Numbers:3-4
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These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai .
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And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ;
Nadab the firstborn ,
and Abihu ,
Eleazar ,
and Ithamar .
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These are the names of the sons of Aaron ,
the priests which were anointed ,
whom he consecrated to minister in the priest '
s office .
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And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD ,
when they offered strange fire before the LORD ,
in the wilderness of Sinai ,
and they had no children :
and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest '
s office in the sight of Aaron their father .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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Bring the tribe of Levi near ,
and present them before Aaron the priest ,
that they may minister unto him .
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And they shall keep his charge ,
and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation ,
to do the service of the tabernacle .
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And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation ,
and the charge of the children of Israel ,
to do the service of the tabernacle .
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And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons :
they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel .
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And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons ,
and they shall wait on their priest '
s office :
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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And I ,
behold ,
I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel :
therefore the Levites shall be mine ;
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Because all the firstborn are mine ;
for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel ,
both man and beast :
mine shall they be :
I am the LORD .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai ,
saying ,
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Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers ,
by their families :
every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them .
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And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD ,
as he was commanded .
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And these were the sons of Levi by their names ;
Gershon ,
and Kohath ,
and Merari .
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And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families ;
Libni ,
and Shimei .
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And the sons of Kohath by their families ;
Amram ,
and Izehar ,
Hebron ,
and Uzziel .
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And the sons of Merari by their families ;
Mahli ,
and Mushi .
These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers .
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Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites ,
and the family of the Shimites :
these are the families of the Gershonites .
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Those that were numbered of them ,
according to the number of all the males ,
from a month old and upward ,
even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred .
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The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward .
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And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael .
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And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle ,
and the tent ,
the covering thereof ,
and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation ,
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And the hangings of the court ,
and the curtain for the door of the court ,
which is by the tabernacle ,
and by the altar round about ,
and the cords of it for all the service thereof .
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And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites ,
and the family of the Izeharites ,
and the family of the Hebronites ,
and the family of the Uzzielites :
these are the families of the Kohathites .
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In the number of all the males ,
from a month old and upward ,
were eight thousand and six hundred ,
keeping the charge of the sanctuary .
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The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward .
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And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel .
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And their charge shall be the ark ,
and the table ,
and the candlestick ,
and the altars ,
and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister ,
and the hanging ,
and all the service thereof .
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And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites ,
and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary .
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Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites ,
and the family of the Mushites :
these are the families of Merari .
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And those that were numbered of them ,
according to the number of all the males ,
from a month old and upward ,
were six thousand and two hundred .
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And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail :
these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward .
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And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle ,
and the bars thereof ,
and the pillars thereof ,
and the sockets thereof ,
and all the vessels thereof ,
and all that serveth thereto ,
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And the pillars of the court round about ,
and their sockets ,
and their pins ,
and their cords .
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But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east ,
even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward ,
shall be Moses ,
and Aaron and his sons ,
keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel ;
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death .
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All that were numbered of the Levites ,
which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD ,
throughout their families ,
all the males from a month old and upward ,
were twenty and two thousand .
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And the LORD said unto Moses ,
Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward ,
and take the number of their names .
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And thou shalt take the Levites for me (
I am the LORD )
instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel ;
and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel .
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And Moses numbered ,
as the LORD commanded him ,
all the firstborn among the children of Israel .
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And all the firstborn males by the number of names ,
from a month old and upward ,
of those that were numbered of them ,
were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel ,
and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle ;
and the Levites shall be mine :
I am the LORD .
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And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel ,
which are more than the Levites ;
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Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll ,
after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them : (
the shekel is twenty gerahs :)
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And thou shalt give the money ,
wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed ,
unto Aaron and to his sons .
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And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites :
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Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money ;
a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels ,
after the shekel of the sanctuary :
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And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons ,
according to the word of the LORD ,
as the LORD commanded Moses .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron ,
saying ,
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Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi ,
after their families ,
by the house of their fathers ,
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From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old ,
all that enter into the host ,
to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation .
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This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
about the most holy things :
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And when the camp setteth forward ,
Aaron shall come ,
and his sons ,
and they shall take down the covering vail ,
and cover the ark of testimony with it :
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And shall put thereon the covering of badgers '
skins ,
and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue ,
and shall put in the staves thereof .
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And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue ,
and put thereon the dishes ,
and the spoons ,
and the bowls ,
and covers to cover withal :
and the continual bread shall be thereon :
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And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet ,
and cover the same with a covering of badgers '
skins ,
and shall put in the staves thereof .
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And they shall take a cloth of blue ,
and cover the candlestick of the light ,
and his lamps ,
and his tongs ,
and his snuffdishes ,
and all the oil vessels thereof ,
wherewith they minister unto it :
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And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers '
skins ,
and shall put it upon a bar .
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And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue ,
and cover it with a covering of badgers '
skins ,
and shall put to the staves thereof :
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And they shall take all the instruments of ministry ,
wherewith they minister in the sanctuary ,
and put them in a cloth of blue ,
and cover them with a covering of badgers '
skins ,
and shall put them on a bar :
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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar ,
and spread a purple cloth thereon :
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And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof ,
wherewith they minister about it ,
even the censers ,
the fleshhooks ,
and the shovels ,
and the basons ,
all the vessels of the altar ;
and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers '
skins ,
and put to the staves of it .
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And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary ,
and all the vessels of the sanctuary ,
as the camp is to set forward ;
after that ,
the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it :
but they shall not touch any holy thing ,
lest they die .
These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation .
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And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light ,
and the sweet incense ,
and the daily meat offering ,
and the anointing oil ,
and the oversight of all the tabernacle ,
and of all that therein is ,
in the sanctuary ,
and in the vessels thereof .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron ,
saying ,
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Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites :
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But thus do unto them ,
that they may live ,
and not die ,
when they approach unto the most holy things :
Aaron and his sons shall go in ,
and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden :
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But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered ,
lest they die .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon ,
throughout the houses of their fathers ,
by their families ;
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From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them ;
all that enter in to perform the service ,
to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation .
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This is the service of the families of the Gershonites ,
to serve ,
and for burdens :
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And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle ,
and the tabernacle of the congregation ,
his covering ,
and the covering of the badgers '
skins that is above upon it ,
and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation ,
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And the hangings of the court ,
and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court ,
which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about ,
and their cords ,
and all the instruments of their service ,
and all that is made for them :
so shall they serve .
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At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites ,
in all their burdens ,
and in all their service :
and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens .
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation :
and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest .
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As for the sons of Merari ,
thou shalt number them after their families ,
by the house of their fathers ;
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From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them ,
every one that entereth into the service ,
to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation .
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And this is the charge of their burden ,
according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation ;
the boards of the tabernacle ,
and the bars thereof ,
and the pillars thereof ,
and sockets thereof ,
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And the pillars of the court round about ,
and their sockets ,
and their pins ,
and their cords ,
with all their instruments ,
and with all their service :
and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden .
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari ,
according to all their service ,
in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest .
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And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families ,
and after the house of their fathers ,
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From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old ,
every one that entereth into the service ,
for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation :
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And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty .
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These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites ,
all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses .
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And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon ,
throughout their families ,
and by the house of their fathers ,
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From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old ,
every one that entereth into the service ,
for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
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Even those that were numbered of them ,
throughout their families ,
by the house of their fathers ,
were two thousand and six hundred and thirty .
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These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon ,
of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD .
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And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari ,
throughout their families ,
by the house of their fathers ,
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From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old ,
every one that entereth into the service ,
for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
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Even those that were numbered of them after their families ,
were three thousand and two hundred .
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These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari ,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses .
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All those that were numbered of the Levites ,
whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered ,
after their families ,
and after the house of their fathers ,
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From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old ,
every one that came to do the service of the ministry ,
and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation ,
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Even those that were numbered of them ,
were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore .
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According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses ,
every one according to his service ,
and according to his burden :
thus were they numbered of him ,
as the LORD commanded Moses .
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And the LORD spake unto Moses ,
saying ,
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