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²⁷ ‘If you still do not obey Me after all this, but go against Me, ²⁸ then I will go against you with anger. I Myself will punish you seven times for your sins. ²⁹ You will eat the flesh of your sons and daughters. ³⁰ I will destroy your high places and cut down your altars of special perfume. I will throw your dead bodies on what is left of your gods. My soul will hate you. ³¹ I will destroy your cities also, and your holy places. I will not smell your pleasing smells. ³² I will destroy the land, so those living in it who hate you will be filled with fear because of it. ³³ I will divide you among the nations and send the sword after you. Your land will be destroyed and your cities a waste.

³⁴ ‘Then the land will be like new because of its Days of Rest while it lies waste and you are in the land of those who hate you. Then the land will rest and have new life because of the Days of Rest. ³⁵ As long as it lies waste it will have the rest it did not have on your Days of Rest, while you were living in it. ³⁶ Of those of you who are left in the lands of those who hate you, I will make their hearts weak. The sound of a leaf blown by the wind will make them run away even when no one is going after them. They will run away as if it were a sword, and they will fall. ³⁷ They will fall over each other as if running from the sword, when no one is going after them. You will have no strength to stand up in front of those who hate you. ³⁸ You will die among the nations. The land of those who hate you will eat you up. ³⁹ So those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of those who hate you, because of their sins. Also because of the sins of their fathers, they will waste away with them.

⁴⁰ ‘If they tell their sins and the sins of their fathers which they did when they were not faithful to Me and were against Me with anger, ⁴¹ (I also was angry with them and brought them into the land of those who hate them) if their sinful heart loses its pride and they are willing to turn away from their sin, ⁴² I will remember My agreement with Jacob, My agreement with Isaac, and My agreement with Abraham. And I will remember the land. ⁴³ But the land will be left behind them and become better with its Days of Rest while it lies empty without them. During this time they will turn away from their sin because they had not done what I told them to do and their soul hated My Laws. ⁴⁴ Yet even when they are in the land of those who hate them, I will not turn away from them. I will not hate them enough to destroy them and break My agreement with them. For I am the Lord their God. ⁴⁵ But because of them I will remember the agreement with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the eyes of the nations, to be their God. I am the Lord.’”

⁴⁶ These are the Laws which the Lord made between Himself and the people of Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai.

Laws about Gifts to the Lord

27 Then the Lord said to Moses, ² “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man makes a special promise, you will decide upon the worth of this person for the Lord. ³ The price you put on a man from twenty to sixty years old will be fifty pieces of silver, by the weight of the holy place. ⁴ For a woman it will be thirty pieces of silver. ⁵ For a male from five to twenty years old it will be twenty pieces of silver. For a woman it will be ten pieces of silver. ⁶ Your price for a child from one month to five years old will be five pieces of silver for the boy, and three pieces of silver for the girl. ⁷ Your price for a person sixty years old and older will be fifteen pieces of silver for the man, and ten pieces of silver for the woman. ⁸ But if the person is too poor to pay your price, he will be brought to the religious leader. The religious leader will decide the worth of the person by how much he who made the promise is able to pay.

⁹ ‘If it is a kind of animal which men give as a gift to the Lord, any such animal that is given to the Lord will be holy. ¹⁰ He must not have another animal take its place, good for bad or bad for good. If he does trade one animal for another, then both animals will become holy. ¹¹ But if the animal is unclean and not the kind which men give to the Lord, then he will bring the animal to the religious leader. ¹² The religious leader will decide if it is good or bad. Whatever price the religious leader puts on it, so it will be. ¹³ If the man wants to buy it again, he will add a fifth to your price.

¹⁴ ‘When a man sets apart his house as holy to the Lord, the religious leader will decide if it is good or bad. Whatever price the religious leader puts on it, so it will be. ¹⁵ If the man who sets it apart wants to buy his house again, he will add one-fifth part to your price. Then it will be his.

¹⁶ ‘If a man sets apart to the Lord part of a field he owns, you will decide upon its price by the seed needed for it. Ten baskets of barley seed will be worth fifty pieces of silver. ¹⁷ If he sets apart his field during the Year of Jubilee, it will be worth your full price. ¹⁸ But if he sets apart his field after the Year of Jubilee, the religious leader will decide upon its worth by the years left until the next Year of Jubilee. It will be taken off your price. ¹⁹ If the man who sets it apart wants to buy his field again, he will add one-fifth part to your price. Then it will be his. ²⁰ But if he does not want to buy the field again, or has sold the field to another man, it cannot be bought again. ²¹ And when the field becomes free in the Jubilee, it will be holy to the Lord, like a field set apart. It will belong to the religious leader. ²² If a man sets apart to the Lord a field he has bought, which is not a part of the land he was given by his father, ²³ the religious leader will decide its worth until the Year of Jubilee. The man will pay that amount on that day as holy to the Lord. ²⁴ In the Year of Jubilee the field will return from him who bought it to the one who owned it first. ²⁵ The price of silver used in the holy place will decide its worth. One piece of silver will be worth twenty small pieces of money.

²⁶ ‘But no man may set apart a first-born of the animals. A first-born of the cattle or the flock belongs to the Lord. ²⁷ If it is an animal that is unclean, he will buy it again by paying your price and one-fifth part added to it. If it is not bought again, then it will be sold for your price.

²⁸ ‘But nothing that a man sets apart to the Lord of all he has, of man or animal or his own land, will be sold or bought. Everything that has been set apart is most holy to the Lord. ²⁹ No person who has been set apart to be destroyed from among men can be paid for. He must be put to death.

³⁰ ‘The tenth part of all the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord. ³¹ If a man wants to buy any of the tenth part that belongs to the Lord, he will add one-fifth part to its price. ³² And every tenth animal of the cattle or flock, whatever passes under the shepherd’s stick, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord. ³³ The man will not ask if it is good or bad, or trade it for something else. If he does trade it for something else, then both will become holy. He cannot buy them again.’”

³⁴ These are the Laws the Lord gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the sons of Israel.

Israel Is Numbered by Families

1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert, in the meeting tent on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt. The Lord said, ² “Number all the people of Israel, by their families, by those of their fathers’ houses. Write down the names of every male, head by head, ³ twenty years old and older. You and Aaron number by their armies whoever in Israel is able to go out to war. ⁴ A man from each family should be with you to help you. Each one should be the head of his father’s house. ⁵ These are the names of the men who will help you: Shedeur’s son Elizur from Reuben, ⁶ Zurishaddai’s son Shelumiel from Simeon, ⁷ Amminadab’s son Nahshon from Judah, ⁸ Zuar’s son Nethanel from Issachar, ⁹ and Helon’s son Eliab from Zebulun. ¹⁰ From the sons of Joseph there will be Ammihud’s son Elishama from Ephraim, and Pedahzur’s son Gamaliel from Manasseh. ¹¹ There will be Gideoni’s son Abidan from Benjamin, ¹² Ammishaddai’s son Ahiezer from Dan, ¹³ Ochran’s son Pagiel from Asher, ¹⁴ Deuel’s son Eliasaph from Gad, ¹⁵ and Enan’s son Ahira from Naphtali.” ¹⁶ These were the ones chosen from the people. They were the leaders of their fathers’ families, the heads of thousands in Israel.

¹⁷ Moses and Aaron took these men who had been chosen by name. ¹⁸ And they gathered all the people together on the first day of the second month. The people gave their names by families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names from twenty years old and older, head by head. ¹⁹ They did just as the Lord had told Moses. So he numbered them in the desert of Sinai.

²⁰ The sons of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ²¹ The number of the family of Reuben was 46,500.

²² The sons of Simeon were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ²³ The number of the family of Simeon was 59,300.

²⁴ The sons of Gad were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ²⁵ The number of the family of Gad was 45,650.

²⁶ The sons of Judah were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ²⁷ The number of the family of Judah was 74,600.

²⁸ The sons of Issachar were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ²⁹ The number of the family of Issachar was 54,400.

³⁰ The sons of Zebulun were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ³¹ The number of the family of Zebulun was 57,400.

³² The sons of Joseph, the sons of Ephraim, were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ³³ The number of the family of Ephraim was 40,500.

³⁴ The sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ³⁵ The number of the family of Manasseh was 32,200.

³⁶ The sons of Benjamin were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ³⁷ The number of the family of Benjamin was 35,400.

³⁸ The sons of Dan were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ³⁹ The number of the family of Dan was 62,700.

⁴⁰ The sons of Asher were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ⁴¹ The number of the family of Asher was 41,500.

⁴² The sons of Naphtali were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ houses, by the number of names. Every male twenty years old and older was numbered, whoever was able to go out to war. ⁴³ The number of the family of Naphtali was 53,400.

⁴⁴ These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each chosen from his father’s house. ⁴⁵ All the men of Israel were numbered by their fathers’ houses, twenty years old and older, whoever in Israel was able to go out to war. ⁴⁶ The number of all the men was 603,550. ⁴⁷ But the Levites by their fathers’ family were not numbered with them. ⁴⁸ For the Lord had told Moses, ⁴⁹ “Only the family of Levi should not be numbered. Do not add their number among the sons of Israel. ⁵⁰ But have the Levites take care of the meeting tent of the Law, and all that is in it, and all that belongs to it. They will carry the meeting tent and all that goes in it. They will take care of it, and set up their tents around it. ⁵¹ When the meeting tent is to be moved, the Levites will take it down. When the meeting tent is brought to a place to stay, the Levites will set it up. If anyone else comes near, he must be put to death. ⁵² The people of Israel will set up their tents by their own groups and armies, each man by his own flag. ⁵³ But the Levites will set up their tents around the meeting tent of the Law. Then no anger will come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must take care of the meeting tent of the Law.” ⁵⁴ So the people of Israel did this. They did everything the Lord had told Moses.

The Family Groups in Camp

2 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ² “The people of Israel will set up their tents, each by his own flag and beside that of their fathers’. They will set up their tents to face the meeting tent on every side. ³ Those who stay in their tents on the east side toward the sunrise will have the flag of Judah by their armies. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon the son of Amminadab. ⁴ The number of all his army is 74,600. ⁵ The family of Issachar will set up their tents next to Judah. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel the son of Zuar. ⁶ The number of his army is 54,400. ⁷ The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the son of Helon. ⁸ The number of his army is 57,400. ⁹ The whole number among the tents of Judah is 186,400, by their armies. They will be first to move on.

¹⁰ “On the south side will be the tents of Reuben by their armies with their flags. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur the son of Shedeur. ¹¹ The number of his army is 46,500. ¹² The family of Simeon will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. ¹³ The number of his army is 59,300. ¹⁴ The family of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph the son of Deuel. ¹⁵ The number of his army is 45,650. ¹⁶ The whole number among the tents of Reuben is 151,450 by their armies. They will be second to move on.

¹⁷ “Then the meeting tent will go out with the Levites among the people. In the same way that they set up their tents, so they will leave to move on, every man in his place, by his flags.

¹⁸ “On the west side will be the flag of the tents of Ephraim by their armies. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama the son of Ammihud. ¹⁹ The number of his army is 40,500. ²⁰ The family of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. ²¹ The number of his army is 32,200. ²² The family of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan the son of Gideoni. ²³ The number of his army is 35,400. ²⁴ The whole number among the tents of Ephraim is 108,100, by their armies. They will be third to move on.

²⁵ “On the north side will be the flag of the tents of Dan by their armies. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. ²⁶ The number of his army is 62,700. ²⁷ The family of Asher will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel the son of Ochran. ²⁸ The number of his army is 41,500. ²⁹ The family of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira the son of Enan. ³⁰ The number of his army is 53,400. ³¹ The whole number among the tents of Dan is 157,600. They will be last to move on with their flags.”

³² These are the numbers of the men of Israel by their fathers’ houses. The whole number among all the tents, by their armies, was 603,550. ³³ But the Levites were not numbered with the people of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses. ³⁴ So the people of Israel did all that the Lord had told Moses. They set up their tents by their flags. And they left to move on in the same way, every one by his family and by his father’s house.

The Sons of Aaron

3 These are the people of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. ² The names of the sons of Aaron are Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ³ These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the chosen religious leaders. Aaron set them apart to work as religious leaders. ⁴ But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they made a fire that was not holy to the Lord in the Desert of Sinai. And they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar worked as religious leaders during the life-time of their father Aaron.

The Levites Serve in the Meeting Tent

⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, ⁶ “Bring the family of Levi near. Set them in front of Aaron the religious leader so they may serve him. ⁷ They will do the duties for him and for all the people in front of the meeting tent. They will do the work around the meeting tent, ⁸ and will keep all the things that belong to the meeting tent. They will take care of the duties for the people of Israel as they work around the meeting tent. ⁹ You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are all given to him from among the people of Israel. ¹⁰ Set apart Aaron and his sons to do the work of religious leaders. But if anyone comes near who is not a religious leader, he must be put to death.”

¹¹ The Lord said to Moses, ¹² “See, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every first-born among the people of Israel. The Levites will be Mine. ¹³ For all the first-born are Mine. On the day that I killed all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I set apart for My own all the first-born in Israel, both man and animal. They will be Mine. I am the Lord.”

The Levites Are Numbered

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, ¹⁵ “Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses and by their families. Number every male a month old and older.” ¹⁶ So Moses numbered them just as he had been told by the word of the Lord. ¹⁷ The names of the sons of Levi are Gershon, Kohath and Merari. ¹⁸ The names of the sons of Gershon by their families are Libni and Shimei. ¹⁹ The sons of Kohath by their families are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. ²⁰ The sons of Merari by their families are Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

²¹ Of Gershon were the families of the Libnites and the Shimeites. These were the families of the Gershonites. ²² The number of their men, every male a month old and older, was 7,500. ²³ The families of the Gershonites were to set up their tents behind the meeting tent on the west side. ²⁴ The leader of the fathers’ houses of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. ²⁵ The sons of Gershon were to take care of the meeting tent, its covering, and the curtain for the door of the meeting tent. ²⁶ And they were to take care of the curtains for the door of the open space, and all curtains around the meeting tent and the altar and their ropes. They did all the work having to do with them.

²⁷ Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites. These were the families of the Kohathites. ²⁸ The number of every male a month old and older was 8,600. They did the duties of the holy place. ²⁹ The families of the sons of Kohath were to set up their tents on the south side of the meeting tent. ³⁰ The leader of the fathers’ houses of the Kohathite families was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. ³¹ They took care of the special box with the Law, and the table, the lamp-stand, the altars, the things used in the holy place, and the curtain. They did all the work having to do with them. ³² Eleazar, the son of Aaron the religious leader, was the head of the leaders of Levi. He watched over those who did the duties of the holy place.

³³ Of Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites. These were the families of Merari. ³⁴ The number of their men, every male a month old and older, was 6,200. ³⁵ The leader of the fathers’ houses of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to set up their tents on the north side of the meeting tent. ³⁶ The duties given to the sons of Merari were to take care of the parts made of wood of the meeting tent, its cross pieces, its pillars, its bases, and all the pieces that had to do with them. They took care of all these things, ³⁷ and of the pillars around the open space and their bases and their nails and their ropes.

³⁸ Moses and Aaron and his sons were to set up their tents on the east side in front of the meeting tent, toward the sunrise. They did the duties of the meeting tent, whatever had to be done for the people of Israel. But the one who came near who was not a religious leader was to be put to death. ³⁹ The number of all the Levite men a month old and older, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by their families as the Lord told them, was 22,000.

Levites Take the Place of First-Born Sons

⁴⁰ The Lord said to Moses, “Number every first-born male of the sons of Israel a month old and older. Write down their names. ⁴¹ Take the Levites for Me, instead of all the first-born among the sons of Israel. I am the Lord. And take the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the people of Israel.” ⁴² So Moses numbered all the first-born among the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had told him. ⁴³ The number of names of all the first-born males a month old and older was 22,273.

⁴⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, ⁴⁵ “Take the Levites instead of all the first-born sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites. The number of the Levites will be Mine. I am the Lord. ⁴⁶ There are 273 first-born of the sons of Israel, who are more in number than the Levites. You must pay the price for each of them. ⁴⁷ Take five pieces of silver for each, by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. ⁴⁸ Give the money, the price of those who are more in number than the Levites, to Aaron and his sons.” ⁴⁹ So Moses took the money to pay for those who were more in number than the Levites. ⁵⁰ He took the money from the first-born sons of Israel, by the weight agreed upon for the meeting tent. He took 1,365 pieces of silver. ⁵¹ Then Moses gave the money to Aaron and his sons, just as the Lord had told Moses by His Word.

The Work of the Sons of Kohath

4 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ² “Number the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi. Number them by their families, by the fathers’ houses, ³ from thirty years old and older, even to fifty years old. Number all who are able to do the work in the meeting tent. ⁴ This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the meeting tent to do with the most holy things. ⁵ When the people leave to move on, Aaron and his sons will go in and take down the curtain in front of the special box with the Law inside. And they will cover the special box with it. ⁶ Then they will lay a covering of badgers’ skins on it, and spread a pure blue cloth over that. And they will put in the long pieces of wood to carry it. ⁷ They will spread a blue cloth over the table of the bread before the Lord. They will put on it the plates, the dishes for special perfume, the pots, and the jars for the drink gift. And the bread will be on it always. ⁸ They will spread a red cloth over them, and cover that with badgers’ skins. And they will put in its long pieces of wood to carry it. ⁹ They will take a blue cloth and cover the lamp-stand for the light, with its lamps, its objects to put out the light, its dishes and all its pots of oil used for the light. ¹⁰ They will put the lamp-stand and all its objects in a covering of badgers’ skins. Then they will put it on the long pieces of wood used to carry it. ¹¹ They will spread a blue cloth over the altar of gold, and cover it with badgers’ skins. And they will put in the long pieces of wood to carry it. ¹² They will take all the things used for the work done in the meeting tent. They will put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins. And they will put them on the long pieces of wood to carry them. ¹³ Then they will take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. ¹⁴ They will put on it all the things used for the work done on the altar: the fire-holders, meat-hooks, objects for picking up the ashes, and the pots. Then they will spread a covering of badgers’ skins over it, and put in the long pieces of wood for carrying it. ¹⁵ Aaron and his sons will finish covering the holy objects and all the things of the meeting tent, as the people move on. After that the sons of Kohath will come to carry them. In this way they will not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the meeting tent which the sons of Kohath are to carry. ¹⁶ Eleazar the son of Aaron the religious leader will take care of the oil for the light, the special perfume, the grain gift which is always given, and the oil for holy use. He will watch over all the meeting tent and all that is in it, the holy place and its objects.”

¹⁷ Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ¹⁸ “Do not let the family group of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites. ¹⁹ But do this to them so they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects. Aaron and his sons must go in and give each of them their work and what they are to carry. ²⁰ But they must not go in to see the holy objects even for a short time, or they will die.”

The Work of the Sons of Gershon

²¹ The Lord said to Moses, ²² “Number the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families. ²³ Number those who are thirty years old and older, to fifty years old, all who go in to do the work in the meeting tent. ²⁴ These are the duties of the families of the Gershonites, in working and in carrying. ²⁵ They will carry the curtains of the meeting tent and the meeting tent with its covering and the covering of badgers’ skins that is over it. They will carry the curtain for the door of the meeting tent, ²⁶ the curtains of the open space, and the curtain for the gate of the open space which is around the meeting tent and the altar. And they will carry the ropes for the curtains, and all the things used for their work. They will do whatever needs to be done with them. ²⁷ All the work of the sons of the Gershonites will be what Aaron and his sons tell them to do. They will tell them what they are to carry and what work they are to do. You will tell them what things they have a duty to carry. ²⁸ This is the work to be done by the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the meeting tent. Ithamar the son of Aaron the religious leader will watch over their duties.

The Work of the Sons of Merari

²⁹ “As for the sons of Merari, number them by their families and by their fathers’ houses. ³⁰ Number those who are thirty years old and older, to fifty years old, everyone who goes in to do the work of the meeting tent. ³¹ This is what they are to carry for their work in the meeting tent: the wood pieces of the meeting tent, its cross pieces, pillars and its bases. ³² And they are to carry the pillars which are around the open space and their bases and their nails and ropes, with all the things used for their work. You will tell each man by name what he is to carry. ³³ This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, all their work in the meeting tent. Ithamar the son of Aaron the religious leader will watch over their duties.”

The Levites Are Numbered

³⁴ So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the people numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ houses. ³⁵ They numbered those who were thirty years old and older, to fifty years old, everyone who went in to do the work in the meeting tent. ³⁶ And their number by families was 2,750. ³⁷ These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who worked in the meeting tent. Moses and Aaron numbered them as the Lord told them to do through Moses.

³⁸ The sons of Gershon were numbered, by their families and their fathers’ houses, ³⁹ from thirty years old to fifty years old. Everyone who went in to do the work in the meeting tent was numbered. ⁴⁰ And the number of their men by their families and by their fathers’ houses was 2,630. ⁴¹ These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who were working in the meeting tent. Moses and Aaron numbered them as the Lord told them to do.

⁴² The men of the families of the sons of Merari were numbered, by their families and their fathers’ houses, ⁴³ from thirty years old to fifty years old. Everyone who went in to do the work in the meeting tent was numbered. ⁴⁴ And the number of their men by their families was 3,200. ⁴⁵ These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari. Moses and Aaron numbered them as the Lord told them to do through Moses.

⁴⁶ Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered all the men of the Levites by their families and their fathers’ houses, ⁴⁷ from thirty years old to fifty years old. Everyone who could go in to do the work and the carrying of the meeting tent was numbered. ⁴⁸ And the number of their men was 8,580. ⁴⁹ They were each given their work and load to carry, as the Lord told them to do through Moses. So these were his numbered men, just as the Lord had told Moses.

People with a Bad Skin Disease

5 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Tell the people of Israel to send away from the tents every person with a bad skin disease, every one with a flow that is unclean, and every one who is unclean because of a dead person. ³ Send away both male and female. Send them away from the tents so they will not make the place sinful where I live among them.” ⁴ The people of Israel did so. They sent them away from the tents. The people of Israel did just as the Lord had said to Moses.

Paying Back for Wrongs Done

⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, ⁶ “Say to the people of Israel, ‘When a man or woman sins the way that man sins by not acting in faith toward the Lord, and that person is guilty, ⁷ then he must tell about the sins he has done. He must pay in full for his wrong-doing, and add one-fifth part to it, and give it to the one he has sinned against. ⁸ But if the man has no brother to whom pay for the wrong can be made, then it must go to the Lord for the religious leader. He must also give a ram to pay for his sins. And his sins will be forgiven. ⁹ Every gift of all the holy things of the Israelites which they bring to the religious leader will become his. ¹⁰ So every man’s holy gifts will be his. Whatever any man gives to the religious leader will be his.’”

Wives Who Are Not Faithful

¹¹ The Lord said to Moses, ¹² “Say to the people of Israel, ‘If a man’s wife turns away and is not faithful to him, ¹³ and another man has sex with her and it is hidden from her husband’s eyes, even if it is hidden, she will be unclean. And even if no one speaks against her, because she has not been caught in the act, ¹⁴ but a spirit of jealousy comes over her husband, he will be jealous of his wife when she has made herself unclean. Or if he becomes jealous of his wife when she has done nothing to make herself unclean, ¹⁵ then the man must bring his wife to the religious leader. He must bring one-tenth part of a basket of barley as the gift needed for her. He must not pour oil on it. He must not put special perfume on it. For it is a grain gift of jealousy. It is a grain gift to make the sin remembered.

¹⁶ ‘Then the religious leader will bring her near and have her stand before the Lord. ¹⁷ The religious leader will take holy water in a clay pot. He will take some of the dust on the floor of the meeting tent and put it into the water. ¹⁸ Then the religious leader will have the woman stand before the Lord and let the hair of the woman’s head hang loose. He will put the grain gift of remembering into her hands. It is the grain gift of jealousy. In the religious leader’s hand will be the bitter water that can bring a curse to the woman. ¹⁹ Then the religious leader will have her make a promise. He will say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you and if you have not turned away into sin, while under the power of your husband, this bitter water that brings punishment will not hurt you. ²⁰ If you have turned away, while under the power of your husband, and have made yourself unclean by having another man who is not your husband,” ²¹ then the religious leader will have the woman make a promise so she will be punished if she has sinned. He will say to the woman, “May the Lord make you a curse among your people. May the Lord make your leg waste away and your stomach grow bigger. ²² This water that brings a curse will go into your stomach and make it grow bigger and your leg to waste away.” And the woman will say, “Let it be so. Let it be so.”

²³ ‘Then the religious leader will write these curses in a book. And he will wash them off into the bitter water. ²⁴ He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse. The water that brings a curse will go into her and give her pain. ²⁵ The religious leader will take the grain gift of jealousy from the woman’s hand. He will wave the grain gift before the Lord and bring it to the altar. ²⁶ The religious leader will fill his hand with the grain gift, as the part to be remembered. And he will burn it on the altar. Then he will make the woman drink the water. ²⁷ If she has not been faithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will go into her and give her pain. Her stomach will get larger and her leg will become as dead. A curse will come upon the woman among her people. ²⁸ But if the woman has not sinned and is clean, she will be free and able to have children.

²⁹ ‘This is the law of jealousy. If a wife who is under the power of her husband turns away and makes herself unclean, ³⁰ and a spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, making him jealous of his wife, then he must make the woman stand before the Lord. And the religious leader will do to her all the rules of this Law. ³¹ The husband will be free from guilt. But the woman will carry her guilt.’”

Rules for the Nazirites

6 Then the Lord said to Moses, ² “Say to the people of Israel, ‘A man or woman may make a special promise, the promise of a Nazirite, to set himself apart to the Lord. ³ Then he must keep away from wine and strong drink. He will drink no sour wine, made from wine or strong drink. He will not drink any grape drink. And he will not eat new or dried grapes. ⁴ All the days he is set apart, he must not eat anything made from the grape-field, not even the seeds or the skins.

⁵ ‘No hair of his head will be cut, all the days of his promise to be set apart. He must be holy until the time is finished for which he set himself apart to the Lord. He will let the hair on his head grow long.

⁶ ‘All the days he is set apart to the Lord, he must not go near a dead person. ⁷ He must not allow himself to be made unclean when his father, mother, brother or sister die. For he has made a promise to be set apart to God. ⁸ He is holy to the Lord all the days he is set apart.

⁹ ‘But if a man dies next to him, making his hair unclean which had been set apart to the Lord, then he must cut all the hair from his head on the day he is made clean. He will cut it off on the seventh day. ¹⁰ On the eighth day he must bring two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the religious leader, to the door of the meeting tent. ¹¹ The religious leader will give one for a sin gift and the other for a burnt gift. He will pay for his sin because of the dead person. And he will make his head holy that same day. ¹² He will set apart to the Lord his days as a Nazirite. And he will bring a year old male lamb for a guilt gift. But the past days will be a loss, because he had become unclean during the time he was set apart.

¹³ ‘This is the Law of the Nazirite when the time he is set apart is finished. He must bring the gift to the door of the meeting tent. ¹⁴ He will give his gift to the Lord. It will be a perfect male lamb a year old for a burnt gift, one perfect female lamb a year old for a sin gift, and one perfect ram for a peace gift. ¹⁵ And he will give a basket of bread made of fine flour mixed with oil, made without yeast. He will give hard bread spread with oil and made without yeast. With them he will give their grain gift and drink gifts. ¹⁶ Then the religious leader will give all these to the Lord and his sin gift and his burnt gift. ¹⁷ He will also give the ram for peace gifts to the Lord, together with the basket of bread made without yeast. Then the religious leader will give its grain gift and drink gift. ¹⁸ Then at the door of the meeting tent the Nazirite will cut off the hair that has been set apart for holy use. He is to take the hair and put it in the fire under the peace gifts. ¹⁹ The religious leader will take the shoulder of the ram when it has been boiled and a loaf of bread and a piece of hard bread, both made without yeast and put them in the hands of the Nazirite. This is done after he has cut off the hair that has been set apart. ²⁰ The religious leader will wave them for a wave gift before the Lord. They are holy and belong to the religious leader, together with the breast given as a wave gift and the thigh given by lifting it up. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.’

²¹ “This is the Law of the Nazirite who makes a promise to give to the Lord what he promised as a Nazirite, and whatever else he is able to give. He must do what he has promised by the Law of being set apart as a Nazirite.”

Religious Leaders Bring Good to the People

²² Then the Lord said to Moses, ²³ “Say to Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you should bring good to the people of Israel. Say to them, ²⁴ “May the Lord bring good to you and keep you. ²⁵ May the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be kind to you. ²⁶ May the Lord show favor toward you, and give you peace.”’ ²⁷ So they will put My name upon the people of Israel, and I will bring good to them.”

Gifts Given on the Altar by the Leaders

7 Moses finished putting up the meeting tent. On that day he put oil on it and made it holy, with the things inside, the altar and all its objects. He put oil on them and made them holy. ² Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, brought their gifts. They were the leaders of the families, the heads of those who were numbered. ³ As gifts to the Lord they brought six covered wagons and twelve bulls, a wagon for every two of the leaders and a bull for each one. Then they gave them in front of the meeting tent. ⁴ The Lord said to Moses, ⁵ “Receive these things from them, that they may be used in the work of the meeting tent. Give them to the Levites, to each man for the work he does.” ⁶ So Moses took the wagons and the bulls, and gave them to the Levites. ⁷ He gave two wagons and four bulls to the sons of Gershon, for the work they were doing. ⁸ He gave four wagons and eight bulls to the sons of Merari, for the work they were doing under the leading of Ithamar the son of Aaron the religious leader. ⁹ But Moses did not give any to the sons of Kohath. They had the duty of taking care of the holy objects which had to be carried on their shoulders. ¹⁰ The leaders gave gifts to set apart the altar on the day the oil was poured on it. They gave their gifts in front of the altar. ¹¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Let one leader each day give the gifts to set apart the altar.”

¹² The one who gave his gift on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the family of Judah. ¹³ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish that weighed as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ¹⁴ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ¹⁵ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift in worship. ¹⁶ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ¹⁷ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift given by Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, gave a gift in worship. ¹⁹ He gave for his gift one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ²⁰ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ²¹ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ²² He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ²³ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

²⁴ On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun. ²⁵ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ²⁶ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ²⁷ He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ²⁸ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ²⁹ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Eliab the son of Helon.

³⁰ On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben. ³¹ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ³² And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ³³ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ³⁴ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ³⁵ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

³⁶ On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the sons of Simeon. ³⁷ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ³⁸ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ³⁹ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁴⁰ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁴¹ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² On the sixth day it was Eliasaph the son of Deuel, the leader of the sons of Gad. ⁴³ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁴⁴ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁴⁵ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁴⁶ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁴⁷ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day it was Elishama the son of Ammihud, the leader of the sons of Ephraim. ⁴⁹ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁵⁰ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁵¹ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁵² He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁵³ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴ On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, the leader of the sons of Manasseh. ⁵⁵ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁵⁶ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁵⁷ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁵⁸ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁵⁹ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰ On the ninth day it was Abidan the son of Gideoni, the leader of the sons of Benjamin. ⁶¹ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁶² And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁶³ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁶⁴ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁶⁵ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶ On the tenth day it was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the sons of Dan. ⁶⁷ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁶⁸ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁶⁹ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁷⁰ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁷¹ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

⁷² On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, the leader of the sons of Asher. ⁷³ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁷⁴ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁷⁵ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁷⁶ He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁷⁷ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

⁷⁸ On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, the leader of the sons of Naphtali. ⁷⁹ His gift was one silver dish that weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver, and one silver dish weighing as much as seventy pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. Both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift. ⁸⁰ And he gave one gold dish weighing as much as ten pieces of silver, full of special perfume. ⁸¹ He gave one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, for a burnt gift. ⁸² He gave one male goat for a sin gift. ⁸³ For the peace gifts he gave two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the gift of Ahira the son of Enan. ⁸⁴ This was the gift to set apart the altar on the day the oil was poured on it. The leaders of Israel gave twelve silver dishes, twelve deep dishes made of silver, and twelve gold dishes. ⁸⁵ Each silver dish weighed as much as 130 pieces of silver. Each deep dish weighed as much as seventy pieces of silver. All the silver of the dishes weighed as much as 2,400 pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. ⁸⁶ The twelve gold dishes full of special perfume each weighed as much as ten pieces of silver. They were weighed by the weight of silver agreed upon for the meeting tent. All the gold of the dishes weighed as much as 120 pieces of silver. ⁸⁷ All the animals given for the burnt gift were twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs one year old with their grain gifts. Twelve male goats were given for a sin gift. ⁸⁸ All the animals given for the peace gifts were twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs one year old. This was the gift to set apart the altar after the oil was poured on it.

⁸⁹ Moses went into the meeting tent to speak with the Lord. And he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy-seat that was on the special box with the Law, between the two cherubim. So the Lord spoke to him.

Setting Up the Lamps

8 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Say to Aaron, ‘When you put the seven lamps on the lamp-stand, they should give light in front of the lamp-stand.’” ³ And Aaron did so. He put the lamps so they would give light in front of the lamp-stand, as the Lord had told Moses. ⁴ Now this is the way the lamp-stand was made. It was made of beaten gold from the base to its flowers. He made the lamp-stand the way the Lord had shown Moses.

The Levites Are Set Apart

⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, ⁶ “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and make them clean. ⁷ To make them clean, put holy water on them that takes away sin. Let them cut all the hair from their body, and wash their clothes, and they shall be clean. ⁸ Then let them take a young bull and its grain gift of fine flour mixed with oil. Take another young bull for a sin gift. ⁹ Bring the Levites in front of the meeting tent and gather together all the people of Israel also. ¹⁰ Bring the Levites before the Lord and the people of Israel will lay their hands on the Levites. ¹¹ Aaron will give the Levites to the Lord as a wave gift from the people of Israel so they will be able to do the work of the Lord. ¹² The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. They will give one for a sin gift and the other for a burnt gift to the Lord, to pay for the sins of the Levites. ¹³ Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, to give them as a wave gift to the Lord.

¹⁴ “So you will divide the Levites from the people of Israel. And the Levites will be Mine.