1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Numbers 3

1 The sons of Aaron. 5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the Tabernacle, 11 instead of the firstborn. 14 The Levites are numbered by their families. 21 The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites, 27 of the Kohathites, 33 of the Merarites. 38 The place and charge of Moses and Aaron. 40 The firstborn are freed by the Levites. 44 The overplus are redeemed.

 3:1 Now these 428 are [the records of] the generations 8435 of Aaron 175 and Moses 4872 at the time 3117 when the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 with Moses 4872 on Mount 2022 Sinai 5514.

 3:2 These 428 then 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 428 are the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Aaron 175, the anointed 4886 priests 3548, whom 834 he ordained 4390 3027 to serve 3547 as priests 3547.

 3:4 But Nadab 5070 and Abihu 30 died 4191 before 6440 the LORD 3068 when they offered 7126 strange 2114a fire 784 before 6440 the LORD 3068 in the wilderness 4057b of Sinai 5514; and they had 1961 no 3808 children 1121. So Eleazar 499 and Ithamar 385 served 3547 as priests 3547 in the lifetime 6440 of their father 1 Aaron 175.

 3:5 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to Moses 4872, saying 559,

 3:6 “Bring 7126 the tribe 4294 of Levi 3878 near 7126 and set 5975 them before 6440 Aaron 175 the priest 3548, that they may serve 8334 him.

 3:7 “They shall perform 8104 the duties 4931 for him and for the whole 3605 congregation 5712 before 6440 the tent 168 of meeting 4150, to do 5647 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 4908.

 3:8 “They shall also keep 8104 all 3605 the furnishings 3627 of the tent 168 of meeting 4150, along with the duties 4931 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, to do 5647 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 4908.

 3:9 “You shall thus give 5414 the Levites 3881 to Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121; they are wholly 5414 given 5414 to him from among the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.

 3:10 “So you shall appoint 6485 Aaron 175 and his sons 1121 that they may keep 8104 their priesthood 3550, but the layman 2114a who comes 7131 near 7131 shall be put 4191 to death 4191.”

 3:11 ¶ Again the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to Moses 4872, saying 559,

 3:12 “Now, behold 2009, I have taken 3947 the Levites 3881 from among 8432 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 instead 8478 of every 3605 firstborn 1060, the first 6363a issue 6363a of the womb 7358 among 4480 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478. So the Levites 3881 shall be Mine.

 3:13 “For all 3605 the firstborn 1060 are Mine; on the day 3117 that I struck 5221 down 5221 all 3605 the firstborn 1060 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714, I sanctified 6942 to Myself all 3605 the firstborn 1060 in Israel 3478, from man 120 to beast 929. They shall be Mine; I am the LORD 3068.”

 3:14 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to Moses 4872 in the wilderness 4057b of Sinai 5514, saying 559,

 3:15 “Number 6485 the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 by their fathers’ 1 households 1004, by their families 4940; every 3605 male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605 you shall number 6485.”

 3:16 So Moses 4872 numbered 6485 them according 5921 to the word 6310 of the LORD 3068, just 3512c as he had been commanded 6680.

 3:17 These 428 then are the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 by their names 8034: Gershon 1648 and Kohath 6955 and Merari 4847.

 3:18 These 428 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 Izhar 3324, Hebron 2275b and Uzziel 5816;

 3:20 and the sons 1121 of Merari 4847 by their families 4940: Mahli 4249 and Mushi 4187. These 428 are the families 4940 of the Levites 3881 according to their fathers’ 1 households 1004.

 3:21 ¶ Of Gershon 1648 [was] the family 4940 of the Libnites 3846a and the family 4940 of the Shimeites 8097; these 428 [were] the families 4940 of the Gershonites 1649.

 3:22 Their numbered 6485 men, in the numbering 4557 of every 3605 male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [even] their numbered 6485 men [were] 7,500 7651 505 2568 3967.

 3:23 The families 4940 of the Gershonites 1649 were to camp 2583 behind 310 the tabernacle 4908 westward 3220,

 3:24 and the leader 5387a of the fathers’ 1 households 1004 of the Gershonites 1649 [was] Eliasaph 460 the son 1121 of Lael 3815.

 3:25 Now the duties 4931 of the sons 1121 of Gershon 1648 in the tent 168 of meeting 4150 [involved] the tabernacle 4908 and the tent 168, its covering 4372, and the screen 4539 for the doorway 6607 of the tent 168 of meeting 4150,

 3:26 and the hangings 7050b of the court 2691a, and the screen 4539 for the doorway 6607 of the court 2691a which 834 is around 5439 the tabernacle 4908 and the altar 4196, and its cords 4340, according to all 3605 the service 5656 concerning them.

 3:27 ¶ Of Kohath 6955 [was] the family 4940 of the Amramites 6020 and the family 4940 of the Izharites 3325 and the family 4940 of the Hebronites 2276 and the family 4940 of the Uzzielites 5817; these 428 were the families 4940 of the Kohathites 6956.

 3:28 In the numbering 4557 of every 3605 male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [there were] 8,600 8083 505 8337a 3967, performing 8104 the duties 4931 of the sanctuary 6944.

 3:29 The families 4940 of the sons 1121 of Kohath 6955 were to camp 2583 on the southward 8486 side 3409 of the tabernacle 4908,

 3:30 and the leader 5387a of the fathers’ 1 households 1004 of the Kohathite 6956 families 4940 was Elizaphan 469 the son 1121 of Uzziel 5816.

 3:31 Now their duties 4931 [involved] the ark 727, the table 7979, the lampstand 4501, the altars 4196, and the utensils 3627 of the sanctuary 6944 with which 834 they minister 8334, and the screen 4539, and all 3605 the service 5656 concerning them;

 3:32 and Eleazar 499 the son 1121 of Aaron 175 the priest 3548 [was] the chief 5387a of the leaders 5387a of Levi 3878, [and had] the oversight 6486 of those who perform 8104 the duties 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 428 [were] the families 4940 of Merari 4847.

 3:34 Their numbered 6485 men in the numbering 4557 of every 3605 male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [were] 6,200 8337a 505 3967.

 3:35 The leader 5387a of the fathers’ 1 households 1004 of the families 4940 of Merari 4847 [was] Zuriel 6700 the son 1121 of Abihail 32. They [were] to camp 2583 on the northward 6828 side 3409 of the tabernacle 4908.

 3:36 Now the appointed 6486 duties 4931 of the sons 1121 of Merari 4847 [involved] the frames 7175b of the tabernacle 4908, its bars 1280, its pillars 5982, its sockets 134, all 3605 its equipment 3627, and the service 5656 concerning them,

 3:37 and the pillars 5982 around 5439 the court 2691a with their sockets 134 and their pegs 3489 and their cords 4340.

 3:38 ¶ Now those who were to camp 2583 before 6440 the tabernacle 4908 eastward 6924b, before 6440 the tent 168 of meeting 4150 toward the sunrise 4217, are Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 and his sons 1121, performing 8104 the duties 4931 of the sanctuary 4720 for the obligation 4931 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; but the layman 2114a coming 7131 near 7131 was to be put 4191 to death 4191.

 3:39 All 3605 the numbered 6485 men of the Levites 3881, whom 834 Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 numbered 6485 at the command 6310 of the LORD 3068 by their families 4940, every 3605 male 2145 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, [were] 22,000 8147 6242 505.

 3:40 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to Moses 4872, “Number 6485 every 3605 firstborn 1060 male 2145 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, and make 5375 a list 4557 of their names 8034.

 3:41 “You shall take 3947 the Levites 3881 for Me, I am the LORD 3068, instead 8478 of all 3605 the firstborn 1060 among the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and the cattle 929 of the Levites 3881 instead 8478 of all 3605 the firstborn 1060 among the cattle 929 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.”

 3:42 So Moses 4872 numbered 6485 all 3605 the firstborn 1060 among the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, just 3512c as the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 him;

 3:43 and all 3605 the firstborn 1060 males 2145 by the number 4557 of names 8034 from a month 2320 old 1121 and upward 4605, for their numbered 6485 men were 22,273 8147 6242 505 7969 7657 3967.

 3:44 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to Moses 4872, saying 559,

 3:45 “Take 3947 the Levites 3881 instead 8478 of all 3605 the firstborn 1060 among the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and the cattle 929 of the Levites 3881. And the Levites 3881 shall be Mine; I am the LORD 3068.

 3:46 “For the ransom 6299 of the 273 7969 7657 3967 of the firstborn 1060 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 who are in excess 5736 beyond 5921 the Levites 3881,

 3:47 you shall take 3947 five 2568 shekels 8255 apiece 2568, per head 1538; you shall take 3947 [them] in terms of the shekel 8255 of the sanctuary 6944 (the shekel 8255 is twenty 6242 gerahs 1626),

 3:48 and give 5414 the money 3701, the ransom 6302b of those who are in excess 5736 among them, to Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121.”

 3:49 So Moses 4872 took 3947 the ransom 6302b money 3701 from those who were in excess 5736, beyond 5921 those ransomed 6299 by the Levites 3881;

 3:50 from the firstborn 1060 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 he took 3947 the money 3701 in terms of the shekel 8255 of the sanctuary 6944, 1,365 2568 8346 7969 3067 505.

 3:51 Then Moses 4872 gave 5414 the ransom 6299 money 3701 to Aaron 175 and to his sons 1121, at the command 6310 of the LORD 3068, just 3512c as the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 Moses 4872.