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\id NUM Unlocked Literal Bible
\ide UTF-8
\h Numbers
\toc1 The Book of Numbers
\toc2 Numbers
\toc3 Num
\mt The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers
\s5
\c 1
\p
\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Sinai wilderness. This happened on the first day of the second month during the second year after the people of Israel had come out from the land of Egypt. Yahweh said,
\v 2 "Conduct a census of all the men of Israel in each clan, in their fathers' families. Count them by name. Count every male, each man
\v 3 who is twenty years old or older. Count all who can fight as soldiers for Israel. You and Aaron must record the number of men in their armed groups.
\s5
\v 4 A man from each tribe, a clan head, must serve with you as his tribe's leader. Each leader must lead the men who will fight for his tribe.
\v 5 These are the names of the leaders who must fight with you:
\q1
From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
\q1
\v 6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
\q1
\s5
\v 7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
\q1
\v 8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
\q1
\v 9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
\q1
\s5
\v 10 from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, Elishama son of Ammihud;
\q1 from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
\q1
\v 11 from the tribe of Benjamin son of Joseph, Abidan son of Gideoni;
\q1
\s5
\v 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
\q1
\v 13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;
\q1
\v 14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
\q1
\v 15 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan."
\m
\s5
\v 16 These were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.
\s5
\v 17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name,
\v 18 and along with these men they assembled all the men of Israel on the first day of the second month. Then each man twenty years old and older identified his ancestry. He had to name the clans and families descended from his ancestors.
\v 19 Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
\s5
\p
\v 20 From the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 21 They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.
\s5
\p
\v 22 From the descendants of Simeon were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 23 They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.
\s5
\p
\v 24 From the descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 25 They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.
\s5
\p
\v 26 From the descendants of Judah were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 27 They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.
\s5
\p
\v 28 From the descendants of Issachar were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 29 They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.
\s5
\p
\v 30 From the descendants of Zebulun were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 31 They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.
\s5
\p
\v 32 From the descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 33 They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.
\s5
\p
\v 34 From the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 35 They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.
\s5
\p
\v 36 From the descendants of Benjamin were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 37 They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.
\s5
\p
\v 38 From the descendants of Dan were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 39 They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.
\s5
\p
\v 40 From the descendants of Asher were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 41 They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.
\s5
\p
\v 42 From the descendants of Naphtali were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.
\v 43 They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.
\s5
\p
\v 44 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.
\v 45 So all the men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.
\v 46 They counted 603,550 men.
\s5
\p
\v 47 But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,
\v 48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,
\v 49 "You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.
\s5
\v 50 Instead, assign the Levites to care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, and to care for all the furnishings in the tabernacle and for everything in it. The Levites must carry the tabernacle, and they must carry the tabernacle's furnishings. They must care for the tabernacle and make their camp around it.
\s5
\v 51 When the tabernacle is to move to another place, the Levites must take it down. When the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. And any stranger who comes near the tabernacle must be killed.
\v 52 When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.
\s5
\v 53 However, the Levites must set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant decrees so that my anger does not come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees."
\v 54 The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses.
\s5
\c 2
\p
\v 1 Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,
\v 2 "Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.
\s5
\v 3 Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.
\v 4 The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.
\s5
\v 5 The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.
\v 6 The number in his division is 54,400 men.
\s5
\v 7 The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.
\v 8 The number in his division is 57,400.
\s5
\v 9 All the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out first.
\s5
\p
\v 10 On the south side will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
\v 11 The number in his division is 46,500.
\s5
\v 12 Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
\v 13 Those numbered in his division is 59,300.
\s5
\v 14 The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of God is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
\v 15 The number in his division is 45,650.
\s5
\v 16 All those numbered in the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out second.
\s5
\p
\v 17 Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.
\s5
\p
\v 18 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
\v 19 The number in his division is 40,500.
\s5
\v 20 Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
\v 21 The number in his division is 32,200.
\s5
\v 22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
\v 23 The number in his division is 35,400.
\s5
\v 24 All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.
\s5
\p
\v 25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
\v 26 The number in his division is 62,700.
\s5
\v 27 The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Ochran.
\v 28 The number in his division is 41,500.
\s5
\v 29 The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.
\v 30 The mnumber in his division is 53,400.
\s5
\v 31 All those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner."
\s5
\p
\v 32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
\v 33 But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
\s5
\v 34 The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.
\s5
\c 3
\p
\v 1 Now this is the history of the descendants of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
\v 2 The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
\s5
\v 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and who were ordained to serve as priests.
\v 4 But Nadab and Abihu fell dead before Yahweh when they offered to him unacceptable fire in the wilderness of Sinai. Nadab and Abihu had no children, so just Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests with Aaron their father.
\s5
\p
\v 5 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest for them to help him.
\s5
\v 7 They must perform the duties on behalf of Aaron and the whole community before the tent of meeting. They must serve in the tabernacle.
\v 8 They must care for all the furnishings in the tent of meeting, and they must help the tribes of Israel to carry out the tabernacle service.
\s5
\v 9 You must give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are wholly given to help him serve the people of Israel.
\v 10 You must appoint Aaron and his sons as priests, but any foreigner who comes near must be put to death."
\s5
\p
\v 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 12 "Look, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel. I have done this instead of taking each firstborn male who is born among the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me.
\v 13 All the firstborn belong to me. On the day that I attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both people and animals. They belong to me. I am Yahweh."
\s5
\p
\v 14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said,
\v 15 "Count the descendants of Levi in each family, in their ancestor's houses. Count every male who is one month old and older."
\v 16 Moses counted them, following the word of Yahweh, just as he was commanded to do.
\s5
\v 17 The names of Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
\v 18 The clans coming from Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
\v 19 The clans coming from Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
\v 20 The clans coming from Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed clan by clan.
\s5
\p
\v 21 The clans of the Libnites and the Shimeites come from Gershon. These are the clans of the Gershonites.
\v 22 All the males from a month old and older were counted, totaling 7,500.
\v 23 The clans of the Gershonites must camp on the west side of the tabernacle.
\s5
\v 24 Eliasaph son of Lael must lead the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites.
\v 25 The family of Gershon must care for the tent of meeting including the tabernacle. They must care for the tent, its covering, and the curtain used as the entrance to the tent of meeting.
\v 26 They must care for the courtyard hangings, the curtain at the courtyard entrance—the courtyard that surrounds the sanctuary and the altar. They must care for the ropes of the tent of meeting and for everything in it.
\s5
\p
\v 27 These clans come from Kohath: the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These clans belong to the Kohathites.
\v 28 8,600 males have been counted aged one month old and older to take care of the things that belong to Yahweh.
\v 29 The families of the descendants of Kohath must camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
\s5
\v 30 Elizaphan son of Uzziel must lead the clans of the Kohathites.
\v 31 They must care for the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the holy things that are used in their service, the curtain, and all the work around it.
\v 32 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest must lead the men who lead the Levites. He must supervise the men who care for the holy place.
\s5
\p
\v 33 Two clans have come from Merari: the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites. These clans have come from Merari.
\v 34 6,200 males have been counted aged one month old and older.
\v 35 Zuriel son of Abihail must lead the clans of Merari. They must camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
\s5
\v 36 The descendants of Merari must care for the framing of the tabernacle, the crossbars, posts, bases, all the hardware, and everything related to them, including
\v 37 the pillars and posts of the courtyard that surround the tabernacle, with their sockets, pegs, and ropes.
\s5
\p
\v 38 Moses and Aaron and his sons must camp on the east side of the tabernacle, in front of the tent of meeting, toward the sunrise. They are responsible for the fulfillment of the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the people of Israel. Any foreigner who approaches the sanctuary must be put to death.
\v 39 Moses and Aaron counted all the males in the clans of Levi who were aged one month old and older, just as Yahweh commanded. They counted twenty-two thousand men.
\s5
\p
\v 40 Yahweh said to Moses, "Count all the firstborn males of the people of Israel who are aged one month old and older. List their names.
\v 41 You must take the Levites for me instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel. I am Yahweh. And you must take the Levites' livestock instead of all the firstborn livestock of the descendants of Israel."
\s5
\v 42 Moses counted all the firstborn people of Israel as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
\v 43 He counted all the firstborn males by name, aged one month old and older. He counted 22,273 men.
\s5
\p
\v 44 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 45 "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. And take the Levites' livestock instead of the people's livestock. The Levites belong to me. I am Yahweh.
\s5
\v 46 You must collect five shekels for the redemption of each of the 273 firstborn people of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites.
\v 47 You must use the shekel of the sanctuary as your standard weight. The shekel equals twenty gerahs.
\v 48 You must give the price of redemption that you paid to Aaron and his sons."
\s5
\v 49 So Moses collected the payment of redemption from those who exceeded the number of those redeemed by the Levites.
\v 50 Moses collected the money from the firstborn of the people of Israel. He collected 1,365 shekels, weighing with the shekel of the sanctuary.
\v 51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons. Moses did everything he was told to do by Yahweh's word, as Yahweh had commanded him.
\s5
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said,
\v 2 "Conduct a census of the male descendants of Kohath from among the Levites, by their clans and ancestor's families.
\v 3 Count all the men who are thirty to fifty years old. These men must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
\v 4 The descendants of Kohath must take care of the most holy things reserved for me in the tent of meeting.
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\v 5 When the camp prepares to move forward, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent, take down the curtain that separates the most holy place from the holy place, and cover the ark of the covenant decrees with it.
\v 6 They must cover the ark with sea cow skins. They must spread a blue cloth over it. They must insert the poles to carry it.
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\v 7 They are to spread a blue cloth on the table of the bread of the presence. On it they must put the dishes, spoons, bowls, and jars for pouring. Bread must always continue to be on the table.
\v 8 They must cover them with a scarlet cloth and again with sea cow skins. They must insert poles to carry the table.
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\v 9 They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, along with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the jars of oil for the lamps.
\v 10 They must put the lampstand and all its accessories into a covering of sea cow skins, and they must put it on a carrying frame.
\v 11 They must spread a cloth of blue on the gold altar. They must cover it with a covering of sea cow skins, and then insert the carrying poles.
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\v 12 They must take all the equipment for the work in the holy place and wrap it in a blue cloth. They must cover it with sea cow skins and put the equipment on the carrying frame.
\v 13 They must remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on the altar.
\v 14 They must put on the carrying frame all the equipment that they use in the work of the altar. These objects are the firepans, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the other equipment for the altar. They must cover the altar with sea cow skins and then insert the carrying poles.
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\v 15 When Aaron and his sons have completely covered the holy place and all its equipment, and when the camp moves forward, then the descendants of Kohath must come to carry the holy place. If they touch the holy instruments, they must die. This is the work of the descendants of Kohath, to carry the furnishings in the tent of meeting.
\v 16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest oversees the care of the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil. He oversees the care of the entire tabernacle and all that is in it, the holy place and its equipment."
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\v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said,
\v 18 "Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be removed from among the Levites.
\v 19 Protect them, that they may live and not die, by doing this. When they approach the most holy things
\v 20 they must not go in to see the holy place even for a moment, or they must die. Aaron and his sons must go in, and then Aaron and his sons must assign each of the Kohathites to his work, to his special tasks."
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\v 21 Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,
\v 22 "Conduct a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by their ancestor's families, by their clans.
\v 23 Count those who are thirty years old to fifty years old. Count all of them who will join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
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\v 24 This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites, when they serve and what they carry.
\v 25 They must carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the covering of sea cow skin that is on it, and the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting.
\v 26 They must carry the curtains of the court, the curtain for the doorway of the court's gate, which is near the tabernacle and near the altar, their ropes, and all the instruments for their service. Whatever should be done with these things, they must do it.
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\v 27 Aaron and his sons must direct all the service of the descendants of the Gershonites, in everything that they transport, and in all their service. You must assign them to all their responsibilities.
\v 28 This is the service of the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites for the tent of meeting. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest must lead them in their service.
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\v 29 You must count the descendants of Merari by their clans, and order them by their ancestor's families,
\v 30 from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. Count everyone who is going to join the company and serve in the tent of meeting.
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\v 31 This is their responsibility and their work in all their service for the tent of meeting. They must care for the framing of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, and sockets,
\v 32 along with the posts of the court around the tabernacle, their sockets, pegs, and their ropes, with all their hardware. List by name the articles they must carry.
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\v 33 This is the service of the clans of the descendants of Merari, what they are to do for the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."
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\v 34 Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the descendants of the Kohathites by the clans of their ancestor's families.
\v 35 They counted them from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
\v 36 They counted 2,750 men by their clans.
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\v 37 Moses and Aaron counted all the men in the clans and families of the Kohathites who serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
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\v 38 The descendants of Gershon were counted in their clans, by their ancestor's families,
\v 39 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
\v 40 All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 2,630.
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\v 41 Moses and Aaron counted the clans of the descendants of Gershon who would serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
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\v 42 The descendants of Merari were counted in their clans by their ancestor's families,
\v 43 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
\v 44 All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 3,200.
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\v 45 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, the descendants of Merari. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
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\v 46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans in their ancestral families
\v 47 from thirty to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would do work in the tabernacle, and who would carry and care for the items in the tent of meeting.
\v 48 They counted 8,580 men.
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\v 49 At Yahweh's command, Moses counted each man, keeping count of each by the type of work he was assigned to do. He counted each man by the kind of responsibility he would bear. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 2 "Command the people of Israel to send away from the camp everyone with an infectious skin disease, and everyone who has an oozing sore, and whoever is unclean through touching a dead body.
\v 3 Whether male or female, you must send them out of the camp. They must not defile the camp, because I live in it."
\v 4 The people of Israel did so. They sent them out of the camp, as Yahweh commanded Moses. The people of Israel obeyed Yahweh.
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\v 5 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 6 "Speak to the people of Israel. When a man or woman commits any sin such as people do to one another, and is unfaithful to me, that person is guilty.
\v 7 Then he must confess the sin that he has done. He must completely pay back the price of his guilt and add to the price one fifth more. He must give this to the one he has wronged.
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\v 8 But if the wronged person has no close relative to receive the payment, he must pay the price for his guilt to me through a priest, along with a ram to atone for himself.
\v 9 Every offering of the people of Israel, the things that are set aside and brought to the priest by the people of Israel, will belong to him.
\v 10 The offerings of every person will be for the priest; if anyone gives anything to the priest, it will belong to him."
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\v 11 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 12 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Suppose that a man's wife turns away and sins against her husband.
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\v 13 Then suppose that another man sleeps with her. In that case, she is defiled. Even if her husband does not see it or know about it, and even if no one catches her in the act and there is no one to testify against her,
\v 14 nevertheless, a spirit of jealousy might still inform the husband that his wife is defiled. However, a spirit of jealousy might falsely come on a man when his wife is not defiled.
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\v 15 In such cases, the man should bring his wife to the priest. The husband must bring a drink offering for her. He must bring a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He must pour no oil or frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering as a possible indicator of sin.
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\v 16 The priest must bring her near and place her before Yahweh.
\v 17 The priest must take a jar of holy water and take dust from the floor of the tabernacle. He must put the dust into the water.
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\v 18 The priest will set the woman before Yahweh and he will untie the hair on the woman's head. He will put into her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of suspicion. The priest will hold in his hand the bitter water that can bring a curse.
\v 19 The priest will put the woman under an oath and say to her, 'If no other man had sexual relations with you, and if you have not gone astray and committed impurity, then you will be free from this bitter water that can bring a curse.
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\v 20 But if you, a woman under her husband, have gone astray, if you are defiled, and if some other man has slept with you,
\v 21 then, (the priest must cause the woman to swear an oath that can bring down a curse on her, and then he must continue speaking to the woman) 'Yahweh will make you into a curse that will be shown to your people to be such. This will happen if Yahweh causes your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell.
\v 22 This water that brings the curse will go into your stomach, swell your abdomen and waste away your thighs.' The woman is to reply, 'Yes, let that happen if I am guilty.'
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\v 23 The priest must write these curses on a scroll, and then he must wash away the written curses into the bitter water.
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\v 24 The priest must make the woman drink the bitter water that brings the curse. The water that brings the curse will enter her and become bitter.
\v 25 The priest must take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand. He must hold up the grain offering before Yahweh and bring it to the altar.
\v 26 The priest must take a handful of the grain offering as a representative offering, and burn it on the altar. Then he must give the woman the bitter water to drink.
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\v 27 When he gives her the water to drink, if she is defiled because she has committed a sin against her husband, then the water that brings the curse will enter her and become bitter. Her abdomen will swell and her thigh will waste away. The woman will be cursed among her people.
\v 28 But if the woman is not defiled and if she is clean, then she must be free. She will be able to conceive children.
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\v 29 This is the law of jealousy. It is the law for a woman who strays away from her husband and is defiled.
\v 30 It is the law for a man with a spirit of jealousy when he is jealous of his wife. He must bring the woman before Yahweh, and the priest must do to her everything that this law of jealousy describes.
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\v 31 The man will be free from guilt for bringing his wife to the priest. The woman must bear any guilt she might have."
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'When a man or a woman separates himself to Yahweh with a special vow of a Nazirite,
\v 3 he must keep himself from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from strong drink. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
\v 4 In all the days that he is separate to me, he must eat nothing that is made from grapes, including everything made from the seeds to their skins.
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\v 5 During all the time of his vow of separation, no razor is to be used on his head until the days of his separation to Yahweh are fulfilled. He must be dedicated to Yahweh. He must let the hair grow long on his head.
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\v 6 During all the time that he separates himself to Yahweh, he must not come near a dead body.
\v 7 He must not make himself unclean even for his father, mother, brother, or sister, if they die. This is because he is separated to God, as everyone can see by his long hair.
\v 8 During all the time of his separation he is holy, reserved for Yahweh.
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\v 9 If someone very suddenly dies beside him and defiles his separated person, then he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing which must be after seven days. That is when he must shave his head.
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\v 10 On the eighth day he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
\v 11 The priest must offer one bird as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. These will atone for him because he sinned by being near the dead body. He must rededicate himself to Yahweh on that same day.
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\v 12 He must rededicate himself to Yahweh for the time of his separation. He must bring a male lamb one year old as a guilt offering. The days before he defiled himself must not be counted, because he was defiled while he was separate for God.
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\v 13 This is the law about the Nazirite for when the time of his separation is complete. He must be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting.
\v 14 He must present his offering to Yahweh. He must offer as a burnt offering a male lamb one year old and without blemish. He must bring as a sin offering a female lamb one year old and without blemish. He must bring a ram as a fellowship offering that is without blemish.
\v 15 He must also bring a basket of bread made without yeast, loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, wafers without yeast rubbed with oil, together with their grain offering and drink offerings.
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\v 16 The priest must present them before Yahweh. He must offer his sin offering and burnt offering.
\v 17 With the basket of unleavened bread, he must present the ram as a sacrifice, the fellowship offering to Yahweh. The priest must present also the grain offering and the drink offering.
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\v 18 The Nazirite must shave his head indicating his separation to God at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He must take the hair from his head and put it on the fire that is under the sacrifice of fellowship offerings.
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\v 19 The priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one loaf of bread without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer without yeast. He must place them into the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his head indicating separation.
\v 20 The priest must raise them high as an offering before Yahweh and present them to him. This is holy food reserved for the priest, together with the breast that was raised and the thigh that was offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
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\v 21 This is the law for the Nazirite who vows his offering to Yahweh for his separation. Whatever else he may give, he must keep the obligations of the vow he has taken, to keep the promise indicated by the law for the Nazirite.'"
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\v 22 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 23 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons. Say, 'You must bless the people of Israel in this way. You must say to them,
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\v 24 "May Yahweh bless you and keep you.
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\v 25 May Yahweh make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
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\v 26 May Yahweh look on you with favor and give you peace."'
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\v 27 It is in this way that they must give my name to the people of Israel. Then I will bless them."
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\v 1 On the day that Moses completed the tabernacle, he anointed it and dedicated it to Yahweh, together with all of its furnishings. He did the same for the altar and all its utensils. He anointed them and dedicated them to Yahweh.
\v 2 On that day, the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestor's families, offered sacrifices. These men were leading the tribes. They had overseen the counting of the men in the census.
\v 3 They brought their offerings before Yahweh. They brought six covered carts and twelve oxen. They brought one cart for every two leaders, and each leader brought one ox. They presented these things in front of the tabernacle.
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\v 4 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 5 "Accept the offerings from them and use the offerings for the work in the tent of meeting. Give the offerings to the Levites, to each one as his work needs them."
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\v 6 Moses took the carts and the oxen, and he gave them to the Levites.
\v 7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon, because of what their work needed.
\v 8 He gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari, in the care of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. He did this because of what their work required.
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\v 9 But he gave none of those things to the descendants of Kohath, because theirs would be the work related to the things that belong to Yahweh that they would carry on their own shoulders.
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\v 10 The leaders offered their goods for the dedication of the altar on the day that Moses anointed the altar. The leaders offered their sacrifices in front of the altar.
\v 11 Yahweh said to Moses, "Each leader must offer on his own day his sacrifice for the dedication of the altar."
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\v 12 On the first day, Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah, offered his sacrifice.
\v 13 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
\v 14 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 15 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 16 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 17 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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\v 18 On the second day, Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, offered his sacrifice.
\v 19 He offered as his sacrifice one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
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\v 20 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
\v 21 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 22 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 23 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nethanel son of Zuar.
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\v 24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants of Zebulun, offered his sacrifice.
\v 25 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
\v 26 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 27 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 28 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 29 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliab son of Helon.
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\v 30 On the fourth day, Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants of Reuben, offered his sacrifice.
\v 31 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
\v 32 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 33 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 34 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 35 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elizur son of Shedeur.
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\v 36 On the fifth day, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants of Simeon, offered his sacrifice.
\v 37 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 38 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 39 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 40 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 41 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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\v 42 On the sixth day, Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants of Gad, offered his sacrifice.
\v 43 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
\v 44 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense,
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\v 45 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 46 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 47 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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\v 48 On the seventh day, Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants of Ephraim, offered his sacrifice.
\v 49 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 50 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 51 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 52 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 53 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elishama son of Ammihud.
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\v 54 On the eighth day, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants of Manasseh, offered his sacrifice.
\v 55 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 56 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 57 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 58 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 59 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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\v 60 On the ninth day, Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants of Benjamin, offered his sacrifice.
\v 61 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 62 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 63 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 64 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 65 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Abidan son of Gideoni.
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\v 66 On the tenth day, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants of Dan, offered his sacrifice.
\v 67 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 68 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 69 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb..
\v 70 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 71 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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\v 72 On the eleventh day, Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the descendants of Asher, offered his sacrifice.
\v 73 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 74 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 75 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 76 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 77 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Pagiel son of Ochran.
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\v 78 On the twelfth day, Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants of Naphtali, offered his sacrifice.
\v 79 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
\v 80 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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\v 81 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
\v 82 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
\v 83 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahira son of Enan.
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\v 84 The leaders of Israel dedicated all these things on the day that Moses anointed the altar. They dedicated twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
\v 85 Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels and each bowl weighed seventy shekels. All the silver vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel.
\v 86 Each of the twelve gold dishes, full of incense, weighed ten shekels by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. All the gold dishes weighed 120 shekels.
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\v 87 They dedicated as burnt offerings twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve year-old male lambs. They gave their grain offering. They gave twelve male goats as a sin offering.
\v 88 From all their cattle, they gave twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old, as the sacrifice for the fellowship offering. This was for the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed.
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\v 89 When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him. Yahweh spoke to him from above the atonement lid on the ark of the covenant decrees, from between the two cherubim. He spoke to him.
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 2 "Speak to Aaron. Say to him, 'The seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand when you light them.'"
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\v 3 Aaron did this. He lit the lamps on the lampstand to give light toward the front of it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
\v 4 The lampstand was made in this way: Yahweh had shown Moses the pattern for it: hammered gold from its base to its top, with hammered cups like blossoms.
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\v 5 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 6 "Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and purify them.
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\v 7 Do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle the water of atonement on them. Make them shave their entire body, wash their clothes, and in this way purify themselves.
\v 8 Then have them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mingled with oil. Let them take another young bull as a sin offering.
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\v 9 Present the Levites in front of the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole community of the people of Israel.
\v 10 Present the Levites before me, Yahweh. The people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites.
\v 11 Aaron must offer the Levites before me, presenting them as if they were raised high before him, on the behalf of the people of Israel. He must do this so that the Levites may serve me.
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\v 12 The Levites must place their hands on the heads of the bulls. You must offer one bull for a sin offering and the other bull for a burnt offering to me, to atone for the Levites.
\v 13 Present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up as an offering to me.
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\v 14 In this way you must separate the Levites from among the people of Israel. The Levites will belong to me.
\v 15 After that, the Levites must go in to serve in the tent of meeting. You must purify them. You must lift them up to me as an offering.
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\v 16 Do this, because they are entirely mine from among the people of Israel. They will take the place of each male child who opens the womb, the firstborn of all the descendants of Israel. I have taken the Levites for myself.
\v 17 All the firstborn from among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. On the day that I took the lives of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.
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\v 18 I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of all the firstborn.
\v 19 I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among the people of Israel to do the work of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting. I have given them to atone for the people of Israel so that no plague will harm the people when they come near to the holy place."
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\v 20 Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of the people of Israel did this with the Levites. They did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. The people of Israel did this with them.
\v 21 The Levites purified themselves from sin by washing their clothes. Aaron presented them as an offering to Yahweh and atoned for them, in order to purify them.
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\v 22 After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before Aaron's sons. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses about the Levites. They treated all the Levites in this way.
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\v 23 Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,
\v 24 "All of this is for the Levites who are twenty-five years old and more. They must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
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\v 25 They must stop serving in this way at the age of fifty years. At that age they must not serve any longer.
\v 26 They may help their brothers who continue to work at the tent of meeting, but they must serve no more. You must direct the Levites in all these matters."
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\c 9
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt. He said,
\v 2 "Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its fixed time of year.
\v 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, you must keep the Passover at its fixed time of year. You must keep it, follow all the regulations, and obey all the decrees that are related to it."
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\v 4 So, Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Festival of the Passover.
\v 5 So they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the wilderness of Sinai. The people of Israel obeyed everything that Yahweh commanded Moses to do.
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\v 6 There were certain men who became unclean by the body of a dead man. They could not keep the Passover on that day. They went before Moses and Aaron on that same day.
\v 7 Those men said to Moses, "We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why do you keep us from offering the sacrifice to Yahweh at the fixed time of year among the people of Israel?"
\v 8 Moses said to them, "Wait for me to hear what Yahweh will instruct about you."
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\v 9 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say, 'If any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body, or are on a long journey, he may still keep the Passover to Yahweh.'
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\v 11 They must keep the Passover in the second month on the fourteenth day at evening. They must eat it with bread without yeast and with bitter herbs.
\v 12 They must leave none of it until the morning, nor must they break a bone of animals. They must keep all the rules for the Passover.
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\v 13 But any person who is clean and is not on a journey, but who fails to keep the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people because he did not offer the sacrifice that Yahweh requires at the fixed time of year. That man must carry his sin.
\v 14 If a stranger lives among you and keeps the Passover in Yahweh's honor, he must keep it and do all he commands, keeping the rules of the Passover, and obeying the laws for it. You must have the same law for the foreigner and for all who have been born in the land."
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\v 15 On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant decrees. At evening the cloud was over the tabernacle. It appeared like fire until morning.
\v 16 It continued that way. The cloud covered the tabernacle and appeared like fire at night.
\v 17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, the people of Israel would set out on their journey. Wherever the cloud stopped, the people would camp.
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\v 18 At Yahweh's command, the people of Israel would travel, and at his command, they would camp. While the cloud stopped over the tabernacle, they would stay in their camp.
\v 19 When the cloud remained on the tabernacle for many days, then the people of Israel would obey Yahweh's instructions and not travel.
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\v 20 Sometimes the cloud remained a few days on the tabernacle. In that case, they would obey Yahweh's command—they would make camp and then travel on again at his command.
\v 21 Sometimes the cloud was present in camp from evening until morning. When the cloud lifted in the morning, they journeyed. If it continued for a day and for a night, only when the cloud lifted would they journey on.
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\v 22 Whether the cloud stayed on the tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, for as long as it stayed there, the people of Israel would stay in their camp and not travel. But whenever the cloud was taken up, they would set out on their journey.
\v 23 They would camp at Yahweh's command, and they would travel at his command. They obeyed Yahweh's command given through Moses.
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\c 10
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\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
\v 2 "Make two silver trumpets. Hammer the silver to make them. You must use the trumpets to call the community together and to call the community to move their camps.
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\v 3 The priests must blow the trumpets to call all the community together in front of you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
\v 4 If the priests blow only one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, must gather to you.
\v 5 When you blow a loud signal, the camps on the east side must begin their journey.
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\v 6 When you blow a loud signal the second time, the camps on the south side must begin their journey. They must blow a loud signal for their journeys.
\v 7 When the community gathers together, blow the trumpets, but not loudly.
\v 8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. This will always be a regulation for you throughout your people's generations.
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\v 9 When you go to war in your land against an adversary who oppresses you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets. I, Yahweh, your God, will call you to mind and save you from your enemies.
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\v 10 Also, at the times of celebration, both your regular festivals and at the beginnings of the months, you must blow the trumpets in honor of your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices for your fellowship offerings. These will act as a reminder of you to me, your God. I am Yahweh, your God."
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\v 11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle of the covenant decrees.
\v 12 The people of Israel then went on their journey from the wilderness of Sinai. The cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
\v 13 They made their first journey, following Yahweh's command given through Moses.
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\v 14 The camp under the banner of Judah's descendants went out first, moving out their individual armies. Nahshon son of Amminadab led Judah's army.
\v 15 Nethanel son of Zuar led the army of the tribe of Issachar's descendants.
\v 16 Eliab son of Helon led the army of the tribe of Zebulun's descendants.
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\v 17 The descendants of Gershon and of Merari, who cared for the tabernacle, took down the tabernacle and then set out on their journey.
\v 18 Next, the armies under the banner of Reuben's camp set out on their journey. Elizur son of Shedeur led Reuben's army.
\v 19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai led the army of the tribe of Simeon's descendants.
\v 20 Eliasaph son of Deuel led the army of the tribe of Gad's descendants.
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\v 21 The Kohathites set out. They carried the sanctuary's holy equipment. Others would set up the tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived at the next camp.
\v 22 The armies under the banner of Ephraim's descendants set out next. Elishama son of Ammihud led Ephraim's army.
\v 23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur led the army of the tribe of Manasseh's descendants.
\v 24 Abidan son of Gideoni led the army of the tribe of Benjamin's descendants.
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\v 25 The armies that camped under the banner of Dan's descendants set out last. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai led Dan's army.
\v 26 Pagiel son of Ochran led the army of the tribe of Asher's descendants.
\v 27 Ahira son of Enan led the army of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants.
\v 28 This is the way that the armies of the people of Israel set out on their journey.
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\v 29 Moses spoke to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite. Reuel was the father of Moses' wife. Moses spoke to Hobab and said, "We are traveling to a place that Yahweh described. Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will do you good. Yahweh has promised to do good for Israel."
\v 30 But Hobab said to Moses, "I will not go with you. I will go to my own land and my own people."
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\v 31 Then Moses replied, "Please do not leave us. You know how to camp in the wilderness. You must watch out for us.
\v 32 If you go with us, we will do for you the same good that Yahweh does to us."
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\v 33 They journeyed from the mountain of Yahweh for three days. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them for three days to find a place for them to rest.
\v 34 Yahweh's cloud was over them by daylight as they journeyed.
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\v 35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, "Rise up, Yahweh. Scatter your enemies. Make those who hate you run from you."
\v 36 Whenever the ark stopped, Moses would say, "Return, Yahweh, to Israel's many tens of thousands."
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\c 11
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\v 1 Now the people complained about their troubles as Yahweh listened. Yahweh heard the people and became angry. Fire from Yahweh burned among them and consumed some of the camp on its edges.
\v 2 Then people called out to Moses, so Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire stopped.
\v 3 That place was named Taberah, because Yahweh's fire burned among them.
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\v 4 Some foreign people began to camp with Israel's descendants. They wanted better food to eat. Then the people of Israel began to weep and say, "Who will give us meat to eat?
\v 5 We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.
\v 6 Now our appetite is gone, because all we can see is this manna."
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\v 7 Manna was like coriander seed. It looked like resin.
\v 8 The people walked around and gathered it. They ground it in mills, beat it in mortars, boiled it in pots, and made it into cakes. It tasted like fresh olive oil.
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\v 9 When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna also fell.
\v 10 Moses heard the people weeping in their families, and every man was at the entrance to his tent. Yahweh was very angry, and in Moses' eyes their complaining was wrong.
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\v 11 Moses said to Yahweh, "Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why are you not pleased with me? You make me carry the load of all these people.
\v 12 Did I conceive all these people? Have I given them birth so that you should say to me, 'Carry them closely to your chest as a father carries a baby?' Should I carry them to the land that you swore to their ancestors to give them?
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\v 13 Where can I find meat to give to all this people? They are weeping in front of me and are saying, 'Give us meat to eat.'
\v 14 I cannot bear all these people alone. They are too much for me.
\v 15 Since you are treating me this way, kill me now, if you are kind to me, and take away my misery."
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\v 16 Yahweh said to Moses, "Bring to me seventy of Israel's elders. Be sure that they are elders and officers of the people. Bring them to the tent of meeting to stand there with you.
\v 17 I will come down and talk with you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will bear the burden of the people with you. You will not have to bear it alone.
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\v 18 Say to the people, 'Dedicate yourselves to Yahweh for tomorrow. You will indeed eat meat, for you have wept in Yahweh's hearing. You said, "Who will give us meat to eat? It was good for us in Egypt." So Yahweh will give you meat, and you will eat it.
\v 19 You will not eat meat for only one day, two days, five days, ten days, or twenty days,
\v 20 but you will eat meat for a whole month until it comes out of your nostrils. It will disgust you because you have rejected Yahweh, who is among you. You have wept before him. You said, "Why did we leave Egypt?"'"
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\v 21 Then Moses said, "I am with 600,000 people, and you have said, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month.'
\v 22 Should we kill flocks and herds to satisfy them? Should we catch all the fish in the sea to satisfy them?"
\v 23 Yahweh said to Moses, "Is my hand short? Now you will see whether or not my word is true."
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\v 24 Moses went out and told the people Yahweh's words. He gathered seventy of the people's elders and positioned them around the tent.
\v 25 Yahweh came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Yahweh took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but only on that occasion and not again.
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\v 26 Two men remained in the camp, named Eldad and Medad. The Spirit also rested on them. Their names were written on the list, but they had not gone out to the tent. Nevertheless, they prophesied in the camp.
\v 27 A young man in the camp ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
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\v 28 Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant, one of his chosen men, said to Moses, "My master Moses, stop them."
\v 29 Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all of Yahweh's people were prophets and that he would put his Spirit on them all!"
\v 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel went back to the camp.
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\v 31 Then a wind came from Yahweh and brought quail from the sea. They fell near the camp, about a day's journey on one side and a day's journey on the other side. The quail surrounded the camp about two cubits above the ground.
\v 32 The people were busy gathering quail all that day, all the night, and all the next day. No one gathered less than ten homers of quail. They shared the quail all through the camp.
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\v 33 While the meat was still between their teeth, while they were chewing it, Yahweh became angry at them. He attacked the people with a very great disease.
\v 34 That place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved meat.
\v 35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed.
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\c 12
\p
\v 1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married.
\v 2 They said, "Has Yahweh spoken only with Moses? Has he not spoken also with us?" Now Yahweh heard what they said.
\v 3 Now the man Moses was very humble, humbler than anyone else on earth.
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\v 4 Right away Yahweh spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam: "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." So the three of them went out.
\v 5 Then Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the tent and called Aaron and Miriam. They both came forward.
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\v 6 Yahweh said, "Now listen to my words.
\q When a prophet of mine is with you,
\q2 I will reveal myself to him in visions
\q2 and speak to him in dreams.
\v 7 My servant Moses is not like that.
\q He is faithful in all my house.
\v 8 I speak to Moses directly, not with visions or riddles.
\q He sees my form.
\q So why are you unafraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
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\v 9 Yahweh's anger burned against them, and then he left them.
\v 10 The cloud rose from over the tent, and Miriam was suddenly leprous—she was as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward Miriam, he saw that she had leprosy.
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