father 1 of the Gershonites 1649 [shall be] Eliasaph 460 the son 1121 of Lael 3815.

3:25 And the charge 4931 of the sons 1121 of Gershon 1648 in the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150 [shall be] the tabernacle 4908, and the tent 168, the covering 4372 thereof, and the hanging 4539 for the door 6607 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150,

3:26 And the hangings 7050 of the court 2691, and the curtain 4539 for the door 6607 of the court 2691, which [is] by the tabernacle 4908, and by the altar 4196 round about 5439, and the cords 4340 of it for all the service 5656 thereof.

3:27 And of Kohath 6955 [was] the family 4940 of the Amramites 6020, and the family 4940 of the Izeharites 3325, and the family 4940 of the Hebronites 2276, and the family 4940 of the Uzzielites 5817: these [are] the families 4940 of the Kohathites 6956.

3:28 In the number 4557 of all the males 2145, from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [were] eight 8083 thousand 505 and six 8337 hundred 3967, keeping 8104 8802 the charge 4931 of the sanctuary 6944.

3:29 The families 4940 of the sons 1121 of Kohath 6955 shall pitch 2583 8799 on the side 3409 of the tabernacle 4908 southward 8486.

3:30 And the chief 5387 of the house 1004 of the father 1 of the families 4940 of the Kohathites 6956 [shall be] Elizaphan 469 the son 1121 of Uzziel 5816.

3:31 And their charge 4931 [shall be] the ark 727, and the table 7979, and the candlestick 4501, and the altars 4196, and the vessels 3627 of the sanctuary 6944 wherewith they minister 8334 8762, and the hanging 4539, and all the service 5656 thereof.

3:32 And Eleazar 499 the son 1121 of Aaron 175 the priest 3548 [shall be] chief 5387 over the chief 5387 of the Levites 3881, [and have] the oversight 6486 of them that keep 8104 8802 the charge 4931 of the sanctuary 6944.

3:33 Of Merari 4847 [was] the family 4940 of the Mahlites 4250, and the family 4940 of the Mushites 4188: these [are] the families 4940 of Merari 4847.

3:34 And those that were numbered 6485 8803 of them, according to the number 4557 of all the males 2145, from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [were] six 8337 thousand 505 and two hundred 3967.

3:35 And the chief 5387 of the house 1004 of the father 1 of the families 4940 of Merari 4847 [was] Zuriel 6700 the son 1121 of Abihail 32: [these] shall pitch 2583 8799 on the side 3409 of the tabernacle 4908 northward 6828.

3:36 And [under] the custody 6486 and charge 4931 of the sons 1121 of Merari 4847 [shall be] the boards 7175 of the tabernacle 4908, and the bars 1280 thereof, and the pillars 5982 thereof, and the sockets 134 thereof, and all the vessels 3627 thereof, and all that serveth 5656 thereto,(under…: Heb. the office of the charge)

3:37 And the pillars 5982 of the court 2691 round about 5439, and their sockets 134, and their pins 3489, and their cords 4340.

3:38 But those that encamp 2583 8802 before 6440 the tabernacle 4908 toward the east 6924, [even] before 6440 the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150 eastward 4217, [shall be] Moses 4872, and Aaron 175 and his sons 1121, keeping 8104 8802 the charge 4931 of the sanctuary 4720 for the charge 4931 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478; and the stranger 2114 8801 that cometh nigh 7131 shall be put to death 4191 8714.

3:39 All that were numbered 6485 8803 of the Levites 3881, which Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 numbered 6485 8804 at the commandment 6310 of the LORD 3068, throughout their families 4940, all the males 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [were] twenty 6242 and two 8147 thousand 505.

3:40 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Moses 4872, Number 6485 8798 all the firstborn 1060 of the males 2145 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, and take 5375 8798 the number 4557 of their names 8034.

3:41 And thou shalt take 3947 8804 the Levites 3881 for me (I [am] the LORD 3068) instead of all the firstborn 1060 among the children 1121 of Israel 3478; and the cattle 929 of the Levites 3881 instead of all the firstlings 1060 among the cattle 929 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

3:42 And Moses 4872 numbered 6485 8799, as the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765 him, all the firstborn 1060 among the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

3:43 And all the firstborn 1060 males 2145 by the number 4557 of names 8034, from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, of those that were numbered 6485 8803 of them, were twenty 6242 and two 8147 thousand 505 two hundred 3967 and threescore and thirteen 7657 7969.

3:44 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

3:45 Take 3947 8798 the Levites 3881 instead of all the firstborn 1060 among the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and the cattle 929 of the Levites 3881 instead of their cattle 929; and the Levites 3881 shall be mine: I [am] the LORD 3068.

3:46 And for those that are to be redeemed 6302 of the two hundred 3967 and threescore and thirteen 7657 7969 of the firstborn 1060 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which are more 5736 8802 than 5921 the Levites 3881;

3:47 Thou shalt even take 3947 8804 five 2568 shekels 8255 apiece by the poll 1538, after the shekel 8255 of the sanctuary 6944 shalt thou take 3947 8799 [them]: (the shekel 8255 [is] twenty 6242 gerahs 1626:)

3:48 And thou shalt give 5414 8804 the money 3701, wherewith the odd number 5736 8802 of them is to be redeemed 6302, unto Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121.

3:49 And Moses 4872 took 3947 8799 the redemption 6306 money 3701 of them that were over 5736 8802 and above them that were redeemed 6302 by the Levites 3881:

3:50 Of the firstborn 1060 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 took 3947 8804 he the money 3701; a thousand 505 three 7969 hundred 3967 and threescore 8346 and five 2568 [shekels], after the shekel 8255 of the sanctuary 6944:

3:51 And Moses 4872 gave 5414 8799 the money 3701 of them that were redeemed 6302 8675 6306 unto Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121, according to the word 6310 of the LORD 3068, as the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765 Moses 4872.

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