1Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn; and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to serve as priests. 4Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the presence of Aaron their father. 5And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying: 6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. 7And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8And they shall have charge of all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are assigned to him from among the sons of Israel. 10Thus you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall have charge of the priesthood; but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death. 11And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying: 12And behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the sons of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine, 13because all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself every firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine: I am Jehovah. 14And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying: 15Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above. 16So Moses numbered them at the mouth of Jehovah, as he had been commanded. 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These, the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses. 21From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites. 22Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above; of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred. 23The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle westward. 24And the leader of the fathers' house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25The charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, 26the screen for the door of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, according to all their work. 27From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. 28The number of all the males, from a month old and above, were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 29The families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle. 30And the leader of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31Their charge was the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the veil, and all their service. 32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary. 33From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. 35The leader of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. These were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36And the oversight and charge of the sons of Merari was the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all their service, 37and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords. 38And those who were to encamp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to keep the charge of the children of Israel. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death. 39All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the mouth of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand. 40And Jehovah said to Moses: Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. 41And you shall take the Levites for Me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel. 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, as Jehovah had commanded him. 43And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three. 44And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying: 45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites are Mine: I am Jehovah. 46And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are more than the Levites, 47you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs. 48And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons. 49So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. 50From the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51And Moses gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, at the mouth of Jehovah, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 1 Num 3:1 The sons of Aaron.
Num 3:5 The Levites are given to the priests instead of the first-born;
Num 3:14 are numbered by their families.
Num 3:21 The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites;
Num 3:27 of the Kohathites;
Num 3:33 of the Merarites.
Num 3:38 The place and charge of Moses and Aaron.
Num 3:40 The first-born are freed by the Levites.
Num 3:44 The overplus are redeemed.
generations.
Gen 2:4 Gen 5:1 Gen 10:1 Exod 6:16 Exod 6:20 Matt 1:1spake.
Num 1:1 Lev 25:1 Lev 27:34 2 Num 26:60 Exod 6:23 Exod 28:1 1Chr 6:3 1Chr 24:1 3 the priests.
Exod 28:41 Exod 40:13 Exod 40:15 Lev 8:2 Lev 8:12 Lev 8:30whom he consecrated. Heb. whose hand he filled.
Exod 29:1 -
Exod 29:37 Lev 8:1 -
Lev 9:24 Heb 7:28 4 Nadab.
Num 26:61 Lev 10:1 Lev 10:2 5 Num 3:5 6 The word
hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was entirely given up to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord's.
Num 1:49 -
Num 1:53 Num 2:17 Num 2:33 Num 8:6 -
Num 8:15 Num 8:22 -
Num 8:26 Num 16:9 -
Num 16:11 Num 18:2 -
Num 18:6 Exod 32:26 -
Exod 32:29 Deut 33:8 Deut 33:9 Mal 2:4 7 keep.
Num 3:32 Num 8:26 Num 31:30 1Chr 23:28 -
1Chr 23:32 1Chr 26:20 1Chr 26:22 1Chr 26:26to do the.
Num 1:50 Num 8:11 Num 8:15 Num 8:24 -
Num 8:26 8 Num 4:15 Num 4:28 Num 4:33 Num 10:17 Num 10:21 1Chr 26:20 -
1Chr 26:28 Ezra 8:24 -
Ezra 8:30 Isa 52:11 9 Num 8:19 Num 18:6 Num 18:7 Eph 4:8 Eph 4:11 10 they shall.
Num 18:7 1Chr 6:32 Ezek 44:8 Acts 6:3 Acts 6:4 Rom 12:7 1Tim 4:15 1Tim 4:16and the stranger.
Num 3:38 Num 1:51 Num 16:35 Num 16:40 Num 18:3 1Sam 6:19 2Sam 6:7 2Chr 26:16 -
2Chr 26:21 Eph 2:19 Heb 8:4 Heb 10:19 -
Heb 10:22 11 Num 3:11 12 When God miraculously destroyed all the first-born of the Egyptians, (
Exod 12:29,) he spared those of the Israelites; and, in commemoration of that event, he was pleased to appoint that all the first-born males "should be set apart unto himself." (
Exod 13:12 -
Exod 13:16.) God is here pleased to relinquish this claim, and to appoint the whole tribe of Levi to attend his immediate service in their stead.
Num 3:41 Num 3:45 Num 8:16 Num 8:18 Num 18:6 13 Because.
Num 8:16 Num 8:17 Num 18:15 Exod 13:2 Exod 13:12 Exod 22:29 Exod 34:19 Lev 27:26 Ezek 44:30 Luke 2:23 Heb 12:23on the day.
Exod 12:29 Exod 12:30 Exod 13:15 14 Num 3:14 15 Num 3:22 Num 3:28 Num 3:34 Num 3:39 Num 3:40 Num 3:43 Num 18:15 Num 18:16 Num 26:62 Pro 8:17 Jer 2:2 Jer 31:3 Mark 10:14 2Tim 3:15 16 word. Heb. mouth.
Num 3:39 Num 3:51 Num 4:27 Num 4:37 Num 4:41 Num 4:45 Num 4:49 Gen 45:21 Deut 21:5 17 Num 26:57 Num 26:58 Gen 46:11 Exod 6:16 -
Exod 6:19 Josh 21:1 -
Josh 21:45 1Chr 6:1 1Chr 6:2 1Chr 6:16 -
1Chr 6:19Gershom.
Num 15:5 -
Num 15:23 Num 23:6 -
Num 23:23 Num 24:1 -
Num 26:65 Neh 11:1 -
Neh 12:47 18 Num 3:21 Exod 6:17 -
Exod 6:19 1Chr 6:17 1Chr 6:20 1Chr 6:21 1Chr 23:7 -
1Chr 23:11 1Chr 25:4 1Chr 26:1 -
1Chr 26:32 Neh 12:1 -
Neh 12:26 19 Num 3:27 Exod 6:18 Exod 6:20 1Chr 6:18 1Chr 6:38 1Chr 15:5 1Chr 15:8 -
1Chr 15:10 1Chr 15:17 -
1Chr 15:21 1Chr 23:12 1Chr 23:13 1Chr 23:18 -
1Chr 23:20 1Chr 25:4 1Chr 26:1 -
1Chr 26:32 Neh 12:1 -
Neh 12:26 20 Num 3:33 Exod 6:19 1Chr 6:19 1Chr 6:29 1Chr 6:44 -
1Chr 6:47 1Chr 15:6 1Chr 23:21 -
1Chr 23:23 1Chr 24:27 -
1Chr 24:30 1Chr 25:3 21 Num 3:18 22 from a month old. The males of all the other tribes were numbered from twenty years old and upwards; but, had the Levites been numbered in this way, they would not have been nearly equal in number to the first-born of the twelve tribes. Add to this, that as there must have been first-born of all ages in the other tribes, it was necessary that the Levites, who were to be their substitutes, should also be of all ages; and it appears to have been partly on this ground, that the Levites were numbered from a month old and upwards.
Num 4:38 -
Num 4:40 23 Num 1:53 Num 2:17 24 Lael: i.e. unto, by, because of God, [Strong's *H3815*].
Num 3:24 25 the charge. From this and the next chapter, we see the very severe labour which the Levites were to perform, while the journeyings of the Israelites lasted. When we consider, that there was not less than 14 tons 266 lbs. of metal employed in the tabernacle, (see note on
Exod 38:24,) besides the immense weight of the skins, hangings, cords, boards, and posts, we shall find it was no easy matter to transport this moveable temple from place to place. The Gershonites, who were 7,500 in number had to carry the tent, coverings, vail, hangings of the court, cords, etc. (ver. 25, 26
Num 3:25 and
Num 3:26); the Kohathites, who were 8,600, the ark, table, candlestick, altars, and instruments of the sanctuary (ver. 31
Num 3:31); and the Merarites, who were 6,200, the boards, bars, sockets, and all matters connected with these belonging to the tabernacle, with the pillars of the court, their sockets, pins, and cords (ver. 36, 37
Num 3:36 and
Num 3:37).
Num 3:7 Num 4:24 -
Num 4:28 Num 7:7 Num 10:17 1Chr 9:14 -
1Chr 9:33 1Chr 23:32 1Chr 26:21 1Chr 26:22 2Chr 31:2 2Chr 31:11 -
2Chr 31:18 Ezra 8:28 -
Ezra 8:30 Mark 13:34 Rom 12:6 -
Rom 12:8 Col 4:17 1Tim 1:18the tabernacle and.
Exod 25:9 Exod 26:1 -
Exod 26:14 Exod 36:8 -
Exod 36:19 Exod 40:19and the hanging.
Exod 26:36 Exod 26:37 Exod 36:37 Exod 36:38 Exod 40:28 26 the hangings.
Exod 27:9 -
Exod 27:16 Exod 38:9 -
Exod 38:16the cords.
Exod 35:18 27 Num 3:19 1Chr 23:12 1Chr 26:23 28 eight thousand.
Num 4:35 Num 4:36keeping.
Num 3:7 Num 3:31 29 Num 3:23 Num 1:53 Num 2:10 30 Num 3:30 31 the ark.
Num 4:4 -
Num 4:16 Exod 25:10 -
Exod 25:40 Exod 31:1 -
Exod 35:29 Exod 37:1 -
Exod 37:24 Exod 39:33 -
Exod 39:42 Exod 40:2 -
Exod 40:16 Exod 40:30the altars.
Exod 27:1 -
Exod 27:8 Exod 30:1 -
Exod 30:10 Exod 37:25 -
Exod 37:29 Exod 38:1 -
Exod 38:7and the hanging.
Exod 26:31 -
Exod 26:33 Exod 36:35 Exod 36:36 32 Num 4:16 Num 4:27 Num 20:25 -
Num 20:28 2Kgs 25:18 1Chr 9:14 -
1Chr 9:20 1Chr 26:20 -
1Chr 26:24 33 Num 3:20 1Chr 6:19 1Chr 23:21 34 Num 1:21 Num 2:9 Num 2:11 35 shall.
Num 3:28 Num 3:29 Num 1:53northward.
Num 2:25 36 under the custody and charge. Heb. the office of the charge. the boards.
Num 4:29 -
Num 4:33 Num 7:8 Exod 26:15 -
Exod 26:29 Exod 26:32 Exod 26:37 Exod 27:9 -
Exod 27:19 Exod 35:11 Exod 35:18 Exod 36:20 -
Exod 36:34 Exod 36:36 Exod 38:17 -
Exod 38:20 Exod 39:33 37 Num 3:37 38 toward.
Num 3:23 Num 3:29 Num 3:35 Num 1:53 Num 2:3keeping.
Num 3:10 Num 18:1 -
Num 18:5 1Chr 6:48 1Chr 6:49for the charge.
Num 3:7 Num 3:8 Num 3:10 39 and Aaron. The word [w'hrn,]
weaharon, and "Aaron," has a point over each of its letters, probably designed as a mark of spuriousness. The word is wanting in the Samaritan, Syriac, and Coptic, and also in eight of Dr. Kennicott's and in four of De Rossi's MSS. Moses alone, as Houbigant observes, was commanded to number the Levites, (ver. 5, 11, 40, 44, 51:
Num 3:5,
Num 3:11,
Num 3:40,
Num 3:44,
Num 3:51) for as the money with which the first-born were redeemed was to be paid to Aaron and his sons, (ver. 48,
Num 3:48) it was decent that he, whose advantage it was that the number of the first-born should exceed, should not be authorized to take that number himself.
twenty and two thousand. This total does not agree with the particulars; for the Gershonites were 7,500, the Kohathites 8,600, and the Merarites 6,200, which make a total of 22,300. Several methods of solving this difficulty have been proposed by learned men. Houbigant supposes there is an error in the enumeration of the Kohathites in ver. 28
Num 3:28; the numeral
shesh, "six," being written instead of
shalosh, "three," before "hundred." Dr. Kennicott's mode of reconciling the discrepancy, however, is the most simple. He supposes that an error has crept into the number of the Gershonites in ver. 22,
Num 3:22 where instead of 7,500 we should read 7,200, as [k,]
caph final, which stands for 500, might have been easily mistaken for [r,] resh, 200. (Dr. Kennicott on the Hebrew Text, vol. II. p. 212.) Either of these modes will equally reconcile the difference.
Num 4:47 Num 4:48 Num 26:62 Matt 7:14 40 Num 3:12 Num 3:15 Num 3:45 Exod 32:26 -
Exod 32:29 Ps 87:6 Isa 4:3 Luke 10:20 Phil 4:3 2Tim 2:19 Heb 12:23 Rev 3:5 Rev 14:4 41 Num 3:12 Num 3:45 Num 8:16 Num 18:15 Exod 24:5 Exod 24:6 Exod 32:26 -
Exod 32:29 Matt 20:28 1Tim 2:6 42 Num 3:42 43 Num 3:39 44 Num 3:44 45 Num 3:12 Num 3:40 Num 3:41 46 redeemed.
Num 18:15 Exod 13:13the two hundred. As the number of the Levites was 22,000, and the first-born males of the Israelites were 22,273, there were therefore 372 more of the latter than of the former, which are here ordered to be redeemed. The price of redemption is fixed at five shekels, or about 15s. each, in ver 47
Num 3:47. This money, amounting to 1,365 shekels, equal to Ł204. 15s. English, was taken of the first-born. There is some difficulty, however, in determining which of the first-born should be redeemed by paying this sum, and which should be exchanged for the Levites; for every Israelite, no doubt, would rather have his first-born redeemed by a Levite, than pay five shekels; and yet some of them must have incurred this expense. Rabbi Solomon Jarchi says, to prevent contention, Moses took 22,000 slips of parchment, and wrote on each a son of Levi, and 273 more, on which he wrote five shekels; then putting them in an urn, and shaking them together, he ordered every one of the first-born to draw out a slip. If he drew out one with the first inscription, he said to him, a Levite hath redeemed thee: but if he drew out one of the latter, he said, pay the price. This is pronounced by Dr. A. Clarke to be a stupid, silly tale; but when we know that the determination by lot was used among the Israelites, it does not seem improbable that it was now resorted to, though we cannot vouch for the accuracy of the detail. This species of redeeming men is referred to by St. Peter in his 1st Epistle, ch. 1:18, 19.
1Pet 1:18,
1Pet 1:19.
which are.
Num 3:39 -
Num 3:43 47 five shekels.
Num 18:16 Lev 27:6the shekel.
Num 3:50 Exod 30:13 Lev 27:25 Ezek 45:12 48 Num 3:48 49 Num 3:49 50 Num 3:46 Num 3:47 Matt 20:28 1Tim 2:5 1Tim 2:6 Titus 2:14 Heb 9:12 1Pet 1:18 1Pet 3:18 51 Moses.
Num 3:48 Num 16:15 1Sam 12:3 1Sam 12:4 Acts 20:33 1Cor 9:12 1Pet 5:2as the Lord.
Mal 4:4