Numbers 3:1-22 ▼

1 And these the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day Jehovah spake to Moses in mount Sinai.

2 And these the names of the sons of Aaron: the first-born Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar and Ithamar.

3 These the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests being anointed, of whom he filled their hands to be priests.

4 And Nadab and Abihu will die before Jehovah in their bringing strange fire before Jehovah, in the desert of Sinai: and there were no sons to them: and Eleazar will be priest, and Ithamar, before Aaron their father.

5 And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

6 Bring near the tribe of Levi, and make it stand before Aaron the priest; and they served him.

7 And they watched his watches, and the watches of all the assembly before the tent of appointment to do the work of the dwelling.

8 And they shall watch all the vessels of the tent of appointment, and the watches of the sons of Israel, to do the work of the dwelling.

9 And give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; being given they were given to him from the sons of Israel.

10 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt set up, and they shall watch their priesthood; and the stranger coming near shall die.

11 And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

12 And I, behold, I took the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of all the first-born cleaving the womb from the sons of Israel: and the Levites were to me.

13 For to me all the first-born: in the day I struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to me every first-born in Israel, from man to cattle: to me they shall be: I am Jehovah.

14 And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,

15 Review the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, according to their families: every male from the son of a month and above shalt thou review them.

16 And Moses will review them according to the mouth of Jehovah, as he commanded.

17 And these shall be the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 And these the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

19 And the sons of Kohath, according to their families: Amram, and Izebar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli, and Mushi; these they of the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

21 To Gershon the families of the Libnites, and the families of the Shimites: these they of the families of the Gershonites.

22 They being reviewed according to the number of every male, from the son of a month and above, they being reviewed, seven thousand and five hundred.