NUMBERS, 2

the stranger that cometh nigh| 11 And his host, and those that
shall be put to death.
were numbered thereof, were
52 And the children of Iş'ra-el forty and six thousand and five
shall pitch their tents, every hundred.

man by his own camp, and 12 And those which pitch by

the tribes.

every man by his own stand- him shall be the tribe of Sim'- ch.1.22, Tribe of Simeon.
ard, throughout their hosts. e-on: and the captain of the
53 But the Levites shall pitch children of Sim'e-on shall be
round about the tabernacle of Shê-lu'mi-el the son of Zū-ri-
testimony, that there be no shǎd'da-i.

wrath upon the congregation 13 And his host, and those that
of the children of Iş'ra-el: and were numbered of them, were
the Le'vites shall keep the fifty and nine thousand and
charge of the tabernacle of three hundred.

testimony.

14 Then the tribe of Găd: and

54 And the children of Is'ra-el the captain of the sons of Gad Ge.30.11, Gad.
did according to all that the shall be E-li'a-săph the son of
LORD commanded Mō'şeş, so did Reu'el.

numbered in

saying,
the camp of Reu'ben were an
2 Every man of the children hundred thousand and fifty and
of Is'ra-el shall pitch by his own one thousand and four hundred
standard, with the ensign of and fifty, throughout their ar-
their father's house: far off mies. And they shall set forth
about the tabernacle of the in the second rank.

congregation shall they pitch. 17 Then the tabernacle of Ex.25.8, Tabernacle, ch.7.1.
3 And on the east side to- the congregation shall set for-

ward the rising of the sun shall ward with the camp of the Le'- Ex.32.26, Levites.

they of the standard of the camp vites in the midst of the camp:

of Ju'dah pitch throughout their as they encamp, so shall they set
armies: and Näh'shon the son forward, every man in his place
of Am-min'a-dab shall be cap- by their standards.

tain of the children of Jū ́dah. 18 TOn the west side shall be
4 And his host, and those that the standard of the camp of

were numbered of them, were E'phră-im according to their ch.1.33, Tribe of Ephraim.
threescore and fourteen thou- armies: and the captain of the
sand and six hundred.

sons of E'phră-im shall be

5 And those that do pitch next E-lish'a-mȧ the son of Am-mi'-
unto him shall be the tribe of hud.

Is'sa-char: and Nê-thăn ́e-el the 19 And his host, and those that
son of Zu'ar shall be captain of were numbered of them, were
the children of Is ́sa-char. forty thousand and five hundred.

6 And his host, and those that 20 And by him shall be the

were numbered thereof, were tribe of Ma-năs'seh: and the Ge.41.51, Manasseh (a).
fifty and four thousand and four captain of the children of Ma'-
nas'seh shall be Gâ-mā'li-el the

hundred.

7 Then the tribe of Zeb'u-lun: son of Pē-däh ́zur.
and E-li'ab the son of He'lon 21 And his host, and those that
shall be captain of the children were numbered of them, were
of Zěb'u-lun.
thirty and two thousand and

8 And his host, and those that two hundred.
were numbered thereof, were 22 Then the tribe of Ben'ja-
fifty and seven thousand and min: and the captain of the
four hundred.

sons of Ben'ja-min shall be Ab ́- Ge.35.18, Benjamin.

9 All that were numbered in i-dăn the son of Gid-e-ō ́ni.
the camp of Jū'dah were an 23 And his host, and those
hundred thousand and fourscore that were numbered of them,
thousand and six thousand and were thirty and five thousand
four hundred, throughout their and four hundred.
armies. These shall first set 24 All that were numbered of
forth.
the camp of E'phră-im were an
10 On the south side shall be hundred thousand and eight|
the standard of the camp of thousand and an hundred,
Reuben according to their ar- throughout their armies. And
mies: and the captain of the they shall go forward in the
children of Reuben shall be third rank.

E-li'zur the son of Shed'e-ur. 25 The standard of the camp

The order of the tribes.

ch.1.39, Tribe of Dan.

Ge.30.13, Asher.

NUMBERS, 3

of Dăn shall be on the north LORD, in the wilderness of Si'

The Levites' service.

side by their armies: and the nai, and they had no children: Ge.11.30, Childless.
captain of the children of Dan and E-le-a'zar and Ith ́a-mär min- Ex.6.23, Ithamar, ch.4.28.
shall be A-hi-e ́zer the son of istered in the priest's office in Ge.14.18, Priests.
Am-mi-shad'da-i.
the sight of Aâr'on their father.

26 And his host, and those 5 And the LORD spake unto

that were numbered of them, Mō'şeş, saying,

were threescore and two thou- 6 Bring the tribe of Le'vi near, Ex.32.26, Levites, v.39. sand and seven hundred. and present them before Aâr'on

27 And those that encamp by the priest, that they may min

him shall be the tribe of Ash'er: ister unto him.

and the captain of the children 7 And they shall keep his
of Ash'er shall be Pa'gi-el the charge, and the charge of the

son of Oc'ran.

whole congregation before the

28 And his host, and those tabernacle of the congregation, p.p.ch.1.50.

that were numbered of them, to do the service of the taber- Ex.25.8, Tabernacle. were forty and one thousand nacle.

and five hundred.

8 And they shall keep all the

29 ¶Then the tribe of Năph'- instruments of the tabernacle ta-li: and the captain of the of the congregation, and the Tribe of Naphtali, De.33.23. children of Năph'ta-li shall be charge of the children of IsʻraA-hi'rà the son of E'nan. el, to do the service of the tab

Ex.32.26, Levites. p.p.ch.1.47.

Ge.6.22, Obedience (2). p.p.ch.24.2.

B.C.1490.

Ex.19.3, Divine Fellowship.

Ex.16.1, Mt. Sinai...

1 K.14.20, Nadab.

Ex.6.23, Eleazar.

Le.8.30, Anointing (2).
Ex.29.9, Consecration (3),
[ch.27.23.
Ex.6.23, Abihu, ch.26.61.
Le.10.1, Sacrilege (2).

31 All they that were num- unto him out of the children of

bered in the camp of Dan were İş'ra-el.

an hundred thousand and fifty 10 And thou shalt appoint

and seven thousand and six Aâr'on and his sons, and they

hundred. They shall go hind- shall wait on their priest's p.p.ch.18.7.

most with their standards. office: and the stranger that Ex.12.43, Strangers (2).

32 ¶ These are those which cometh nigh shall be put to ch.1.51, Exclusion (3), v.38. were numbered of the children death.

of Is'ra-el by the house of their 11 ¶And the LORD spake unto

fathers: all those that were num- Mō'şeş, saying,

bered of the camps throughout 12 And I, behold, I have taken p.p.ch.8.16; 18.6.

[Hag.2.23.

[ship (2).

their hosts were six hundred the Le'vites from among the See Chosen Instruments,
thousand and three thousand children of Iş'ra-el instead of
and five hundred and fifty. all the firstborn that openeth
33 But the Levites were not the matrix among the children
numbered among the children of Isra-el: therefore the Le- De.32.6, Divine Owner-
of Is'ra-el; as the LORD com- vites shall be mine;
manded Mo'şeş.
13 Because all the firstborn Ex.13.2, First-born,De.21.17.
34 And the children of Iş'ra-el are mine; for on the day that
did according to all that the I smote all the firstborn in the SeeGod'sJudgments,Ex.6.6.
LORD commanded Mo'şeş: so land of Egypt I hallowed unto God's Claims First, De.26.2.
they pitched by their standards, me all the firstborn in Iş'ra-el,
and so they set forward, every both man and beast: mine shall
one after their families, accord- they be: I am the LORD.

ing to the house of their fathers. 14 TAnd the LORD spake unto
Mō'şeş in the wilderness of Si'-
nãi, saying,

CHAPTER 3

The Levites' service. 40 The first-
born freed by the Levites. 44 The
overplus redeemed.

15 Number the children of Le'- Ex.32.26, Levites. vi after the house of their fa

THESE also are the genera-thers, by their families: every

tions of Aâr'on and Mo'şeş male from a month old and up

in the day that the LORD spake ward shalt thou number them. ch.1.2, Census.
with Mo'şeş in mount Si'nai. 16 And Mō'şeş numbered them Ge.6.22, Obedience (2).
2 And these are the names of according to the word of the

the sons of Aâr'on; Na'dab the
firstborn, and A-bi ́hū, E-le-a'zar,
and Ith'a-mär.

LORD, as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Le'vi by their names; Ger'shon, Ge.46.11, Gershon,1 Chr.6.1. 3 These are the names of the and Ko'hath, and Me-rā'ri. sons of Aâr'on, the priests which 18 And these are the names of were anointed, whom he conse- the sons of Ger'shon by their crated to minister in the priest's families; Lib'ni, and Shim ́e-i. office. 19 And the sons of Kō'hath by Ge.46.11, Kohath. 4 And Na'dab and A-bi ́hū died their families; Am'răm, and before the LORD, when they of- Iz'e-här, He'bron, and Üzʼzi-el. fered strange fire before the 20 And the sons of Mê-ra'ri by

The families, number, and

Gershonites, ch.4.24.

Ex.25.8, Tabernacle. p.p.ch.4.26. p.p.Ex.26.36.

p.p.Ex.27.9.

Ex.35.18, Cords.

p.p.1 Chr.26.23.

p.p.ch.1.53.

Kohathites, ch.4.18.

Ex.25.10, Ark (3).
Ex.25.23, Table (2),

[2 Chr.13.11.
Ex.25.31, Candlestick.
Holy Vessels, 1 K.7.45.

p.p. Ex.26.32.

Ex.6.23, Eleazar, ch.4.16.

NUMBERS, 3

their families; Mäh ́li, and Mū ́- family of the Mū ́shites: these
shi. These are the families of are the families of Mê-rā ́ri.
the Le'vites according to the 34 And those that were num-
house of their fathers.
bered of them, according to the
21 ¶Of Ger'shon was the fam- number of all the males, from a
ily of the Lib ́nītes, and the month old and upward, were
family of the Shim'ites: these six thousand and two hundred.
are the families of the Ger'- 35 And the chief of the house
shon-ites.
of the father of the families of

charge of the Levites.

22 Those that were numbered Mê-ra'ri was Zū ́ri-el the son of
of them, according to the num- Ab-i-ha'il: these shall pitch on p.p.ch.1.53.
ber of all the males, from a the side of the tabernacle north-

month old and upward, even ward.

those that were numbered of 36 And under the custody and

them were seven thousand and charge of the sons of Me-ra'ri Merarites, ch.4.29.
five hundred.
shall be the boards of the tab-

23 The families of the Ger'-ernacle, and the bars thereof,
shon-ites shall pitch behind the and the pillars thereof, and the
tabernacle westward.
sockets thereof, and all the ves-

24 And the chief of the house sels thereof, and all that serv-
of the father of the Ger'shon- eth thereto,

ites shall be E-li ́a-săph the son 37 And the pillars of the court
of La'el.
round about, and their sockets,

25 And the charge of the sons and their pins, and their cords. Ex.35.18, Cords.
of Ger ́shon in the tabernacle of 38 ¶But those that encamp be- p.p.ch.1.53; 2.17.
the congregation shall be the fore the tabernacle toward the Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.
tabernacle, and the tent, the east, even before the tabernacle
covering thereof, and the hang- of the congregation eastward,
ing for the door of the taber- shall be Mo ́şeş, and Aâr'on and
nacle of the congregation, his sons, keeping the charge of

26 And the hangings of the the sanctuary for the charge of p.p.v.7.
court, and the curtain for the the children of Is'ra-el; and the

door of the court, which is by stranger that cometh nigh shall Ex.12.43, Strangers (2).
the tabernacle, and by the altar be put to death.
ch.1.51, Exclusion (3),
round about, and the cords of it 39 All that were numbered of
[ch.4.20.
for all the service thereof. the Le'vites, which Mō'şeş and Ex.32.26, Levites, ch.8.18.
27 ¶And of Kō'hath was the Aâr'on numbered at the com-
family of the Am'ram-ites, and mandment of the LORD, through-
the family of the Iz'e-har-ites, out their families, all the males
and the family of the He'bron- from a month old and upward,
ites, and the family of the Uz'zi- were twenty and two thousand.
el-ites: these are the families 40 ¶And the LORD said unto
of the Kō'hath-ites.
Mo'şeş, Number all the firstborn p.p.v.15.
28 In the number of all the of the males of the children of
males, from a month old and Iş'ra-el from a month old and
upward, were eight thousand upward, and take the number of
and six hundred, keeping the their names.
charge of the sanctuary.

41 And thou shalt take the Le'

29 The families of the sons vites for me (I am the LORD)
of Kō'hath shall pitch on the instead of all the firstborn among
side of the tabernacle south- the children of Iş'ra-el; and the
ward.
cattle of the Le'vites instead of
30 And the chief of the house all the firstlings among the cat-
of the father of the families of tle of the children of Iş'ra-el.
the Kō'hath-ites shall be E-liz'- 42 And Mo'şeş numbered, as
a-phan the son of Üzʼzi-el.

the LORD commanded him, all Ge.6.22, Obedience (2).
31 And their charge shall be the firstborn among the children
the ark, and the table, and the of Is'ra-el.

candlestick, and the altars, and 43 And all the firstborn males Ex.13.2, First-born.
the vessels of the sanctuary by the number of names, from
wherewith they minister, and a month old and upward, of
the hanging, and all the service those that were numbered of
thereof.
them, were twenty and two
32 And E-le-a'zar the son of thousand two hundred and three-
Aâr'on the priest shall be chief score and thirteen.

over the chief of the Le'vites, 44 ¶And the LORD spake unto
and have the oversight of them Mo'şeş, saying,

that keep the charge of the 45 Take the Le'vites instead of Ex.32.26, Levites.
sanctuary.
all the firstborn among the chil-

33 ¶Of Me-rā'ri was the fam-dren of Iş'ra-el, and the cattle

ily of the Mäh'lites, and the of the Le'vites instead of their p.p.1 S.1.28.

The firstborn redeemed.

De.32.6, Divine Owner

p.p.Ex.13.13.

p.p.Le.27.6.

cattle; and the Le'vites shall be 8 And they shall spread upon [ship (2). mine: I am the LORD. them a cloth of scarlet, and cov- Ex.25.4, Scarlet, Jos.2.18. 46 And for those that are to be er the same with a covering of redeemed of the two hundred badgers' skins, and shall put in and threescore and thirteen of the staves thereof.

Ex.30.13, Shekels, ch.7.13.

the firstborn of the children of 9 And they shall take a cloth
Iş'ra-el, which are more than the of blue, and cover the candle- Ex.28.31, Blue.
Le'vites;
stick of the light, and his lamps, Ex.25.31, Candlestick.
47 Thou shalt even take five and his tongs, and his snuff-
shekels apiece by the poll, after dishes, and all the oil vessels
the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thereof, wherewith they minis-
thou take them: (the shekel is ter unto it:
twenty gerahs :)

10 And they shall put it and

48 And thou shalt give the all the vessels thereof within a

money, wherewith the odd num- covering of badgers' skins, and Ex.25.5, Badgers' Skins.

ber of them is to be redeemed, shall put it upon a bar.

Le.2.3, Priests' Dues, ch.5.9. unto Aâr'on and to his sons. 11 And upon the golden altar Ex.30.1, Altar of Incense.

Ex.30.13, Shekels.

Ge.6.22, Obedience (2).

B.C.1490.

ch.1.2, Census.

p.p.ch.8.24; Ezr.3.8.

ch.3.30, Kohathites. Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.

49 And Mo'şeş took the redemp- they shall spread a cloth of blue,
tion money of them that were and cover it with a covering of
over and above them that were badgers' skins, and shall put to
redeemed by the Levites: the staves thereof:

50 Of the firstborn of the chil- 12 And they shall take all the
dren of Is'ra-el took he the mon- instruments of ministry, where-
ey; a thousand three hundred with they minister in the sanc-
and threescore and five shekels, tuary, and put them in a cloth
after the shekel of the sanctu- of blue, and cover them with a Ex.28.31, Blue.
ary:
covering of badgers' skins, and
shall put them on a bar:

51 And Mo'şeş gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aâr'on and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Mō'şeş.

CHAPTER 4

13 And they shall take away
the ashes from the altar, and Ex.27.1, Brazen Altar.
spread a purple cloth thereon: Ex.25.4, Purple (1).
14 And they shall put upon it
all the vessels thereof, where-
with they minister about it, even

Of the Levites' service. 17 The office the censers, the fleshhooks, and Le.16.12, Censers, ch.16.37.
of the priests. 34 The number of
the Kohathites, 38 of the Gershon- the shovels, and the basons, all Ex.27.3, Fleshhooks.
the vessels of the altar; and they

ites, 42 and of the Merarites.

а

AND the LORD spake unto shall spread upon it a covering

1 K.7.50, Basins.

Mo'şeş and unto Aâr'on, of badgers' skins, and put to the Ex.25.5, Badgers' Skins.
saying,
staves of it.

2 Take the sum of the sons of 15 And when Aâr'on and his
Kōhath from among the sons of sons have made an end of cov-
Le'vi, after their families, by the ering the sanctuary, and all the
house of their fathers,
vessels of the sanctuary, as the

3 From thirty years old and camp is to set forward; after
upward even until fifty years that, the sons of Kō'hath shall Ge.46.11, Kohath, ch.10.21.
old, all that enter into the host, come to bear it: but they shall p.p.2 S.6.6.

to do the work in the tabernacle not touch any holy thing, lest

4 TThis shall be the service the burden of the sons of Kō'-
of the sons of Kō'hath in the hath in the tabernacle of the
tabernacle of the congregation, congregation.

about the most holy things: 16 ¶And to the office of E-le-a'- Ex.6.23, Eleazar, ch.16.37.
5 And when the camp setteth zar the son of Aâr'on the priest

forward, Aâr'on shall come, and pertaineth the oil for the light, Ex.27.20, Oil (1). his sons, and they shall take and the sweet incense, and the Ex.30.1, Incense. down the covering vail, and daily meat offering, and the Le.2.1, Meal-offerings. Ex.25.10, Ark (3), ch.10.35. cover the ark of testimony with anointing oil, and the oversight Ex.29.7, Anointing Oil. of all the tabernacle, and of all Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.

it: 6 And shall put thereon the that therein is, in the sanctuEx.25.5,Badgers' Skins,v.25. covering of badgers' skins, and ary, and in the vessels thereof. ch.3.31, Holy Vessels. shall spread over it a cloth 17 ¶And the LORD spake unto wholly of blue, and shall put Mō'şeş and unto Aâr'on, saying, in the staves thereof. 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of

Ex.28.31, Blue, ch.15.38. p.p.Ex.25.13.

Ex.25.23, Table (2).

Ex.25.29, Spoons.

7 And upon the table of shew- the families of the Kō'hath-ites ch.3.30, Kohathites, v.34. bread they shall spread a cloth from among the Le'vites:

of blue, and put thereon the 19 But thus do unto them, that dishes, and the spoons, and the they may live, and not die, when bowls, and covers to cover with- they approach unto the most Ex.25.30,Shewbread, 1S.21.6. al: and the continual bread shall holy things: Aâr'on and his

Ex.25.29, Bowls.

be thereon:

sons shall go in, and appoint

21 ¶And the LORD spake unto 33 This is the service of the
Mō'şeş, saying,
families of the sons of Mê-ra'ri,
22 Take also the sum of the according to all their service,
sons of Ger'shon, throughout in the tabernacle of the congre-
the houses of their fathers, by gation, under the hand of Ith'-
their families;
a-mär the son of Aâr'on the

23 From thirty years old and priest.

upward until fifty years old 34 And Mo'şeş and Aâr'on p.p.ch.3.19,27.

shalt thou number them; all and the chief of the congrega

that enter in to perform the tion numbered the sons of the

service, to do the work in the Kō'hath-ites after their fami- ch.3.30,Kohathites, ch.10.21. tabernacle of the congregation. lies, and after the house of

24 This is the service of the their fathers,

ch.3.25, Gershonites, v.38. families of the Ger'shon-ites, to 35 From thirty years old and p.p.ch.8.26; Lu.3.23. serve, and for burdens: upward even unto fifty years

p.p.Ex.26.1-14.

Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.

Ex.25.5, Badgers' Skins,

Ge.46.11, Gershon.

Ex.6.23, Ithamar.

25 And they shall bear the cur- old, every one that entereth
tains of the tabernacle, and the into the service, for the work
tabernacle of the congregation, in the tabernacle of the con-
his covering, and the covering gregation:

of the badgers' skins that is 36 And those that were num- ch.1.2, Census.
[Eze.16.10. above upon it, and the hanging bered of them by their families
for the door of the tabernacle were two thousand seven hun-
of the congregation,

ch.3.36, Merarites, v.42.

p.p.Ge.41.46.

p.p.Ex.26.15.

Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.

dred and fifty.

26 And the hangings of the 37 These were they that were
court, and the hanging for the numbered of the families of the
door of the gate of the court, Kō'hath-ites, all that might do
which is by the tabernacle and service in the tabernacle of the
by the altar round about, and congregation, which Mō'şeş and
their cords, and all the instru- Aâr'on did number according to
ments of their service, and all the commandment of the LORD
that is made for them: so shall by the hand of Mō'şeş.
they serve.

38 And those that were num

27 At the appointment of Aâr'-bered of the sons of Ger'shon, ch.3.25, Gershonites, ch.7.7.
on and his sons shall be all the throughout their families, and
service of the sons of the Ger- by the house of their fathers,
shon-ites, in all their burdens, 39 From thirty years old and
and in all their service: and upward even unto fifty years
ye shall appoint unto them in old, every one that entereth in-
charge all their burdens. to the service, for the work in
28 This is the service of the the tabernacle of the congrega-
families of the sons of Ger'shon tion,

in the tabernacle of the congre- 40 Even those that were num-
gation: and their charge shall bered of them, throughout their
be under the hand of Ith'a-mär families, by the house of their
the son of Aâr'on the priest. fathers, were two thousand and
29 TAs for the sons of Mê-ra'ri, six hundred and thirty.
thou shalt number them after 41 These are they that were
their families, by the house of numbered of the families of the
their fathers;
sons of Ger'shon, of all that

30 From thirty years old and might do service in the taberna- Ex.25.8, Tabernacle.
upward even unto fifty years cle of the congregation, whom

old shalt thou number them, Mō'şeş and Aâr'on did number

every one that entereth into according to the commandment See Divine Commands, the service, to do the work of of the LORD.

the tabernacle of the congre- 42 And those that were num

gation.

bered of the families of the sons

[ch.1.2.

31 And this is the charge of of Mê-ra'ri, throughout their ch.3.36, Merarites, ch.7.8.
their burden, according to all families, by the house of their
their service in the tabernacle fathers,

of the congregation; the boards 43 From thirty years old and
of the tabernacle, and the bars upward even unto fifty years
thereof, and the pillars thereof, old, every one that entereth
and sockets thereof,
into the service, for the work

32 And the pillars of the court in the tabernacle of the con-
round about, and their sockets, gregation,

and their pins, and their cords, 44 Even those that were num