Verse 11
The childern of Leui: Gerson Rahath and Merari.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 29:34 : 34 And she conceaued yet and bare a sonne ad sayde: now this once will my husbonde kepe me company because I haue borne him.iij. sonnes: and therfore she called his name Levi.
- Gen 49:5-7 : 5 The brethern Simeon and Leui weked instrumentes are their wepos. 6 In to their secrettes come not my soule and vnto their congregation be my honoure not coupled: for in their wrath they slewe a man and in their selfewill they houghed an oxe. 7 Cursed be their wrath for it was stronge and their fearsnes for it was cruell. I will therfore deuyde them in Iacob and scater them in Israel.
- Exod 6:16 : 16 These are the names of the childern of Leui in their generations: Gerson, Kahath and Merari. And Leui lyued an hundred and. xxxvij. yere.
- Num 3:17-22 : 17 And these are ye names of ye childre of Leui: Gerson Cahath and Merari. 18 And yese are the names of the childern of Gerson in their kynredes: Libni and Semei. 19 And the sones of Cahath in their kynredes were Amram. Iezehar. Hebron and Vsiel. 20 And the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes were Maheli and Musi. These are the kynredes of Leui in the housses of their fathers. 21 And of Gerson came the kynred of ye Libnites and the Semeites which are the kynredes of the Gersonites. 22 And ye summe of them (when all the males were tolde) from a moneth olde and aboue were.vij. thousande and fyue hundred.
- Num 4:1-9 : 1 And ye Lord spake vnto Moses and Aaro 2 and bade the take ye summe of ye childern of Cahath fro amonge ye sonnes of leui in their kynredes and housses of their fathers 3 from xxx. yere and aboue vntill fyftie all that were able to warre for to doo the worke in the tabernacle of witnesse: 4 euen in the most holy place. 5 And when ye hoste remoueth Aaron ad his sonnes shall come and take doune the vayle and couer the arcke of witnesse there with 6 and shall put there on a couerynge of taxus skynnes and shall sprede a cloth yt is altogether of Iacyncte aboue all and put the staues thereof in. 7 And apon the shewe table they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put thereo the dishes spones flat peces and pottes to poure with and the dayly bred shalbe thereon: 8 and they shall spred apon them a couerynge of purple and couer the same with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put the staues thereof in. 9 And they shall take a cloth of Iacyncte and couer the candelsticke of light and hir lapes and hir snoffers and fyre pannes and all hir oyle vessels which they occupye aboute it 10 and shall put apon her and on all hir instrumentes a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put it apon staues. 11 And apon the golden alter they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put on hir staues. 12 And they shall take all the thiges which they occupye to minystre with in ye holy place and put a cloth of Iacyncte apon them and couer them with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put them on staues. 13 And they shall take a waye the asshes out of the alter and sprede a scarlet cloth thereon: 14 and put aboute it the fyre pannes the flesh hokes the shouels the basens and all that belongeth vnto the alter and they shall sprede apon it a coueryng of taxus skynnes and put on the staues of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sonnes haue made an ende of couerynge the sanctuary ad all the thinges of the sanctuarye agenst that the hoste remoue then the sonnes of Cahath shall come in for to bere and so let them not twich the santuary lest they dye. And this ys the charge of the sonnes of Cahath in the tabernacle of witnesse. 16 And Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the preast shall haue the charge to prepare oyle for the lightes and swete cens and the dayly meatofferynge and the anoyntinge oyle and the ouersyghte of all the dwellynge and of all that therein is: both ouer the sanctuary and ouer all that pertayneth thereto. 17 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge: 18 destroye not the trybe of the kynredes of the Cahathites from amonge the leuites. 19 But thus doo vnto them that they maye lyve and not dye whe they goo vnto ye most holy place. Aaron and his sonnes shall goo in and put them euery man vnto his seruyce and vnto his burthen. 20 But let them not goo in to se when they couer the sanctuarye lest they dye. 21 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge 22 Take the summe of the childern of Gerson in the houses of their fathers ad in their kynredes: 23 from.xxx. yere and aboue vntyll.l. all that are able to goo forth in warre for to doo seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse. 24 And this is the seruyce of the kynred of the Gersonites to serue and to beare. 25 They shall bere the curtaynes of the dwellynge and the roffe of ye tabernacle of witnesse and his couerynge ad the coueryng of taxus skynnes that is an hye aboue apon it and the hangynge of the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse: 26 and the hanginge of the courte and the hangynge of the gate of the courte that is rounde aboute the dwellynge and the altare and the cordes of them and all the instrumentes that serue vnto them and all that is made for them. 27 And at the mouth of Aaron and his sonnes shall all the seruyce of the childern of the Gersonites be done in all their charges and in all their seruyce and ye shall appoynte them vnto al their charges that they shall wayte apo. 28 And this is the seruyce of the kynred of the children of the Gersonites in ye tabernacle of witnesse and their wayte shalbe in the honde of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the preast. 29 And thou shalt numbre the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes and in the houses of their fathers 30 from.xxx. yeres and aboue vnto.l. All that is able to goo forth in warre to doo the seruyce of the tabernacle of witnesse. 31 And this is the charge that they must wayte vppon in all that they must serue in the tabernacle of witnesse: The bordes of the dwellynge and the barres pylers and sokettes thereof 32 and the pylers of the courte rounde aboute and their sokettes pynnes and cordes with all that pertayneth and serueth vnto them. And by name ye shall reken the thynges that they must wayte apon to bere. 33 Thys is the seruyce of the kynreddes of the sonnes of Merari in all theyr seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse by the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the preast. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the multitude numbred the sonnes of the Cahathites in their kynredes and housses of theire fathers 35 from.xxx. yere and aboue vnto fyftie all that were able to goo forth in the hoste and to do seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse. 36 And the numbre of them in their kynredes were two thousande seuen hundred and.l. 37 These are the numbres of the kynredes of the Cahathites of all that dyd seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse whyche Moses and Aaron dyd numbre at the commaundment of the Lorde by the hade of Moses. 38 And the sonnes of Gerson were numbred in their kynredes and in the housses of their fathers 39 from.xxx. yere vp vnto fyftye all that were able to goo forth in the hoste for to doo servyce in the tabernacle of witnesse. 40 And the numbre of them in their kynredes and in the housses of their fathers was two thousande sixe hundred and.xxx. 41 This is the numbre of the kynredes of the sonnes of Gerson of all that dyd seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse which Moses and Aaron dyd numbre at the commaundement of the Lorde. 42 And the kynredes of the sonnes of Merari were numbred in their kynredes and in the houses of their fathers 43 from.xxx. yere vp vnto fyftie. all that were able to goo forth with the hoste to do seruice in ye tabernacle of witnesse. 44 And the numbre of them was in theyr kynredes thre thousande and two hundred. 45 This is the numbre of the kynredes of ye sonnes of Merari whiche Moses and Aaron numbred at the byddynge of the Lorde by ye hande of Moses. 46 The whole summe which Moses Aaron and the LORdes of Israell numbred amonge the leuites in their kynredes and housholdes of their fathers 47 from.xxx. yere vpp vnto.l. euery man to doo his office and seruyce and to bere his burthen in the tabernacle of witnesse: 48 was.viij. thousande fyue hundred ad lxxx. 49 which they numbred at the commaundement of the Lorde by the honde of Moses euery man vnto his seruyce and burthen: as the Lorde commaunded Moses.
- Num 8:1-9 : 1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge: 2 speake vnto Aaron and saye vnto hym: when thou puttest on the lampes se that they lighte all seuen apon the forefront of the candelsticke. 3 And Aaron dyd euen so and put the lampes apon the forefrot of the candelsticke as the Lorde commaunded Moses 4 and the worke of the candelsticke was of stiffe golde: both the shaft and the floures thereof. And accordinge vnto the visyon whiche the Lorde had shewed Moses euen so he made the candelsticke. 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge: 6 take the leuites from amonge the childern of Israel and clense them. 7 And this doo vnto them when thou clensest them sprinckle water of purifyenge apon them and make a rasure to runne alonge apon all the fleshe of them and let them washe their clothes and then they shall be cleane. 8 And let them take a bollocke and his meatofferynge fyne floure myngled with oyle: and another bollocke shalt thou take to be a synneofferynge. 9 Than brynge the leuites before the tabernacle of witnesse and gather the hole multitude of the chyldern of Israel together. 10 And bringe the leuites before the Lorde and let the childern of Israel put their handes apon the leuites. 11 And let Aaron heue the leuites before the LORDE for an heueofferynge geuen of the childern of Israel ad the let them be appoynted to wayte apon the seruyce of the Lorde. 12 And let the leuites put their handes vpo the heedes of the bollockes and then offer them: the one for a synneofferynge and the other for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde to make an attonement for the leuites. 13 And make the leuites stonde before Aaron and hys sonnes and heue them to be a heueofferynge vnto the Lorde. 14 And thou shalt separate the leuites from amonge the childern of Israel that they be myne: 15 and after that let them goo and do the seruice of the tabernacle of witnesse. Clense them and waue the 16 for they are geuen vnto me from amonge the childre of Israel: for I haue taken them vnto me for all ye firstborne that ope any matrice amoge the childern of Israel. 17 For all the fyrstborne among the childern of Israel are myne both man and beest: because the same tyme that I smote the fyrstborne in the lande of Egipte I sanctyfyde them for my selfe: 18 and I haue taken the Leuites for all the fyrstborne amonge the childern of Israel 19 and haue geuen them vnto Aaron and his sonnes from amonge the childern of Israel to doo the seruyce of the childern of Israel in the tabernacle of witnesse and to make an attonement for the chyldern of Israell that there be no plage amonge the childern of Ysraell yf they come nye vnto the sanctuary. 20 And Moses and Aaron and all the congregacion of the childern of Israel dyd vnto the leuites acordynge vnto all that ye Lorde commaunded Moses. 21 And the leuites purifyed them selues and wasshed their clothes. And Aaron waued them before ye Lorde and made an attonement for them to clense them. 22 And after that they went into doo their seruyce in the tabernacle of wytnesse before Aaron and his sonnes. And acordinge as the Lorde had commaunded Moses as concernynge the leuites euen so they dyd vnto them. 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge: 24 this shalbe the maner of the leuites: from xxv. yere vppwarde they shall goo in to wayte vppon the seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse 25 and at fyftye they shall ceasse waytynge apon the seruyce thereof and shall laboure no moare: 26 but shall ministre vnto their bretheren in the tabernacle of witnesse and there wayte but shall doo no moare seruyce. And se that thou doo after this maner vnto the leuites in their waytynge tymes.
- Num 26:57-58 : 57 These are the summes of ye leuites in their kinredes: of Gerson came the kynred of ye Gersonites: and of Cahath came the kinred of the Cahathites: and of Merari came the kinred of the Merarites. 58 These are the kinredes of Leui: the kinred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musites the kynred of the Karahites. Kahath begate Amra
- Deut 33:8-9 : 8 And vnto Leui he sayed: thy perfectnesse ad thi light be after thy mercyfull ma who thou temptest at Masa ad with whom thou striuedst at the waters of strife. 9 He that saieth vnto his father ad mother. I sawe him not, ad vnto his brethern I knewe not, and to his sonne I wote not: for they haue obserued thi wordes and kepte thy testament. 10 They shall teach Iacob thi iudgementes ad Israel thi lawes. They shall put cens before thi nose and whole sacrifices apon thine altare. 11 Blesse Lorde their power and accepte the workes of their hondes: smyte the backes of them that ryse agest them and of them that hate them: that they ryse not agayne.