1 WYC These ben the generaciouns of Aaron and of Moises, in the dai in which the Lord spak to Moises, in the hil of Synay. BSB BSB: This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 WYC And these ben the names of `the sones of Aaron; his first gendrid, Nadab; aftirward, Abyu, and Eleazar, and Ythamar; these ben the names of `Aarons sones, BSB BSB: These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 WYC preestis, that weren anoyntid, and whos hondis weren fillid and halewid, that thei schulden `be set in preesthod. BSB BSB: These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
4 WYC Nadab and Abyu, whanne thei offeriden alien fier in the `siyt of the Lord, in the deseert of Synay, weren deed without fre children; and Eleazar and Ythamar `weren set in preesthod bifor Aaron hir fadir. 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.
5 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
6 WYC `and seide, `Presente thou the lynage of Leuy, and make to stonde in the siyt of Aaron, preest, that thei mynystre to hym; BSB BSB: “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7 WYC and wake, and that thei kepe what euer thing perteyneth to the religioun of multitude, bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng; 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 WYC and that thei kepe the vessels of the tabernacle, and serue in the seruyce therof. 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 WYC And thou schalt yyue bi fre yifte the Leuytis to Aaron and hise sones, to whiche thei ben youun of the sones of Israel. BSB BSB: Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
10 WYC Sotheli thou schalt ordeyne Aaron and hise sones on the religioun of preesthod; a straungere, that neiyeth for to mynystre, and schal 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 WYC And the Lord spak to Moyses, `and seide, BSB BSB: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 WYC Y haue take the Leuytis of the sones of Israel for ech firste gendrid thing that openeth the womb in the sones of Israel; and the Leuytis schulen be myne, 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 WYC for ech firste gendrid thing is myn; sithen Y smoot the firste gendrid in the lond of Egipt, Y halewide to me what euer thing is borun first in Israel; fro man `til to beest thei ben myne; Y 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.”
14 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises in the deseert BSB BSB: Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 WYC of Synay, and seide, Noumbre thou the sones of Leuy bi `the housis of her fadris, and bi meynees, ech male fro o monethe and aboue. BSB BSB: “Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
16 WYC Moises noumbride, as the Lord comaundide. BSB BSB: So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
17 WYC And the sones of Leuy weren foundun, bi her names, Gerson, and Caath, and Merary; BSB BSB: These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 WYC the sones of Gerson weren Lebny, and Semey; BSB BSB: These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 WYC the sones of Caath weren Amram, and Jessaar, Hebron, and Oziel; BSB BSB: The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 WYC and the sones of Merari weren Mooly, and Musi. 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.
21 WYC Of Gerson weren twei meynees, of Lebny, and of Semei; BSB BSB: From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 WYC of whiche the puple of male kynde was noumbrid, fro o monethe and aboue, seuene thousynde and fyue hundrid. BSB BSB: The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 WYC These schulen sette tentis aftir the tabernacle at the west, BSB BSB: The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
24 WYC vndur the prince Eliasaph, the sone of Jahel. BSB BSB: and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 WYC And thei schulen haue kepyngis in the tabernacle of boond of pees, the tabernacle it silf, and the hilyng therof, the tente which is drawun bifor the yatis of the hilyng of the witnessyng of boond of pees; 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 WYC and the curteyns of the greet street, also the tente which is hangid in the entryng of the greet street of the tabernacle, and what euer thing perteyneth to the custom of the auter, the cordis of the tabernacle, and al the purtenaunce therof. 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.
27 WYC The kynrede of Caath schal haue the puplis of Amram, and of Jessaar, and of Ebron, and of Oziel; 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 WYC these ben the meynees of Caathitis, noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, eiyte thousynde and sixe hundrid. 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 WYC Thei schulen haue kepyngis of the seyntuarie, and schulen sette tentis at the south coost; BSB BSB: The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30 WYC and `the prince of hem schal be Elisaphan, the sone of Oziel. BSB BSB: and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 WYC And thei schulen kepe the arke, and the boord, and the candilstike, the auters, and vesselis of the seyntuarie in whiche it is mynystrid, and the veil, and al sich purtenaunce. 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 WYC Sotheli the prince of princis of Leuytis schal be Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, preest; and he schal be on the keperis of the kepyng of the seyntuarie. 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.
33 WYC And sotheli of Merary schulen be the puplis of Mooli, and of Musi, BSB BSB: From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34 WYC noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde fro o monethe and aboue, sixe thousynde and two hundrid; BSB BSB: The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
35 WYC `the prince of hem schal be Suriel, the sone of Abiahiel; thei schulen sette tentis in the north coost. 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 WYC And vndur `the kepyng of hem schulen be the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris, and the pileris, and `the foundementis of tho, and alle thingis that perteynen to sich ournyng, 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 WYC and the pileris of the greet street bi cumpas, with her foundementis, and the stakis with coordis. BSB BSB: as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
38 WYC Forsothe Moises and Aaron with hise sones schulen sette tentis bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, that is, at the eest coost, and schulen haue the keping of the seyntuarie, in the myddis of the sones of Israel; what euer alien neiyeth, he schal 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 WYC Alle the Leuytis, whiche Moises and Aaron noumbriden, bi comaundement of the Lord, bi her meynees, in male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, were two and twenti thousynd. 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.
40 WYC And the Lord seide to Moises, Noumbre thou the firste gendrid children of male kynde of the sones of Israel, fro o monethe and aboue; and thou schalt haue the summe of hem; and 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 WYC thou schalt take Leuytis to me for alle the firste gendrid of the sones of Israel; Y am the Lord; and thou schalt take `the beestis of hem for alle the firste gendrid of the sones 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 WYC And as the Lord comaundide, Moises noumbride the firste gendrid children of the sones of Israel; and the males weren bi her names, BSB BSB: So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
43 WYC fro o monethe and aboue, two and twenti thousynde two hundrid and seuenti and thre. BSB BSB: The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, BSB BSB: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 WYC Take thou Leuytis for the firste gendrid children of the sones of Israel, and the beestis of Leuytis for the beestis of hem, and the Leuytis schulen be myne; Y 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 WYC Forsothe in the prijs of two hundrid seuenti and thre, that passen the noumbre of `Leuytis, of the firste gendrid children of the sones of Israel, BSB BSB: To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
47 WYC thou schalt take fyue ciclis bi ech heed, at the mesure of seyntuarie; a sicle hath xx. halpens; BSB BSB: you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
48 WYC and thou schalt yyue the money to Aaron and to hise sones, the prijs of hem that ben aboue. BSB BSB: Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
49 WYC Therfor Moises took the money of hem that weren aboue, and whiche thei hadden ayenbouyt of the Leuytis, for the firste gendrid of the sones of Israel, BSB BSB: So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
50 WYC a thousand thre hundrid sixti and fyue of siclis, bi the weiyte of seyntuarie; BSB BSB: He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 WYC and he yaf that money to Aaron and to hise sones, bi the word which the Lord comaundide to hym. 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.