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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Numbers 3 NET Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/numbers/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/numbers/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</a> > Numbers 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../numbers/2.htm" title="Numbers 2">◄</a> Numbers 3 <a href="../numbers/4.htm" title="Numbers 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/numbers/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">The Sons of Aaron</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Nadab and Abihu died before the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> when they offered strange fire before the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.</p> <p class="title">The Assignment of the Levites</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke to Moses: <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And they are responsible for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and for the needs of the Israelites, as they serve in the tabernacle. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death.”</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke to Moses: <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>.”</p> <p class="title">The Numbering of the Levites</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai: <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So Moses numbered them according to the word of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>, just as he had been commanded.</p> <p class="title">The Summary of Families</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.</p> <p class="title">The Numbering of the Gershonites</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 7,500. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.</p> <p class="title">The Numbering of the Kohathites</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.</p> <p class="title">The Numbering of Merari</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The appointed responsibilities of the Merarites included the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, its utensils, plus all the service connected with these things, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>and the pillars of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their ropes.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>But those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons. They were responsible for the needs of the sanctuary and for the needs of the Israelites, but the unauthorized person who approached was to be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>, according to their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.</p> <p class="title">The Substitution for the Firstborn</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Then the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> said to Moses, “Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>And take the Levites for me – I am the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> – instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> had commanded him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names from a month old and upward, totaled 22,273.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Then the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke to Moses: <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>collect five shekels for each one individually; you are to collect this amount in the currency of the sanctuary shekel (this shekel is twenty gerahs). <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>And give the money for the redemption of the excess number of them to Aaron and his sons.”</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>From the firstborn males of the Israelites he collected the money, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/3-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>, as the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> had commanded Moses.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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