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Numbers 1

The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said: One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you. These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel. From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. The total number was 603,550. The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. The Israelites did all this just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 2

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.” The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first. His division numbers 46,500. All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second. Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard. The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.

Numbers 3

This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. The Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. The Lord also said to Moses, “I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine, The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei. To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans. the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, and the ropes—and everything related to their use. The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans. The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use, The total number of Levites counted at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000. So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.” Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

Numbers 4

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. “This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things. Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place. “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. “They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame. “Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.” The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases, This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.” All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 5

The Lord said to Moses, “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease or a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body. The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him “ ‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”— “ ‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. or when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her.

Numbers 6

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite, “ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body. “ ‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication, they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing. The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering, “ ‘The priest is to present all these before the Lord and make the sin offering and the burnt offering. “ ‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast. “ ‘This is the law of the Nazirite who vows offerings to the Lord in accordance with their dedication, in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must fulfill the vows they have made, according to the law of the Nazirite.’ ” “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 7

When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils. “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.” But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible. For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.” His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; On the third day, Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering. His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering. On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering. one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering. one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering. one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering. On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran, the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering. On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering. These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls and twelve gold dishes. When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Numbers 8

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’ ” “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves. Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord. “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting. From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.” The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement for them to purify them. They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”

Numbers 9

The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations. On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire. Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

Numbers 10

The Lord said to Moses: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out. The blast will be the signal for setting out. “The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come. Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts—you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.” Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out. The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command. Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, He answered, “No, I will not go; I am going back to my own land and my own people.” So they set out from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest. Whenever it came to rest, he said, “Return, Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel.”