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NUM 3:14–3:39 ©

The census of the Levites

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3:14 The census of the Levites

14Then in the Sinai wilderness, Yahweh told Mosheh, 15“List all the male Levites that are at least one month old. Count them by their families and clans.” 16So Mosheh listed them exactly as Yahweh had commanded him to, 17and these were Levi’s sons: Gershon, Kohat, and Merari. 18Gershon’s sons were: Livni and Shimei. 19Kohat’s sons were: Amaran, Yitshar, Hevron, and Uzziyel. 20Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.

Those were the families of the Levites by their clans.

21Gershon’s descendants were the Livnites and the Shimites, so they made up the Gershonites. 22They had 7,500 males that were at least a month old. 23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the western side of the sacred tent, 24and their leader was Lael’s son Elyasaf. 25Gershon’s descendants were responsible for the sacred tent, including its covering and the entrance curtain, 26the courtyard curtains, and the courtyard entrance curtain, that surrounded it. Also the ropes used to hold them.

27Kohat’s descendants were the Amramites, the Yitsharites, the Hevronites, and the Uzziyelites, so they made up the Kohatites. 28They had 8,600 males that were at least a month old. They were in charge of the running of the sacred tent. 29The Kohatite clans were to camp of the southern side of the sacred tent, 30and their leader was Uzziyel’s son Elitsafan. 31They were in charge of the box, the table and the lampstand, the altars and all the utensils used for ministry, the inside curtain and its gear.

32The man who organised the Levites was Aharon’s son, Eleazar the priest. He had oversight over all those who were responsible for the sacred tent.

33Merari’s descendants were the Mahlites and the Mushites, so they made up the Merarites. 34They had 6,200 males that were at least a month old, 35and their leader was Avihayil’s son Tsuriel. They were to camp on the northern side of the sacred tent. 36They were in charge of all the frames for the sacred tent, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its containers and equipment, 37as well as the pillars used to make the courtyard with their bases, pegs, and ropes.

38Mosheh and Aharon and his sons set up their tents in front of the entrance on the eastern side of the sacred tent. They were in charge of that tent and the needs of the Israelis. Any stranger who approached had to be executed. 39Mosheh and Aharon listed 22,000 Levite males that were at least a month old, listing them by their clans as per Yahweh’s instructions.

14and_ YHWH _he/it_spoke to Mosheh in/on/at/with_wilderness_of Şīnay to_say.
15Enroll DOM the_descendants_of Lēvī by_houses_of ancestral_of_their to_their_clans every_of male from_son_of a_month and_more count_them.
16And_enroled Mosheh DOM_them on the_mouth_of YHWH just_as he_had_been_commanded.
17And_they_were these the_sons_of Lēvī in/on/at/with_names_of_their Gērəshōn and_Qəhāt and_Mərārī.
18And_these were_the_names_of the_sons_of Gērəshōn to_their_clans Liⱱnī and_Shimˊī.
19And_the_sons of_Qəhāt to_their_clans were_ˊAmrām and_Yiʦhār/(Izhar) Ḩeⱱrōn and_ˊUzziyʼēl.
20And_the_sons of_Mərārī to_their_clans were_Maḩlī and_Mūshiy these they were_the_clans_of the_Lēviyyiy according_to_houses_of ancestral_of_their.
21To_Gērəshōn the_clan_of the_Liⱱnītes and_clan_of the_Shimˊītes these they were_the_clans_of the_Gērəshōnites.
22Enrollment_of_their in/on/at/with_number_of every_of male from_son_of a_month and_more numbered_of_who were_seven_of thousand(s) and_five hundred(s).
23The_clans_of the_Gērəshōnites behind the_tabernacle they_will_encamp west_on.
24And_leader_of the_house_of a_father of_the_Gērəshōnites was_ʼElyāşāf the_son_of ʼēl.
25And_responsibility_of the_descendants_of Gērəshōn in/on/at/with_tent_of meeting the_tabernacle and_the_tent covering_of_its and_screen_of the_entrance_of the_tent_of meeting.
26And_hangings_of the_courtyard and_DOM the_screen_of the_entrance_of the_courtyard which is_at the_tabernacle and_for the_altar all_around and_DOM cords_of_its to_all/each/any/every service_of_these.
27And_to_Qəhāt the_clan_of the_ˊAmrāmites and_clan_of the_Yiʦhārī/(Izharites) and_clan_of the_Ḩeⱱrōnites and_clan_of the_ˊUzziyʼēlites these they were_the_clans_of the_Qəhātites.
28In/on/at/with_number_of every_of male from_son_of a_month and_more were_eight_of thousand(s) and_six hundred(s) the_keepers_of the_duty_of the_sanctuary.
29The_clans_of the_descendants_of Qəhāt they_will_encamp at the_side_of the_tabernacle south_to.
30And_leader_of the_house_of a_father of_clans_of the_Qəhātite was_ʼElīʦāfān[fn] the_son_of ˊUzziyʼēl.
31And_responsibility_of_their the_box and_the_table and_the_lampstand and_the_altars and_vessels_of the_sanctuary which they_will_serve (is)_in_them and_the_screen and_all/each/any/every service_of_them.
32And_chief_of the_leaders_of the_Lēviyyiy was_ʼElˊāzār the_son_of ʼAhₐron the_priest/officer the_oversight_of the_keepers_of the_duty_of the_sanctuary.
33To_Mərārī the_clan_of the_Maḩlītes and_clan_of the_Mūshiytes these they were_the_clans_of the_Mərārīte[s].
34And_counted_of_their in/on/at/with_number_of every_of male from_son_of a_month and_more were_six_of thousand(s) and_hundred.
35And_leader_of the_house_of a_father of_clans_of of_the_Mərārīte[s] was_Tsūrīʼēl/(Zuriel) the_son_of ʼAⱱīhayil at the_side_of the_tabernacle they_will_encamp north_to.
36And_appointed_of the_duty_of the_descendants_of Mərārī was_the_frames_of the_tabernacle and_bars_of_its and_pillars_of_its and_bases_of_its and_all equipment_of_its and_all/each/any/every service_of_these.
37And_pillars_of the_courtyard all_around and_bases_of_their and_pegs_of_their and_cords_of_their.
38And_the_camp to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_tabernacle east_on to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_tent_of meeting sunrise_toward were_Mosheh and_ʼAhₐron and_sons_of_his who_were_keeping the_duty_of the_sanctuary for_service_of the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_the_outsider the_near he_will_be_put_to_death.
39All_of the_enroled_men_of the_Lēviyyiy whom he_enroled Mosheh and_ʼAhₐron[fn] on the_mouth_of YHWH to_their_clans every_of male from_son_of a_month and_more were_two and_twenty thousand.

3:30 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

3:39 OSHB note: Puncta extraordinaria a ◌ׄ is used to mark such marks in the text when they are above the line and a ◌ׅ when they are below the line.

NUM 3:14–3:39 ©

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