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dren of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 54. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

CHAP. II.

The order of the tribes and their lents.

1. AND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

2. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3. And on the east side, toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch, throughout their armies: and Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5. And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel, the son of Zuar, shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

6. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7. Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab, the son of Helon, shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

8. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

9. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand, and fourscore thousand, and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

10. On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur, the son of Shedeur. 11. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12. And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

13. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

14. Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

15. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16. All that were numbered in the camp Q

of Reuben were a hundred thousand, and fifty and one thousand, and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

17. Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp so shall they set forward, every

18. On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

19. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20. And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

21. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22. Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

23. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24. All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand, and eight thousand and a hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

25. The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

26. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

27. And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29. Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira, the son of Enan.

30. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

31. All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand, and fifty and seven thousand, and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

32. These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house

of their fathers: all those that were num- || in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me bered of the camps, throughout their hosts, were six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.

33. But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

34. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. CHAP. III.

5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the

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tabernacle.

HESE also are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the first-born, and 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.

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.

5. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

6. Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

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.

all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am the LORD. 14. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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.

16. And Moses numbered them, according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

17. And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

19. And the sons of Kohath, by their families; Amram, and Izehar, 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.

21. Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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.

23. The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

24. And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25. And the charge of the sons of Gershon, in the tabernacle of the congregation, 8. And they shall keep all the instru-shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the ments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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.

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.

11. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

12. And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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.

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.

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.

29. The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle

13. Because all the first-born are mine: for on the day that I smote all the first-born | southward.

30. And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the 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.

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.

33. Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

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.

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.

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.

37. And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their 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.

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.

40. And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the first-born of the males of the children of Israel, from a month old and upward, and take the number of their

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43. And all the first-born 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 hun dred and threescore and thirteen.

44. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

45. Take the Levites instead of all the first-born 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.

46. And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, which are more than the 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 :)

48. And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

49. And Moses took the redemption-money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

50. Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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.

CHAP. IV.

1 The age and time of the Levites' service. 17 The office
of the priests.
1.

Auto Aaron, saying,
ND the LORD spake unto Moses and

2. Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers;

3. From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

4. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath, in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things.

5. And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering-vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it;

6. And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the

staves thereof.

7. And upon the table of show-bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls,

and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon.

8. And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

9. And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

10. And they shall put it, and all the vessels thereof, within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

11. And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof.

12. And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar.

13. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

14. And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar: and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.

15. And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

16. And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat-offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

17. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

18. Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19. But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

20. But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

21. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

22. Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

23. From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old, shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation

24. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens.

25. And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

26. And the hangings of the court, and the hangings for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they

serve.

27. At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

28. This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

29. As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers:

30. From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

31. And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

32. And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

33. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

34. And Moses and Aaron, and the chief of the congregation, numbered the sons of

the Kohathites, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

35. From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

36. And those that were numbered of

of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

CHAP. V.

5 Restitution is to be made in trespasses. 11 The trial of jealousy.

them, by their families, were two thousand 1. AND the LORD spake unto Moses,

37. These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandinent of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

38. And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

39. From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

40. Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

41. These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandment of the LORD.

42. And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 43. From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

44. Even those that were numbered of them, after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

45. These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 46. All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

47. From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

48. Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.

49. According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand

2. Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

3. Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

4. And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

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saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses,

6. Speak unto the children of Israel; When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

7. Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.

8. But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

9. And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.

10. And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

11. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

12. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

13. And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;

14. And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled;

15. Then shall the man bring his wife. unto the priest, and he shall bring her offer

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