The Sons of Aaron (Leviticus 10:1–7)
1 Brenton And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sina. BSB BSB: This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 Brenton And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the first-born; and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar. BSB BSB: These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Brenton These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood. BSB BSB: These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
4 Brenton And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father. BSB BSB: Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
The Duties of the Levites 5 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
6 Brenton Take the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him, BSB BSB: “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7 Brenton and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
8 Brenton And they shall keep all the furniture of the tabernacle of witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
9 Brenton And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel. BSB BSB: Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
10 Brenton And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die. BSB BSB: So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
11 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 Brenton Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine. BSB BSB: “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
13 Brenton For every first-born is mine; in the day in which I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every first-born in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I am the Lord. BSB BSB: for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
The Numbering of the Levites 14 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 Brenton Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number ye them every male from a month old and upwards. BSB BSB: “Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
16 Brenton And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded them. BSB BSB: So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
17 Brenton And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari. BSB BSB: These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 Brenton And these are the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei: BSB BSB: These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 Brenton and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel: BSB BSB: The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 Brenton and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families. BSB BSB: And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
The Gershonites (Numbers 4:21–28; 1 Chronicles 23:7–11)
21 Brenton To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson. BSB BSB: From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 Brenton The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering was seven thousand and five hundred. BSB BSB: The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 Brenton And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle. BSB BSB: The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
24 Brenton And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael. BSB BSB: and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 Brenton And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness was the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness, BSB BSB: The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
26 Brenton and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works. BSB BSB: the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
The Kohathites (Numbers 4:1–20; 1 Chronicles 23:12–20)
27 Brenton To Caath belonged one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number. BSB BSB: From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28 Brenton Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things. BSB BSB: The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
29 Brenton The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle toward the south. BSB BSB: The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30 Brenton And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, was Elisaphan the son of Oziel. BSB BSB: and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 Brenton And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works. BSB BSB: Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.
32 Brenton And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things. BSB BSB: The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
The Merarites (Numbers 4:29–33; 1 Chronicles 23:21–23)
33 Brenton To Merari belonged the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari. BSB BSB: From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34 Brenton The mustering of them according to number, every male from a month old and upwards, was six thousand and fifty. BSB BSB: The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
35 Brenton And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards. BSB BSB: The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 Brenton The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari included the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all their furniture, and their works, BSB BSB: The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,
37 Brenton and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords. BSB BSB: as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
Moses and Aaron 38 Brenton They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die. BSB BSB: Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
39 Brenton All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, were two and twenty thousand. BSB BSB: The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
The Redemption of the Firstborn 40 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every first-born male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
41 Brenton And thou shalt take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the children of Israel. BSB BSB: You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”
42 Brenton And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every first-born among the children of Israel. BSB BSB: So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
43 Brenton And all the male first-born in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three. BSB BSB: The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 Brenton Take the Levites instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; I am the Lord. BSB BSB: “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.
46 Brenton And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the first-born of the sons of Israel; BSB BSB: To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
47 Brenton thou shalt even take five shekels a head; thou shalt take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel. BSB BSB: you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
48 Brenton And thou shalt give the money to Aaron and to his sons, the ransom of those who exceed in number among them. BSB BSB: Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
49 Brenton And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those that exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites. BSB BSB: So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
50 Brenton He took the silver from the first-born of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel. BSB BSB: He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 Brenton And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over to Aaron and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. BSB BSB: And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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