CHAPTER III. 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.

f 40 T 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 names.

41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me, (I am the LORD,) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the 42 And Moses numbered, as the oversight of them that keep the LORD commanded him, all the firstcharge of the sanctuary. f33¶Of Merari was the family born among the children of Israel. of the Mahalites, and the family off 43 And all the first-born males, the Mushites: these are the families by the number of names, from a 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.

month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred 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 Le

L35 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 taber-vites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the nacle northward. LORD.

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.

L38 T 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.

f39 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 thou

L 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;

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.

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 coND the LORD spake unto Mo-ver them with a covering of badses, and unto Aaron, saying, gers' skins, and shall put them on a L2 Take the sum of the sons of Ko-bar. hath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers;

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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 basons, all the vessels of the

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 taberna-altar: and they shall spread upon it cle of the congregation, about the a covering of badgers' skins, and most holy things. put to the staves of it.

L5 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;

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.

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 shew-L 16 And to the office of Eleazar, 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 snuff-dishes, 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 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.

the son of Aaron the priest, pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meatoffering, 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 T And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, L 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, L 22 Take also the sum of the sons

of Gershon, throughout the house 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,

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.

f34 T 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,

26 And the hangings of the court, 35 From thirty years old and upand the hanging for the door of the ward, even unto fifty years old, evgate of the court, which is by the ta-ery one that entereth into the serbernacle, and by the altar round vice, for the work in the tabernacle about, and their cords, and all the of the congregation: instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they

serve.

36 And those that were numbered of them, by their families, were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service 37 These were they that were of the sons of the Gershonites, in all numbered of the families of the Kotheir burdens, and in all their ser-hathites, all that might do service in vice and ye shall appoint unto them the tabernacle of the congregation, in charge all their burdens. which Moses and Aaron did num

28 This is the service of the fa-ber, according to the commandmilies, of the sons of Gershon in the ment of the LORD, by the hand of tabernacle of the congregation: and Moses. their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

L29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fa

ƒ 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, evthers: ery one that entereth into the ser30 From thirty years old and up-vice, for the work in the tabernacle ward, even unto fifty years old, of the congregation; shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of 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.

31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their ser- 41 These are they that were numvice in the tabernacle of the congre-bered of the families of the sons of gation; the boards of the taberna-Gershon, of all that might do service cle, and the bars thereof, and the in the tabernacle of the congregapillars thereof, and sockets thereof, tion, whom Moses and Aaron did

number, according to the command-1 so, and put them out without the ment of the LORD. camp: as the LORD spake unto Mof42 And those that were num-ses, so did the children of Israel. bered of the families of the sons of 5 And the LORD spake unto Merari, throughout their families, Moses, saying, by the house of their fathers,

d 6 Speak unto the children of Is43 From thirty years old and up-rael, When a man or woman shall ward, even unto fifty years old, ev-commit any sin that men commit, to ery one that entereth into the ser- do a trespass against the LORD, and vice, for the work in the tabernacle that person be guilty;

of the congregation;

7 Then they shall confess their

44 Even those that were number-sin which they have done: and he ed of them, after their families, were shall recompense his trespass with three thousand and two hundred. the principal thereof, and add unto 45 These be those that were it the fifth part thereof, and give it numbered of the families of the unto him against whom he hath sons of Merari, whom Moses and trespassed. 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,

8 But if the man have no kins

man 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.

d9 And every offering of all the 47 From thirty years old and up-holy things of the children of Israel, ward, even unto fifty years old, eve- which they bring unto the priest, ry one that came to do the service of shall be his. 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.

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,

d 49 According to the command-L 12 Speak unto the children of ment of the LORD they were num- Israel, and say unto them, If any bered by the hand of Moses, every man's wife go aside, and commit a one according to his service, and ac- trespass against him, cording to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

CHAP. V.

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 wit

AND the LORD spake unto Mo-ness against her, neither she be ta

ses, saying,

L2 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. d 4 And the children of Israel did

ken 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 offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley-meal: he

shall pour no oil upon it, nor put jealousy-offering out of the woman's frankincense thereon; for it is an hand, and shall wave the offering offering of jealousy, an offering of before the LORD, and offer it upon memorial, bringing iniquity to re- the altar. membrance.

16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD. 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.

26 And the priest shall take a handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that if she be defiled, and 18 And the priest shall set the have done trespass against her huswoman before the LORD, and un-band, that the water that causeth the cover the woman's head, and put curse shall enter into her, and bethe offering of memorial in her come bitter, and her belly shall swell, hands, which is the jealousy-offer- and her thigh shall rot: and the woing and the priest shall have in his man shall be a curse among her peohand the bitter water that causeth ple. the curse.

19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:

20 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband;

L 21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing; and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell:

22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water;

24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

25 Then the priest shall take the

28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.

31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.

CHAP. VI.

ND the LORD spake unto Mo

AND, the LOR

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD;

L3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine-tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

5 All the days of the vow of his