These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were set apart to serve as priests.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before Him in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him.

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

They shall be responsible for his duties and the duties of the entire congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

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.

They shall care for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and the duties of the people of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

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.

You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

But you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to be responsible for their priesthood, and any unauthorized person who approaches it shall be put to death.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine.

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;

For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of humans and of animals. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

Take a census of the sons of Levi, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. Count every male a month old and upward.

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.

So Moses listed them according to the command of the LORD, as he had been instructed.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

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

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

The names of the sons of Gershon by their clans were Libni and Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, according to their fathers' houses.

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.

To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites. These are the clans of the Gershonites.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 7,500.

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.

The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west side.

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

The leader of the fathers' house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

The duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

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,

the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, its ropes, and all the service connected with them.

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.

To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites.

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.

Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

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.

The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

The leader of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary used in ministering, the screen, and all the work related to these.

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.

The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, who had oversight of those keeping charge of the sanctuary.

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.

To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites. These are the clans of Merari.

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 6,200.

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.

The leader of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

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.

The appointed duty of the sons of Merari included the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, pillars, bases, all its fittings, and all the work associated with these.

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,

This also included the pillars of the courtyard all around, their bases, pegs, cords, and all related work.

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

Those to camp in front of the tabernacle, on the east side before the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary for the duties of the people of Israel. Any outsider who approached was to be put to death.

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.

The total number of Levites whom Moses and Aaron counted as commanded by the LORD, by their clans, every male a month old and upward, was 22,000.

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.

The LORD said to Moses, "Take a census of all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, a month old and upward, and count their names."

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.

"And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the people of Israel."

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.

So Moses counted all the firstborn among the people of Israel as the LORD commanded him.

And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

The total number of firstborn males, counted by name from a month old and upward, was 22,273.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.

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.

For the redemption price of the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

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;

collect five shekels for each individual, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.

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:)

Give the silver for the redemption of the excess to Aaron and his sons.

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

So Moses collected the redemption silver from those who exceeded the number of the Levites.

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

From the firstborn of the Israelites, he collected a total of 1,365 shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.

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:

Moses gave the redemption silver to Aaron and his sons, as directed by the LORD, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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.