Numbers 1:1

Numbers 1

1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Appointment, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying,

2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Yisra'ĕl, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head,

3 from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army in Yisra'ĕl. Number them by their divisions, you and Aharon.

4 "And a man from every tribe should be with you, each one the head of his father's house.

5 "And these are the names of the men who stand with you. From Re'uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy'ur.

6 "From Shimʽon: Shelumi'ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai.

7 "From Yehuḏah: Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ.

8 "From Yissasḵar: Nethanĕ'l, son of Tsuʽar.

9 "From Zeḇulun: Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon.

10 "From the sons of Yosĕph: From Ephrayim: Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ. From Menashsheh: Gamli'ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur.

11 "From Binyamin: Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni.

12 "From Dan: Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai.

13 "From Ashĕr: Paḡʽi'ĕl, son of Oḵran.

14 "From Gaḏ: Elyasaph, son of Deu'ĕl.

15 "From Naphtali: Aḥira, son of Ěynan."

16 These are the ones called from the congregation, leaders of their fathers' tribes, heads of the thousands of Yisra'ĕl.

17 And Mosheh and Aharon took these men who were called by name,

18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month. And they declared their ancestry by clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one head by head.

19 As יהוה commanded Mosheh, so he registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

20 And the children of Re'uḇĕn, Yisra'ĕl's first-born, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, every male head by head, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

21 those who were registered of the tribe of Re'uḇĕn were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 From the children of Shimʽon, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, of those who were registered, according to the number of names, every male head by head, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

23 those who were registered of the tribe of Shimʽon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 From the children of Gaḏ, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

25 those who were registered of the tribe of Gaḏ were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 From the children of Yehuḏah, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

27 those who were registered of the tribe of Yehuḏah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 From the children of Yissasḵar, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

29 those who were registered of the tribe of Yissasḵar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 From the children of Zeḇulun, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

31 those who were registered of the tribe of Zeḇulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 From the sons of Yosĕph, the children of Ephrayim, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

33 those who were registered of the tribe of Ephrayim were forty thousand five hundred.

34 From the children of Menashsheh, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

35 those who were registered of the tribe of Menashsheh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 From the children of Binyamin, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

37 those who were registered of the tribe of Binyamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

39 those who were registered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 From the children of Ashĕr, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

41 those who were registered of the tribe of Ashĕr were forty-one thousand five hundred.

42 From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,

43 those who were registered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These were those registered, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered, with the leaders of Yisra'ĕl, twelve men, each one for his father's house.

45 And all those that were registered of the children of Yisra'ĕl, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army in Yisra'ĕl,

46 all those that were registered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

47 But the Lĕwites were not registered among them by their fathers' tribe,

48 because יהוה had spoken to Mosheh, saying,

49 "Only the tribe of Lĕwi you do not register, nor take a census of them among the children of Yisra'ĕl.

50 "Instead, appoint the Lĕwites over the Mishkan of the Witness, over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They bear the Mishkan and all its furnishings, and they attend to it, and camp around the Mishkan.

51 "And when the Mishkan is to go forward, the Lĕwites take it down. And when the Mishkan is to be put up, the Lĕwites put it up. And the stranger who comes near is put to death.

52 "And the children of Yisra'ĕl shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own banner, according to their divisions,

53 but let the Lĕwites camp around the Mishkan of the Witness, so that there be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Yisra'ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall guard the duty of the Mishkan of the Witness."

54 And the children of Yisra'ĕl did according to all that יהוה commanded Mosheh, so they did.

Numbers 2

1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying,

2 "The children of Yisra'ĕl are to camp, each one by his own banner, beside the sign of his father's house. Let them camp around the Tent of Appointment at a distance."

3 And on the east side, towards sunrise: those of the banner of the camp of Yahuḏah camp according to their divisions. And the leader of the children of Yahuḏah: Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ.

4 And his army with their registered ones: seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 And those camping next to him is the tribe of Yissasḵar, and the leader of the children of Yissasḵar: Nethanĕ'l, son of Tsuʽar.

6 And his army with its registered ones: fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 Then the tribe of Zeḇulun, and the leader of the children of Zeḇulun: Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon.

8 And his army with its registered ones: fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 All the registered ones of the camp of Yahuḏah, according to their divisions: one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. These depart first.

10 On the south side: the banner of the camp of Re'uḇĕn according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Re'uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy'ur.

11 And his army with its registered ones: forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 And those who camp next to him: the tribe of Shimʽon, and the leader of the children of Shimʽon: Shelumi'ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai.

13 And his army with their registered ones: fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 Then the tribe of Gaḏ, and the leader of the children of Gaḏ: Elyasaph, son of Reʽuw'ĕl.

15 And his army with their registered ones: forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

16 All the registered ones of the camp of Re'uḇĕn, according to their divisions: one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. And they are the second to depart.

17 And the Tent of Appointment, the camp of the Lĕwites, shall move out in the middle of the camps. As they camp, so they move out, everyone in his place, by their banners.

18 On the west side: the banner of the camp of Ephrayim according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Ephrayim: Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ.

19 And his army with their registered ones: forty thousand five hundred.

20 And next to him the tribe of Menashsheh, and the leader of the children of Menashsheh: Gamli'ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur.

21 And his army with their registered ones: thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Binyamin, and the leader of the children of Binyamin: Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni.

23 And his army with their registered ones: thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24 All the registered ones of the camp of Ephrayim, according to their divisions: one hundred and eight thousand one hundred. And they are the third to depart.

25 On the north side: the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Dan: Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai.

26 And his army with their registered ones: sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27 And those who camp next to him: the tribe of Ashĕr, and the leader of the children of Ashĕr: Paḡʽi'ĕl, son of Oḵran.

28 And his army with their registered ones: forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali: Aḥira, son of Ěynan.

30 And his army with their registered ones: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

31 All the registered ones of the camp of Dan: one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They depart last, with their banners.

32 These were registered ones of the children of Yisra'ĕl by their fathers' houses. All who were registered according to their divisions of the camps: six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

33 But the Lĕwites were not registered among the children of Yisra'ĕl, as יהוה commanded Mosheh.

34 And the children of Yisra'ĕl did according to all that יהוה commanded Mosheh. So they camped by their banners and so they departed, each one by his clan, according to their fathers' houses.

Numbers 3

1 And these are the generations of Aharon and Mosheh when יהוה spoke with Mosheh on Mount Sinai.

2 And these are the names of the sons of Aharon: Naḏaḇ, the first-born, and Aḇihu, Elʽazar, and Ithamar.

3 These are the names of the sons of Aharon, the anointed kohenim, whom he ordained to act as kohenim.

4 And Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu had died before יהוה when they brought strange fire before יהוה in the Wilderness of Sinai. And they had no children. So Elʽazar and Ithamar acted as kohenim in the presence of Aharon their father.

5 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,

6 "Bring the tribe of Lĕwi near, and set them before Aharon the kohen, and they shall serve him,

7 and shall guard his duty and the duty of all the congregation before the Tent of Appointment, to do the service of the Mishkan.

8 "And they shall guard all the furnishings of the Tent of Appointment, and the duty of the children of Yisra'ĕl, to do the service of the Mishkan.

9 "And you shall give the Lĕwites to Aharon and his sons. They are the given ones, given to him from among the children of Yisra'ĕl.

10 "And appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall guard their kehunnah. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death."

11 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,

12 "Now look, I Myself have taken the Lĕwites from among the children of Yisra'ĕl instead of every first-born who opens the womb among the children of Yisra'ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall be Mine,

13 because all the first-born are Mine. On the day that I struck all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, I qadosh to Myself all the first-born in Yisra'ĕl, both man and beast. They are Mine, I am יהוה."

14 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 "Register the children of Lĕwi by their fathers' houses, by their clans. Register every male from a month old and above."

16 So Mosheh registered them according to the word of יהוה, as he had been commanded.

17 And these were the sons of Lĕwi by their names: Gĕreshon, and Qehath, and Merari.

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gĕreshon by their clans: Liḇni and Shimʽi.

19 And the sons of Qehath by their clans: Amram and Yitshar, Ḥeḇron and Uzzi'ĕl.

20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: Maḥli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Lĕwites by their fathers' houses.

21 From Gĕreshon came the clan of the Liḇnites and the clan of the Shimʽites. These were the clans of the Gĕreshonites.

22 Their registered ones, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, their registered ones were seven thousand five hundred.

23 The clans of the Gĕreshonites were to camp westward, behind the Mishkan,

24 and the leader of the fathers' house of the Gĕreshonites: Elyasaph, son of La'ĕl.

25 And the duty of the children of Gĕreshon in the Tent of Appointment was the Mishkan, and the tent with its covering, and the covering of the door of the Tent of Appointment,

26 and the screens of the courtyard and the covering of the door of the courtyard, which is around the Mishkan and the altar, and their cords, according to all its service.

27 And from Qehath came the clan of the Amramites, and the clan of the Yitsharites, and the clan of the Ḥeḇronites, and the clan of the Uzzi'ĕlites. These were the clans of the Qehathites.

28 In number, all the males, from a month old and above, were eight thousand six hundred, guarding the duty of the qodesh place.

29 The clans of the children of Qehath were to camp on the south side of the Mishkan.

30 And the leader of the fathers' house of the clans of the Qehathites was Elitsaphan, son of Uzzi'ĕl.

31 And their duty was the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the utensils of the qodesh place used in the service, and the covering, and all its service.

32 And Elʽazar, son of Aharon the kohen, was to be chief over the leaders of the Lĕwites, with oversight of those who guard the duty of the qodesh place.

33 From Merari came the clan of the Maḥlites and the clan of the Mushites. These were the clans of Merari.

34 And the number of their registered ones, all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred.

35 And the leader of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Tsuri'ĕl, son of Aḇiḥayil. These were to camp on the north side of the Mishkan.

36 And the appointed duty of the children of Merari was the boards of the Mishkan, and its bars, and its columns, and its sockets, and its utensils, and all its service,

37 and the columns of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords.

38 And those who were to camp before the Mishkan on the east, before the Tent of Appointment, were Mosheh and Aharon, and his sons, guarding the duty of the Miqdash, and the duty of the children of Yisra'ĕl. But the stranger who came near was to be put to death.

39 All the registered ones of the Lĕwites, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered at the command of יהוה, by their clans, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand.

40 And יהוה said to Mosheh, "Register all the first-born males of the children of Yisra'ĕl from a month old and above, and take the number of their names.

41 "And you shall take the Lĕwites for Me - I am יהוה - instead of all the first-born among the children of Yisra'ĕl, and the livestock of the Lĕwites instead of all the first-born among the livestock of the children of Yisra'ĕl."

42 And Mosheh registered all the first-born among the children of Yisra'ĕl as יהוה had commanded him.

43 And all the first-born males, by the number of names, from one month old and above of their registered ones, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

44 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,

45 "Take the Lĕwites instead of all the first-born among the children of Yisra'ĕl, and the livestock of the Lĕwites instead of their livestock. And the Lĕwites shall be Mine, I am יהוה.

46 "And for the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the first-born of the children of Yisra'ĕl, who are more than the number of the Lĕwites,

47 you shall take five sheqels for each one, head by head - take it by the sheqel of the qodesh place, the sheqel of twenty gĕrahs.

48 "And you shall give the silver, the ransom of those who are in excess among them, to Aharon and his sons."

49 And Mosheh took the ransom silver from those who were over and above those who were ransomed by the Lĕwites.

50 From the first-born of the children of Yisra'ĕl he took the silver, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five pieces, according to the sheqel of the qodesh place.

51 And Mosheh gave their ransom silver to Aharon, and to his sons, according to the word of יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.

Numbers 4

1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, and to Aharon, saying,

2 "Take a census of the sons of Qehath from among the children of Lĕwi, by their clans, by their fathers' house,

3 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the Tent of Appointment.

4 "This is the service of the sons of Qehath in the Tent of Appointment, the most qodesh matters:

5 "At the breaking of camp, Aharon and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Witness with it,

6 and shall put on it a covering of fine leather, and spread over that an all-blue wrapper, and shall insert its poles.

7 "And on the table of showbread they shall spread a blue wrapper, and shall put on it the dishes, and the ladles, and the bowls, and the jars for pouring, and the showbread on it.

8 "And they shall spread over them a scarlet wrapper, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and shall insert its poles,

9 and shall take a blue wrapper and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, and its snuffers, and its trays, and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it.

10 "And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a bar.

11 "And over the golden altar they shall spread a blue wrapper, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall insert its poles,

12 and shall take all the utensils of service with which they serve in the qodesh place, and shall put them in a blue wrapper, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a bar,

13 and shall remove the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple wrapper over it,

14 and shall put on it all its utensils by which they serve there: the fire holders, the forks, and the shovels, and the basins, and all the utensils of the altar, and shall spread on it a covering of fine leather, and insert its poles.

15 "And when Aharon and his sons have finished covering the qodesh objects and all the furnishings of the Qodesh Place at the breaking of camp, then the sons of Qehath shall come to lift them, but let them not touch that which is qodesh, lest they die. These are the burden of the sons of Qehath in the Tent of Appointment.

16 "And the oversight of Elʽazar, son of Aharon the kohen, is the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the Mishkan and all that is in it, with the qodesh place and its furnishings."

17 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, and to Aharon, saying,

18 "Do not cut off the tribe of the clans of the Qehathites from among the Lĕwites,

19 but do this to them, and they shall live and not die when they approach the most qodesh objects: Aharon and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them to his service and his burden.

20 "They are not, however, to go in to watch while the qodesh objects are being covered, lest they die."