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1 1 In the year following that of the Israelites' departure from the land of Egypt, on the first day of the second month, the LORD said to Moses in the meeting tent in the desert of Sinai:2 "Take a census of the whole community of the Israelites, by clans and ancestral houses, registering each male individually. 3 You and Aaron shall enroll in companies all the men in Israel of twenty years or more who are fit for military service.4 "To assist you there shall be a man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house.5 These are the names of those who are to assist you: from Reuben: Elizur, son of Shedeur;6 from Simeon: Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;7 from Judah: Nahshon, son of Amminadab;8 from Issachar: Nethanel, son of Zuar;9 from Zebulun: Eliab, son of Helon;10 from Ephraim: Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh: Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, for the descendants of Joseph;11 from Benjamin: Abidan, son of Gideoni;12 from Dan: Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai;13 from Asher: Pagiel, son of Ochran;14 from Gad: Eliasaph, son of Reuel;15 from Naphtali: Ahira, son of Enan."16 These were councilors of the community, princes of their ancestral tribes, chiefs of the troops of Israel.
17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated,18 and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Every man of twenty years or more then declared his name and lineage according to clan and ancestral house,19 as the LORD had commanded Moses. This is their census as taken in the desert of Sinai.20 Of the descendants of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,21 forty-six thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Reuben.22 Of the descendants of Simeon, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,23 fifty-nine thousand three hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Simeon.24 Of the descendants of Gad, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,25 forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty were enrolled in the tribe of Gad.26 Of the descendants of Judah, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,27 seventy-four thousand six hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Judah.28 Of the descendants of Issachar, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,29 fifty-four thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Issachar.30 Of the descendants of Zebulun, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,31 fifty-seven thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Zebulun.32 Of the descendants of Joseph-Of the descendants of Ephraim, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,33 forty thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Ephraim.34 Of the descendants of Manasseh, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,35 thirty-two thousand two hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Manasseh.36 Of the descendants of Benjamin, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,37 thirty-five thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Benjamin.38 Of the descendants of Dan, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,39 sixty-two thousand seven hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Dan.40 Of the descendants of Asher, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,41 forty-one thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Asher.42 Of the descendants of Naphtali, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,43 fifty-three thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Naphtali.
44 It was these who were registered, each according to his ancestral house, in the census taken by Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel.45 The total number of the Israelites of twenty years or more who were fit for military service, registered by ancestral houses,46 was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
47 The Levites, however, were not registered by ancestral tribe with the others. 48 For the LORD had told Moses,49 "The tribe of Levi alone you shall not enroll nor include in the census along with the other Israelites.50 You are to give the Levites charge of the Dwelling of the commandments with all its equipment and all that belongs to it. It is they who shall carry the Dwelling with all its equipment and who shall be its ministers. They shall therefore camp around the Dwelling.51 When the Dwelling is to move on, the Levites shall take it down; when the Dwelling is to be pitched, it is the Levites who shall set it up. Any layman who comes near it shall be put to death.52 While the other Israelites shall camp by companies, each in his own division of the camp,53 the Levites shall camp around the Dwelling of the commandments. Otherwise God's wrath will strike the Israelite community. The Levites, then, shall have charge of the Dwelling of the commandments."54 All this the Israelites fulfilled as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:2 "The Israelites shall camp, each in his own division, under the ensigns of their ancestral houses. They shall camp around the meeting tent, but at some distance from it.
3 "Encamped on the east side, toward the sunrise, shall be the divisional camp of Judah, arranged in companies. (The prince of the Judahites was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, 4 and his soldiers amounted in the census to seventy-four thousand six hundred.)5 With Judah shall camp the tribe of Issachar (Their prince was Nethanel, son of Zuar,6 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-four thousand four hundred.)7 and the tribe of Zebulun. (Their prince was Eliab, son of Helon,8 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-seven thousand four hundred.9 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Judah was one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred.) These shall be first on the march.10 "On the south side shall be the divisional camp of Reuben, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Elizur, son of Shedeur,11 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-six thousand five hundred.)12 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Simeon (Their prince was Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,13 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-nine thousand three hundred.)14 and next the tribe of Gad. (Their prince was Eliasaph, son of Reuel,15 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.16 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Reuben was one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty.) These shall be second on the march.17 "Then the meeting tent and the camp of the Levites shall set out in the middle of the line. As in camp, so also on the march, every man shall be in his proper place, with his own division.18 "On the west side shall be the divisional camp of Ephraim, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Elishama, son of Ammihud,19 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty thousand five hundred.)20 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Manasseh (Their prince was Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,21 and his soldiers amounted in the census to thirty-two thousand two hundred.)22 and the tribe of Benjamin. (Their prince was Abidan, son of Gideoni,23 and his soldiers amounted in the census to thirty-five thousand four hundred.24 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Ephraim was one hundred and eight thousand one hundred.) These shall be third on the march.25 "On the north side shall be the divisional camp of Dan, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,26 and his soldiers amounted in the census to sixty-two thousand seven hundred.)27 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Asher (Their prince was Pagiel, son of Ochran,28 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-one thousand five hundred.)29 and next the tribe of Naphtali. (Their prince was Ahira, son of Enan,30 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-three thousand four hundred.31 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Dan was one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred.) These shall be the last of the divisions on the march."32 This was the census of the Israelites taken by ancestral houses. The total number of those registered by companies in the camps was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.33 The Levites, however, were not registered with the other Israelites, for so the LORD had commanded Moses.34 The Israelites did just as the LORD had commanded Moses; both in camp and on the march they were in their own divisions, every man according to his clan and his ancestral house.
3 1 The following were the descendants of Aaron and Moses at the time that the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.2 The sons of Aaron were Nadab his first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests who were ordained to exercise the priesthood.4 But when Nadab and Abihu offered profane fire before the LORD in the desert of Sinai, they met death in the presence of the LORD, and left no sons. Thereafter only Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly functions under the direction of their father Aaron.
5 Now the LORD said to Moses:6 "Summon the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest, as his assistants.7 They shall discharge his obligations and those of the whole community before the meeting tent by serving at the Dwelling.8 They shall have custody of all the furnishings of the meeting tent and discharge the duties of the Israelites in the service of the Dwelling.9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been set aside from among the Israelites as dedicated to me.10 But only Aaron and his descendants shall you appoint to have charge of the priestly functions. Any layman who comes near shall be put to death."11 The LORD said to Moses,12 "It is I who have chosen the Levites from the Israelites in place of every first-born that opens the womb among the Israelites. The Levites, therefore, are mine,13 because every first-born is mine. When I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I made all the first-born in Israel sacred to me, both of man and of beast. They belong to me; I am the LORD."
14 The LORD said to Moses in the desert of Sinai,15 "Take a census of the Levites by ancestral houses and clans, registering every male of a month or more."16 Moses, therefore, took their census in accordance with the command the LORD had given him.17 The sons of Levi were named Gershon, Kohath and Merari.18 The descendants of Gershon, by clans, were named Libni and Shimei.19 The descendants of Kohath, by clans, were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.20 The descendants of Merari, by clans, were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites by ancestral houses.21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.22 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered seven thousand five hundred.23 The clans of the Gershonites camped behind the Dwelling, to the west.24 The prince of their ancestral house was Eliasaph, son of Lael.25 At the meeting tent they had charge of whatever pertained to the Dwelling, the tent and its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the meeting tent, 26 the hangings of the court, the curtain at the entrance of the court enclosing both the Dwelling and the altar, and the ropes.27 To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.28 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered eight thousand three hundred. They had charge of the sanctuary.29 The clans of the Kohathites camped at the south side of the Dwelling.30 The prince of their ancestral house was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.31 They had charge of whatever pertained to the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils with which the ministry of the sanctuary was exercised, and the veil. 32 The chief prince of the Levites, however, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest; he was supervisor over those who had charge of the sanctuary.33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the clans of Merari.34 When all their males of a month or more were registered, they numbered six thousand two hundred.35 The prince of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel, son of Abihail. They camped at the north side of the Dwelling.36 The Merarites were charged with the care of whatever pertained to the boards of the Dwelling, its bars, columns, pedestals, and all its fittings, 37 as well as the columns of the surrounding court with their pedestals, pegs and ropes.38 East of the Dwelling, that is, in front of the meeting tent, toward the sunrise, were camped Moses and Aaron and the latter's sons. They discharged the obligations of the sanctuary for the Israelites. Any layman who came near was to be put to death.39 The total number of male Levites a month old or more whom Moses had registered by clans in keeping with the LORD'S command, was twenty-two thousand.
40 The LORD then said to Moses, "Take a census of all the first-born males of the Israelites a month old or more, and compute their total number.41 Then assign the Levites to me, the LORD, in place of all the first-born of the Israelites, as well as their cattle in place of all the first-born among the cattle of the Israelites."42 So Moses took a census of all the first-born of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.43 When all the first-born males of a month or more were registered, they numbered twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.44 The LORD said to Moses:45 "Take the Levites in place of all the first-born of the Israelites, and the Levites' cattle in place of their cattle, that the Levites may belong to me. I am the LORD.46 As ransom for the two hundred and seventy-three first-born of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites,47 you shall take five shekels for each individual, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.48 Give this silver to Aaron and his sons as ransom for the extra number."49 So Moses took the silver as ransom from those who were left when the rest had been redeemed by the Levites.50 From the first-born of the Israelites he received in silver one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels according to the sanctuary standard.51 He then gave this ransom silver to Aaron and his sons, as the LORD had commanded him.
4 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:2 "Among the Levites take a total of the Kohathites, by clans and ancestral houses, all the men of the Kohathites3 between thirty and fifty years of age; these are to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent. 4 "The service of the Kohathites in the meeting tent concerns the most sacred objects.5 In breaking camp, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the commandments with it. 6 Over these they shall put a cover of tahash skin, and on top of this spread an all-violet cloth. They shall then put the poles in place.7 On the table of the Presence they shall spread a violet cloth and put on it the plates and cups, as well as the bowls and pitchers for libations; the established bread offering shall remain on the table.8 Over these they shall spread a scarlet cloth and cover all this with tahash skin. They shall then put the poles in place.9 They shall use a violet cloth to cover the lampstand with its lamps, trimming shears, and trays, as well as the various containers of oil from which it is supplied.10 The lampstand with all its utensils they shall then enclose in a covering of tahash skin, and place on a litter.11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover this also with a covering of tahash skin. They shall then put the poles in place. 12 Taking the utensils of the sanctuary service, they shall wrap them all in violet cloth and cover them with tahash skin. They shall then place them on a litter.13 After cleansing the altar of its ashes, they shall spread a purple cloth over it. 14 On this they shall put all the utensils with which it is served: the fire pans, forks, shovels, basins, and all the utensils of the altar. They shall then spread a covering of tahash skin over this, and put the poles in place. 15 "Only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sacred objects and all their utensils on breaking camp, shall the Kohathites enter to carry them. But they shall not touch the sacred objects; if they do they will die. These, then, are the objects in the meeting tent that the Kohathites shall carry.16 "Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, shall be in charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the established cereal offering, and the anointing oil. He shall be in charge of the whole Dwelling with all the sacred objects and utensils that are in it."17 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:18 "Do not let the group of Kohathite clans perish from the body of the Levites.19 That they may live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects, this is what you shall do for them: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign to each of them his task and what he must carry;20 but the Kohathites shall not go in to look upon the sacred objects, even for an instant; if they do, they will die."
21 The LORD said to Moses,22 "Take a total among the Gershonites also, by ancestral houses and clans,23 of all the men between thirty and fifty years of age; these are to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent.24 This is the task of the clans of the Gershonites, what they must do and what they must carry:25 they shall carry the sheets of the Dwelling, the meeting tent with its covering and the outer wrapping of tahash skin, the curtain at the entrance of the meeting tent,26 the hangings of the court, the curtain at the entrance of the court that encloses both the Dwelling and the altar, together with their ropes and all other objects necessary in their use. Whatever is to be done with these things shall be their task.27 The service of the Gershonites shall be entirely under the direction of Aaron and his sons, with regard to what they must do and what they must carry; you shall make each man of them responsible for what he is to carry.28 This, then, is the task of the Gershonites in the meeting tent; and they shall be under the supervision of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.29 "Among the Merarites, too, you shall enroll by clans and ancestral houses30 all their men between thirty and fifty years of age; these are to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent.31 This is what they shall be responsible for carrying, all the years of their service in the meeting tent: the boards of the Dwelling with its bars, columns and pedestals,32 and the columns of the surrounding court with their pedestals, pegs and ropes. You shall designate for each man of them all the objects connected with his service, which he shall be responsible for carrying.33 This, then, is the task of the clans of the Merarites during all their service in the meeting tent under the supervision of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest."
34 So Moses and Aaron and the princes of the community made a registration among the Kohathites, by clans and ancestral houses,35 of all the men between thirty and fifty years of age. These were to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent;36 as registered by clans, they numbered two thousand seven hundred and fifty.37 Such was the census of all the men of the Kohathite clans who were to serve in the meeting tent, which Moses took, together with Aaron, as the LORD bade him.38 The registration was then made among the Gershonites, by clans and ancestral houses,39 of all the men between thirty and fifty years of age. These were to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent;40 as registered by clans and ancestral houses, they numbered two thousand six hundred and thirty.41 Such was the census of all the men of the Gershonite clans who were to serve in the meeting tent, which Moses took, together with Aaron, at the LORD'S bidding.42 Then the registration was made among the Merarites, by clans and ancestral houses,43 of all the men from thirty up to fifty years of age. These were to undertake obligatory tasks in the meeting tent;44 as registered by clans, they numbered three thousand two hundred.45 Such was the census of the men of the Merarite clans which Moses took, together with Aaron, as the LORD bade him.46 Therefore, when Moses and Aaron and the Israelites princes had completed the registration among the Levites, by clans and ancestral houses,47 of all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were to undertake tasks of service or transport of the meeting tent,48 the total number registered was eight thousand five hundred and eighty.49 According to the LORD'S bidding to Moses, they gave them their individual assignments for service and for transport; so the LORD had commanded Moses.
5 1 The LORD said to Moses:2 "Order the Israelites to expel from camp every leper, and everyone suffering from a discharge, and everyone who has become unclean by contact with a corpse. 3 Male and female alike, you shall compel them to go out of the camp; they are not to defile the camp in which I dwell."4 The Israelites obeyed the command that the LORD had given Moses; they expelled them from the camp.
5 The LORD said to Moses, 6 "Tell the Israelites: If a man (or a woman) commits a fault against his fellow man and wrongs him, thus breaking faith with the LORD,7 he shall confess the wrong he has done, restore his ill-gotten goods in full, and in addition give one fifth of their value to the one he has wronged.8 However, if the latter has no next of kin to whom restoration of the ill-gotten goods can be made, the goods to be restored shall be the LORD'S and shall fall to the priest; this is apart from the atonement ram with which the priest makes amends for the guilty man. 9 Likewise, every sacred contribution that the Israelites are bound to make shall fall to the priest.10 Each Israelite man may dispose of his own sacred contributions; they become the property of the priest to whom he gives them."
11 The LORD said to Moses,12 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If a man's wife goes astray and becomes unfaithful to him13 by having intercourse with another man, though her husband has not sufficient evidence of the fact, so that her impurity remains unproved for lack of a witness who might have caught her in the act;14 or if a man is overcome by a feeling of jealousy that makes him suspect his wife, whether she was actually impure or not:15 he shall bring his wife to the priest and shall take along as an offering for her a tenth of an ephah of barley meal. However, he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense over it, since it is a cereal offering of jealousy, a cereal offering for an appeal in a question of guilt.16 "The priest shall first have the woman come forward and stand before the LORD.17 In an earthen vessel he shall meanwhile put some holy water, as well as some dust that he has taken from the floor of the Dwelling. 18 Then, as the woman stands before the LORD, the priest shall uncover her head and place in her hands the cereal offering of her appeal, that is, the cereal offering of jealousy, while he himself shall hold the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 Then he shall adjure the woman, saying to her, 'If no other man has had intercourse with you, and you have not gone astray by impurity while under the authority of your husband, be immune to the curse brought by this bitter water.20 But if you have gone astray while under the authority of your husband and have acted impurely by letting a man other than your husband have intercourse with you'-- 21 so shall the priest adjure the woman with this oath of imprecation-- 'may the LORD make you an example of malediction and imprecation among your people by causing your thighs to waste away and your belly to swell! 22 May this water, then, that brings a curse, enter your body to make your belly swell and your thighs waste away!' And the woman shall say, 'Amen, amen!'
23 The priest shall put these imprecations in writing and shall then wash them off into the bitter water,24 which he is to have the woman drink, so that it may go into her with all its bitter curse.25 But first he shall take the cereal offering of jealousy from the woman's hand, and having waved this offering before the LORD, shall put it near the altar,26 where he shall take a handful of the cereal offering as its token offering and burn it on the altar. Only then shall he have the woman drink the water.27 Once she has done so, if she has been impure and unfaithful to her husband, this bitter water that brings a curse will go into her, and her belly will swell and her thighs will waste away, so that she will become an example of imprecation among her people.28 If, however, the woman has not defiled herself, but is still pure, she will be immune and will still be able to bear children.29 "This, then, is the law for jealousy: When a woman goes astray while under the authority of her husband and acts impurely,30 or when such a feeling of jealousy comes over a man that he becomes suspicious of his wife, he shall have her stand before the LORD, and the priest shall apply this law in full to her.31 The man shall be free from guilt, but the woman shall bear such guilt as she may have."
6 1 The LORD said to Moses: 2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When a man (or a woman) solemnly takes the nazirite vow to dedicate himself to the LORD,3 he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he may neither drink wine vinegar, other vinegar, of any kind of grape juice, nor eat either fresh or dried grapes.4 As long as he is a nazirite he shall not eat anything of the produce of the vine; not even unripe grapes or grapeskins.5 While he is under the nazirite vow, no razor shall touch his hair. Until the period of his dedication to the LORD is over, he shall be sacred, and shall let the hair of his head grow freely.6 As long as he is dedicated to the LORD, he shall not enter where a dead person is.7 Not even for his father or mother, his sister or brother, should they die, may he become unclean, since his head bears his dedication to God.8 As long as he is a nazirite he is sacred to the LORD.9 "If someone dies very suddenly in his presence, so that his dedicated head becomes unclean, he shall shave his head on the day of his purification, that is, on the seventh day.10 On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the meeting tent.11 The priest shall offer up the one as a sin offering and the other as a holocaust, thus making atonement for him for the sin he has committed by reason of the dead person. On the same day he shall reconsecrate his head12 and begin anew the period of his dedication to the LORD as a nazirite, bringing a yearling lamb as a guilt offering. The previous period is not valid, because his dedicated head became unclean.13 "This is the ritual for the nazirite: On the day he completes the period of his dedication he shall go to the entrance of the meeting tent,14 bringing as his offering to the LORD one unblemished yearling lamb for a holocaust, one unblemished yearling ewe lamb for a sin offering, one unblemished ram as a peace offering, along with their cereal offerings and libations,15 and a basket of unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil and of unleavened wafers spread with oil.16 The priest shall present them before the LORD, and shall offer up the sin offering and the holocaust for him.17 He shall then offer up the ram as a peace offering to the LORD, with its cereal offering and libation, and the basket of unleavened cakes.18 Then at the entrance of the meeting tent the nazirite shall shave his dedicated head, collect the hair, and put it in the fire that is under the peace offering.19 After the nazirite has shaved off his dedicated hair, the priest shall take a boiled shoulder of the ram, as well as one unleavened cake and one unleavened wafer from the basket, and shall place them in the hands of the nazirite.20 The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. They become sacred and shall belong to the priest, along with the breast of the wave offering and the leg of the raised offering. Only after this may the nazirite drink wine.21 "This, then, is the law for the nazirite; this is the offering to the LORD which is included in his vow of dedication apart from anything else which his means may allow. Thus shall he carry out the law of his dedication in keeping with the vow he has taken."
22 The LORD said to Moses:23 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 The LORD bless you and keep you!
25 The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
26 The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!
27 So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them."
7 1 Now, when Moses had completed the erection of the Dwelling and had anointed and consecrated it with all its equipment (as well as the altar with all its equipment),2 an offering was made by the princes of Israel, who were heads of ancestral houses; the same princes of the tribes who supervised the census.3 The offering they brought before the LORD consisted of six baggage wagons and twelve oxen, that is, a wagon for every two princes, and an ox for every prince. These they presented as their offering before the Dwelling.4 The LORD then said to Moses,5 "Accept their offering, that these things may be put to use in the service of the meeting tent. Assign them to the Levites, to each group in proportion to its duties."6 So Moses accepted the wagons and oxen, and assigned them to the Levites.7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites in proportion to their duties,8 and four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites in proportion to their duties, under the supervision of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.9 He gave none to the Kohathites, because they had to carry on their shoulders the sacred objects which were their charge.
10 For the dedication of the altar also, the princes brought offerings before the altar on the day it was anointed.11 But the LORD said to Moses, "Let one prince a day present his offering for the dedication of the altar."12 The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, prince of the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;14 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;15 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;16 one goat for a sin offering;17 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab.18 On the second day Nethanel, son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, made his offering.19 He presented as his offering one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;20 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;21 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;22 one goat for a sin offering;23 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar.24 On the third day it was the turn of Eliab, son of Helon, prince of the Zebulunites.25 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;26 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;27 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;28 one goat for a sin offering;29 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon.30 On the fourth day it was the turn of Elizur, son of Shedeur, prince of the Reubenites.31 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;32 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;33 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;34 one goat for a sin offering;35 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur.36 On the fifth day it was the turn of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, prince of the Simeonites.37 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;38 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;39 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;40 one goat for a sin offering;41 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.42 On the sixth day it was the turn of Eliasaph, son of Reuel, prince of the Gadites.43 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;44 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;45 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;46 one goat for a sin offering;47 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Reuel.48 On the seventh day it was the turn of Elishama, son of Ammihud, prince of the Ephraimites.49 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;50 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;51 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;52 one goat for a sin offering;53 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud.54 On the eighth day it was the turn of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, prince of the Manassehites.55 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;56 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;57 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;58 one goat for a sin offering;59 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.60 On the ninth day it was the turn of Abidan, son of Gideoni, prince of the Benjaminites.61 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;62 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;63 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;64 one goat for a sin offering;65 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni.66 On the tenth day it was the turn of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, prince of the Danites.67 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;68 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;69 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;70 one goat for a sin offering;71 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.72 On the eleventh day it was the turn of Pagiel, son of Ochran, prince of the Asherites.73 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing one hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;74 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;75 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;76 one goat for a sin offering;77 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ochran.78 On the twelfth day it was the turn of Ahira, son of Enan, prince of the Naphtalites.79 His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels according to the sanctuary standard and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;80 one gold cup of ten shekels' weight filled with incense;81 one young bull, one ram, and one yearling lamb for a holocaust;82 one goat for a sin offering;83 and two oxen, five rams, five goats, and five yearling lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan.84 These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar, given by the princes of Israel on the occasion of its anointing: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold cups.85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver basin seventy, so that all the silver of these vessels amounted to two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary standard.86 The twelve gold cups that were filled with incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the sanctuary standard, so that all the gold of the cups amounted to one hundred and twenty shekels.87 The animals for the holocausts were, in all, twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve yearling lambs, with their cereal offerings; those for the sin offerings were twelve goats.88 The animals for the peace offerings were, in all, twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty goats, and sixty yearling lambs. These, then, were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.
89 When Moses entered the meeting tent to speak with him, he heard the voice addressing him from above the propitiatory on the ark of the commandments, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him....
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