Numbers 3

ve'elleh toledot aharon umosheh beyom dibber Adonai et-mosheh behar sinay

This is the line of Aaron and Moses at the time that GOD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

ve'elleh shemot bene-aharon habbekhor nadav va'avihu elazar ve'itamar

These were the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadab, the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

elleh shemot bene aharon hakkohanim hammeshukhim asher-mille yadam lekhahen

those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests who were ordained for priesthood.

vayyamot nadav va'avihu lifne Adonai behaqrivam esh zarah lifne Adonai bemidbar sinay uvanim lo-hayu lahem vayekhahen elazar ve'itamar al-pene aharon avihem

But Nadab and Abihu died by GOD’s will, when they offered alien fire before GOD in the wilderness of Sinai; and they left no sons. So it was Eleazar and Ithamar who served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

vayedabber Adonai el-mosheh lemor

GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

haqrev et-matteh levi veha'amadta oto lifne aharon hakkohen vesheretu oto

Advance the tribe of Levi and place them in attendance upon Aaron the priest to serve him.

veshameru et-mishmarto ve'et-mishmeret kol-ha'edah lifne ohel mo'ed la'avod et-avodat hammishkan

They shall perform duties for him and for the whole community before the Tent of Meeting, doing the work of the Tabernacle.

veshameru et-kol-kele ohel mo'ed ve'et-mishmeret bene yisra'el la'avod et-avodat hammishkan

They shall take charge of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting—a duty on behalf of the Israelites—doing the work of the Tabernacle.

venatattah et-haleviyyim le'aharon ulevanayw netunim netunim hemmah lo me'et bene yisra'el

You shall assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are formally assigned to him from among the Israelites.

ve'et-aharon ve'et-banayw tifqod veshameru et-kehunnatam vehazzar haqqarev yumat

You shall make Aaron and his sons responsible for observing their priestly duties; and any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death.

vayedabber Adonai el-mosheh lemor

GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

va'ani hinneh laqakhti et-haleviyyim mittokh bene yisra'el takhat kol-bekhor peter rekhem mibbene yisra'el vehayu li haleviyyim

I hereby take the Levites from among the Israelites in place of all the male first-born, the first issue of the womb among the Israelites: the Levites shall be Mine.

ki li kol-bekhor beyom hakkoti khol-bekhor be'erets mitsrayim hiqdashti li khol-bekhor beyisra'el me'adam ad-behemah li yihyu ani Adonai

For every such first-born is Mine: at the time that I smote every [male] first-born in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every first-born in Israel, human and animal, to Myself, to be Mine, GOD’s.

vayedabber Adonai el-mosheh bemidbar sinay lemor

GOD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:

peqod et-bene levi levet avotam lemishpekhotam kol-zakhar mibben-khodesh vamalah tifqedem

Record the descendants of Levi by ancestral house and by clan; record every male among them from the age of one month up.

vayyifqod otam mosheh al-pi Adonai ka'asher tsuvvah

So Moses recorded them at GOD’s command, as he was bidden.

vayyihyu-elleh vene-levi bishmotam gereshon uqehat umerari

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

ve'elleh shemot bene-gereshon lemishpekhotam livni veshimi

These were the names of the sons of Gershon by clan: Libni and Shimei.

uvene qehat lemishpekhotam amram veyitshar khevron ve'uzzi'el

The sons of Kohath by clan: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

uvene merari lemishpekhotam makhli umushi elleh hem mishpekhot hallevi levet avotam

The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites within their ancestral houses:

legereshon mishpakhat hallivni umishpakhat hashimi elleh hem mishpekhot haggereshunni

To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; those were the clans of the Gershonites.

pequdehem bemispar kol-zakhar mibben-khodesh vama'elah pequdehem shivat alafim vakhamesh me'ot

The recorded entries of all their males from the age of one month up, as recorded, came to 7,500.

mishpekhot haggereshunni akhare hammishkan yakhanu yammah

The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the Tabernacle, to the west.

unesi vet-av laggereshunni elyasaf ben-la'el

The chieftain of the ancestral house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

umishmeret bene-gereshon be'ohel mo'ed hammishkan veha'ohel mikhsehu umasakh petakh ohel mo'ed

The duties of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting comprised: the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, and the screen for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting;

veqale hekhatser ve'et-masakh petakh hekhatser asher al-hammishkan ve'al-hammizbeakh saviv ve'et metarayw lekhol avodato

the hangings of the enclosure, the screen for the entrance of the enclosure that surrounds the Tabernacle, the cords thereof, and the altar—all the service connected with these.

veliqhat mishpakhat ha'amrami umishpakhat hayyitshari umishpakhat hakhevroni umishpakhat ha'ozzi'eli elleh hem mishpekhot haqqehati

To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; those were the clans of the Kohathites.

bemispar kol-zakhar mibben-khodesh vama'elah shemonat alafim veshesh me'ot shomere mishmeret haqqodesh

All the listed males from the age of one month up came to 8,600, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.

mishpekhot bene-qehat yakhanu al yerekh hammishkan temanah

The clans of the Kohathites were to camp along the south side of the Tabernacle.

unesi vet-av lemishpekhot haqqehati elitsafan ben-uzzi'el

The chieftain of the ancestral house of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

umishmartam ha'aron vehashulkhan vehammenorah vehammizbekhot ukhele haqqodesh asher yesharetu bahem vehammasakh vekhol avodato

Their duties comprised: the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the sacred utensils that were used with them, and the screen—all the service connected with these.

unesi nesi'e hallevi elazar ben-aharon hakkohen pequddat shomere mishmeret haqqodesh

The head chieftain of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, in charge of those attending to the duties of the sanctuary.

limrari mishpakhat hammakhli umishpakhat hammushi elleh hem mishpekhot merari

To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites; those were the clans of Merari.

ufequdehem bemispar kol-zakhar mibben-khodesh vama'elah sheshet alafim umatayim

The recorded entries of all their males from the age of one month up came to 6,200.

unesi vet-av lemishpekhot merari tsuri'el ben-avikhayil al yerekh hammishkan yakhanu tsafonah

The chieftain of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. They were to camp along the north side of the Tabernacle.

ufequddat mishmeret bene merari qarshe hammishkan uverikhayw ve'ammudayw va'adanayw vekhol-kelayw vekhol avodato

The assigned duties of the Merarites comprised: the planks of the Tabernacle, its bars, posts, and sockets, and all its furnishings—all the service connected with these;

ve'ammude hekhatser saviv ve'adnehem vitedotam umeterehem

also the posts around the enclosure and their sockets, pegs, and cords.

vehakhonim lifne hammishkan qedemah lifne ohel-mo'ed mizrakhah mosheh ve'aharon uvanayw shomerim mishmeret hammiqdash lemishmeret bene yisra'el vehazzar haqqarev yumat

Those who were to camp before the Tabernacle, in front—before the Tent of Meeting, on the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons, attending to the duties of the sanctuary, as a duty on behalf of the Israelites; and any outsider who encroached was to be put to death.

kol-pequde haleviyyim asher paqad mosheh veׄaׄhaׄroׄnׄ al-pi Adonai lemishpekhotam kol-zakhar mibben-khodesh vamalah shenayim ve'esrim alef

All the Levites who were recorded, whom at GOD’s command Moses and Aaron recorded by their clans, all the males from the age of one month up, came to 22,000.

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh peqod kol-bekhor zakhar livne yisra'el mibben-khodesh vama'elah vesa et mispar shemotam

GOD said to Moses: Record every first-born male of the Israelite people from the age of one month up, and make a list of their names;

velaqakhta et-haleviyyim li ani Adonai takhat kol-bekhor bivne yisra'el ve'et behemat haleviyyim takhat kol-bekhor bevehemat bene yisra'el

and take the Levites for Me, GOD, in place of every such first-born among the Israelite people, and the cattle of the Levites in place of every male first-born among the cattle of the Israelites.

vayyifqod mosheh ka'asher tsivvah Adonai oto et-kol-bekhor bivne yisra'el

So Moses recorded all the first-born among the Israelites, as GOD had commanded him.

vayehi khol-bekhor zakhar bemispar shemot mibben-khodesh vamalah lifqudehem shenayim ve'esrim elef sheloshah veshivim umatayim

All the first-born males as listed by name, recorded from the age of one month up, came to 22,273.

vayedabber Adonai el-mosheh lemor

GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

qakh et-haleviyyim takhat kol-bekhor bivne yisra'el ve'et-behemat haleviyyim takhat behemtam vehayu-li haleviyyim ani Adonai

Take the Levites in place of all the male first-born among the Israelite people, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, GOD’s.

ve'et peduye hasheloshah vehashivim vehammatayim ha'odefim al-haleviyyim mibbekhor bene yisra'el

And as the redemption price of the 273 Israelite first-born over and above the number of the Levites,

velaqakhta khameshet khameshet sheqalim laggulgolet besheqel haqqodesh tiqqakh esrim gerah hashaqel

take five shekels per head—take this by the sanctuary weight, twenty gerahs to the shekel—

venatattah hakkesef le'aharon ulevanayw peduye ha'odefim bahem

and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess.

vayyiqqakh mosheh et kesef happidyom me'et ha'odefim al peduye haleviyyim

So Moses took the redemption money from those over and above the ones redeemed by the Levites;

me'et bekhor bene yisra'el laqakh et-hakkasef khamisha veshishim ushelosh me'ot va'elef besheqel haqqodesh

he took the money from the male first-born of the Israelites, 1,365 sanctuary shekels.

vayyitten mosheh et-kesef happeduyim le'aharon ulevanayw al-pi Adonai ka'asher tsivvah Adonai et-mosheh

And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons at GOD’s bidding, as GOD had commanded Moses.