Jan 31 - Numbers 4-7
Numbers
1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying2"Take a total of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the Levites, by their houses and families3from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, of all who enter so as to stand and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant4This is the service of the sons of Kohath: the tabernacle of the covenant and the Holy of holies5Aaron and his sons shall enter, when the camp is going to move, and they shall take down the veil, which hangs before the entrance, and they shall wrap the ark of the testimony in it6and they shall cover it further with a veil of violet skins, and they shall extend over it a cloth made entirely of hyacinth, and they shall draw in the bars7Likewise, they shall wrap the table of the presence in a cloth of hyacinth, and they shall place with it the censers and little mortars, the cups and bowls for pouring out libations; the bread shall be always on it8And they shall extend over it a cloth of scarlet, which they shall further cover with a veil of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars9They shall take also a cloth of hyacinth, with which they shall cover the lampstand with the lamps, and its tongs, and the candle snuffers, and all the vessels of oil, which are necessary for the preparation of the lamps10And over all this they shall place a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars11And certainly they shall wrap the golden altar in a hyacinth garment, and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars12All the vessels with which they minister in the Sanctuary they shall wrap in a cloth of hyacinth, and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars13Moreover, they shall cleanse the altar of ashes, and they shall wrap it in a purple garment14and they shall place it with all the vessels which they use in its ministry, that is, receptacles for fire, small hooks as well as forks, larger hooks and shovels. They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a veil of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars15And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp, then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped. And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant16Over them shall be Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to whom belongs the care of the oil to prepare the lamps, and the incense compound, and the sacrifice, which is offered continually, and the oil of unction, and whatever pertains to the service of the tabernacle, and all the vessels that are in the Sanctuary.17And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying18"Do not be willing to lose the people of Kohath from the midst of the Levites19But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry20Let no others, out of curiosity, see the things that are in the Sanctuary before they are wrapped, otherwise they shall die.21And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying22"Now also take a total of the sons of Gershon, by their houses and families and kinships23from thirty years and above, even to fifty years. Number all those who enter and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant24This is the duty of the family of the Gershonites25to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the roof of the covenant, the other covering, and the veil over everything, and the violet tent, which hangs at the entrance of the tabernacle of the covenant26the curtains of the atrium, and the veil at the entrance, which is before tabernacle. Everything that pertains to the altar, the cords, and the vessels of the ministr27the sons of Gershon shall carry, under the orders of Aaron and his sons. And so shall each one know to which burden he ought to surrender28This is the service of the family of the Gershonites, in the tabernacle of the covenant, and they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest29Likewise, you shall take a census of the sons of Merari, by the families and houses of their fathers30from thirty years and above, even to fifty years, of all who enter to the office of their ministry and to the service of the covenant of the testimony31These are their burdens: They shall carry the panels of the tabernacle and its bars, the columns and their bases32also the columns surrounding the atrium, with their bases and tent pegs and cords. They shall accept by number all the vessels and articles, and so shall they carry them33This is the office of the family of the Merarites, and their ministry for the tabernacle of the covenant. And they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.34Therefore, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of the assembly, took a census of the sons of Kohath, by the kinships and houses of their fathers35from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, of all who enter to the ministry of the tabernacle of the covenant36And there were found two thousand seven hundred fifty37This is the number of the people of Kohath, who enter the tabernacle of the covenant. These Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses38The sons of Gershon also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers39from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, all who enter so as to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant40And there were found two thousand six hundred thirty41This is the people of the Gershonites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord42The sons of Merari also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers43from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, all who enter to fulfill the rituals of the tabernacle of the covenant44And there were found three thousand two hundred45This is the number of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses46All who were counted from the Levites, and whom, by name, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, counted by the kinships and houses of their fathers47from thirty years and above, until the fiftieth year, entering for the ministry of the tabernacle and carrying the burdens48were together eight thousand five hundred eighty49Moses took a census of them, according to the word of the Lord, each one according to their office and their burdens, just as the Lord had instructed him
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Instruct the sons of Israel to cast out of the camp every leper, and those who have a flow of seed, and those who have been polluted because of the dead3cast out of the camp both male and female, lest they contaminate it while I am dwelling with you.4And the sons of Israel did so, and they cast them out, beyond the camp, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying6"Say to the sons of Israel: A man or a woman, when they have done anything out of all the sins that often befall men, or if, by negligence, they have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and so have committed an offense7they shall confess their sin, and they shall restore the principle itself, plus a fifth part above it, to any against whom they have sinned8But if there would be no one to receive it, they shall give it to the Lord, and it shall be for the priest, except for the ram, which is offered for expiation, in order to be a pleasing victim9Likewise, all the first-fruits, which the sons of Israel offer, belong to the priest10with whatever is offered by each one at the Sanctuary, and which is delivered into the hands of the priest; it shall be his.11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying12"Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: The man whose wife will have gone astray, and, disdaining her husband13will have slept with another man, and if her husband cannot discover it, but the adultery is secret, and if it cannot be proved by witnesses, because she was not caught in the shameful act14if the spirit of jealousy stirs up the husband against his wife, who either has been polluted or is being assailed with a false suspicion15he shall bring her to the priest, and he shall offer an oblation for her, a tenth part of native barley meal. He shall not pour oil over it, nor shall he place frankincense on it, because it is a sacrifice for jealousy, or an oblation investigating adultery16Therefore, the priest shall offer it, and he shall set it in the sight of the Lord17And he shall take up holy water in an earthen vessel, and he shall cast a little earth from the pavement of the tabernacle into it18And while the woman stands before the Lord, he shall uncover her head, and he shall place over her hands the sacrifice of recollection and oblation of jealousy. But he shall take hold of the most bitter waters, in which he has gathered curses with loathing19And he shall bind her by an oath, and he shall say: ‘If another man has not slept with you, and if you have not been polluted by forsaking the bed of your husband, these most bitter waters, into which I have gathered curses, shall not harm you20But if you have turned away from your husband, and also have been defiled, and have lain together with another man21these curses shall be thrown upon you: May the Lord turn you into a curse and an example among all his people. May he cause your thigh to rot, and may your abdomen swell up and burst out22May the cursed waters enter into your stomach, and may your womb swell and your thigh rot.’ And the woman shall respond: ‘Amen, amen.23And the priest shall write these curses in a little book, and then he shall erase them with the very bitter waters, into which he had gathered the curses24and he shall give it to her to drink. And when she has emptied it25the priest shall take from her hand the sacrifice of jealousy, and he shall elevate it before the Lord, and he shall impose it upon the altar. Yet only after he firs26takes a handful of the sacrifice from that which is offered, and burns it upon the altar, and then he may give the most bitter waters to the woman as a drink27And when she drinks it, if she has been defiled, and, having despised her husband, is guilty of adultery, the curse shall pass through her, and as her belly swells up, her thigh shall decay, and the woman shall become a curse and an example to all the people28But if she has not been defiled, she shall be unharmed and she shall bear children29This is the law for jealousy. If a woman has turned aside from her husband, and if she has been polluted30and if the husband, being stirred up by the spirit of jealousy, has brought her before the sight of the Lord, and the priest has acted toward her according to all that has been written31then the husband shall be without guilt, and she shall bear her iniquity.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: A man or a woman, when they have made a vow so that they may be sanctified, and when they are willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord3shall abstain from wine and from anything which is able to inebriate. They shall not drink vinegar made from wine or from any other drink, nor anything pressed from the grape. They shall not eat grapes, neither fresh nor dried4During all the days that they are consecrated to the Lord by vow, they shall not eat whatever may be from the vineyard, from raisins, even to grape seeds5During all the time of his separation, no razor shall pass over his head, even until the completion of the day when he is consecrated to the Lord. He shall be holy, letting the hair of his head grow long6During all the time of his consecration, he shall not enter because of a death7nor shall he contaminate himself, even over the funeral of his father, or his mother, or his brother, or his sister. For the consecration of his God is upon his head8During all the days of his separation, he shall be holy to the Lord9But if anyone will have died unexpectedly before him, the head of his consecration shall be polluted, and he shall shave it in that very place, on the same day of his purification, and again on the seventh day10Then, on the eighth day, he shall offer two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to the priest at the entrance to the covenant of the testimony11And the priest shall effect one for sin, and the other as a holocaust, and he shall pray for him, because he has sinned on account of the dead. And he shall sanctify his head on that day12And he shall consecrate to the Lord the days of his separation, offering a one-year-old lamb for sin, yet in such a manner that the former days will be made null and void, because his sanctification was polluted13This is the law of consecration. When the days that he had decreed by vow have been completed, he shall bring him to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant14and he shall offer his oblation to the Lord: an immaculate one-year-old male lamb as a holocaust, and an immaculate one-year-old female lamb for sin, and an immaculate ram, a peace-offering victim15also, a basket of unleavened bread, which has been sprinkled with oil, and cakes without leaven, anointed with oil, as well as the libations of each one16And the priest shall offer them before the Lord, and he shall perform both the sin offering and the holocaust17Yet truly, the ram he shall immolate as a peace-offering victim to the Lord, offering at the same time the basket of unleavened bread, and the libations which are required by custom18Then the Nazarite shall be shaved of the long hair of his consecration, before the door of the tabernacle of the covenant. And he shall take his hair, and he shall place it upon the fire, which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings19And he shall take the cooked shoulder of the ram, and one twist of bread without leaven from the basket, and one unleavened cake, and he shall deliver them into the hands of the Nazarite, after his head has been shaven20And receiving them again from him, he shall elevate them in the sight of the Lord. And having been sanctified, these shall be for the priest, as also the breast, which was ordered to be separated, and the leg. After this, the Nazarite is able to drink wine21This is the law of the Nazarite, when he has vowed his oblation to the Lord in the time of his consecration, aside from those things which his hand shall find. According to what he had vowed in his mind, so shall he do, to the perfection of his sanctification.22And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying23"Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them24‘May the Lord bless you and keep you25May the Lord reveal his face to you and take pity on you26May the Lord turn his countenance toward you and grant peace to you.27And they shall invoke my name over the sons of Israel, and I will bless them.
1Now it happened in the day when Moses completed the tabernacle, and he set it up, and he anointed and sanctified it with all of its vessels, and similarly the altar and all of its vessels2that the leaders of Israel and the heads of the families, who were in each tribe and who were in charge of those who had been numbered, offere3their gifts in the sight of the Lord: six covered wagons with twelve oxen. Two leaders offered one wagon, and each offered one ox, and they offered these in the sight of the tabernacle4Then the Lord said to Moses5"Receive these things from them, in order to serve in the ministry of the tabernacle, and you shall deliver them to the Levites, according to the order of their ministry.6And so Moses, having received the wagons and the oxen, delivered them to the Levites7Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to what they needed8The other four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their offices and service, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest9But to the sons of Kohath he gave no wagons or oxen, because they serve in the Sanctuary and they carry their burdens on their shoulders10Therefore, the leaders offered, at the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar11And the Lord said to Moses: "Let each of the leaders, on each of the days, offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar.12On the first day, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah, offered his oblation13And in it were these: a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice14a little mortar made from ten shekels of gold, filled with incense15an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust16and a he-goat for sin17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab18On the second day, Nathanael, the son of Zuar, the leader of the tribe of Issachar, offered19a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice20a little mortar of gold having ten shekels, filled with incense21an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust22and a he-goat for sin23and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Nathanael, the son of Zuar24On the third day, the leader of the sons of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon25offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice26a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense27an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust28and a he-goat for sin29and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This is the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon30On the fourth day, the leader of the sons of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur31offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice32a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense33an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust34and a he-goat for sin35and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Elizur, the son of Shedeur36On the fifth day, the leader of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai37offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice38a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense39an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust40and a he-goat for sin41and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai42On the sixth day, the leader of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel43offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice44a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense45an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust46and a he-goat for sin47and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel48On the seventh day, the leader of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud49offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice50a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense51an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust52and a he-goat for sin53and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Elishama, the son of Ammihud54On the eighth day, the leader of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur55offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice56a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense57an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust58and a he-goat for sin59and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur60On the ninth day, the leader of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni61offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice62a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense63an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust64and a he-goat for sin65and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Abidan, the son of Gideoni66On the tenth day, the leaders of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai67offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice68a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense69an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust70and a he-goat for sin71and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai72On the eleventh day, the leader of the sons of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran73offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice74a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense75an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust76and a he-goat for sin77and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Pagiel, the son of Ochran78On the twelfth day, the leader of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan79offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice80a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense81an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust82and a he-goat for sin83and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Ahira, the son of Enan84These were the oblations from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar on the day when it was consecrated: twelve dishes of silver, twelve bowls of silver, twelve little mortars of gold85such that each dish had one hundred thirty shekels of silver, and each bowl had seventy shekels, that is, putting all of the vessels from silver together, two thousand four hundred shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary86and twelve little mortars of gold, filled with incense, weighing ten shekels by the weight of the Sanctuary, that is, all together one hundred twenty shekels of gold87and twelve oxen from the herd as a holocaust, twelve rams, twelve one-year-old lambs, with their libations, and twelve he-goats for sin88and for victims of peace offerings: twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty one-year-old lambs. These were the oblations for the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed89And when Moses entered into the tabernacle of the covenant, to consult the oracle, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from the propitiatory, which is over the ark of the testimony between the two cherubims, and there he also spoke to him