Feb 1 - Numbers 8-10
Numbers
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Speak to Aaron, and you shall say to him: When you place the seven lamps, let the lampstand be set up on the south side. Therefore, give this instruction: that the lamps should look out from the region opposite the north, toward the table of the bread of the presence; they shall give light opposite that area, toward the area that the lampstand faces.3And Aaron did so, and he placed the lamps on the lampstand, just as the Lord had instructed Moses4Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand: it was of ductile gold, both the main shaft and all that originated from both sides of the branches. According to the example that the Lord revealed to Moses, so did he make the lampstand5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying6"Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and you shall purify the7according to this ritual: Let them be sprinkled with the water of illumination, and let them shave off all the hairs of their body. And when they have washed their garments and have been cleansed8they shall take an ox from the herd, with its libation of fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil; then you shall receive another ox from the herd for sin9And you shall bring forward the Levites before the tabernacle of the covenant, calling together all the multitude of the sons of Israel10And when the Levites are before the Lord, the sons of Israel shall place their hands upon them11And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a gift in the sight of the Lord, from the sons of Israel, so that they may serve in his ministry12Likewise, the Levites shall place their hands upon the heads of the oxen; you shall make use of one of these for sin, and the other as a holocaust to the Lord, so that you may intercede for them13And you shall set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and his sons, and you shall consecrate those being offered to the Lord14and you shall separate them from the midst of the sons of Israel, so that they may be for me15And after this, they shall enter the tabernacle of the covenant, in order to serve me. And so shall you purify and consecrate them as an oblation to the Lord. For they were given to me as a gift from the sons of Israel16I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel17For all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, as much from men as from beasts, are mine. From the day when I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified them to myself18And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel19And I have delivered them as a gift to Aaron and his sons, from the midst of the people, in order to serve me, for Israel, in the tabernacle of the covenant, and in order to pray for them, lest there be a scourge among the people, if they were to dare to approach to my Sanctuary.20And Moses and Aaron, and all the multitude of the sons of Israel, accomplished all that the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites21And they were purified, and they washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lord, and he prayed for them22so that, having been purified, they might enter to their duties in the tabernacle of the covenant before Aaron and his sons. Just as the Lord had instructed Moses about the Levites, so was it done23And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying24"This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years and above, they shall enter to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant25And when they will have completed the fiftieth year of age, they shall cease to serve26And they shall be the ministers of their brothers in the tabernacle of the covenant, in order to care for the things that have been commended to them, but not to perform the works themselves. So shall you assign the Levites in their duties.
1The Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they departed from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying2"Let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its proper time3on the fourteenth day of this month, in the evening, according to all of its ceremonies and justifications.4And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, so that they would observe the Passover5And they observed it at its proper time: on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, at mount Sinai. The sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded Moses6But behold, certain ones, who were not able to observe the Passover on that day, being unclean because of the life of a man, approaching Moses and Aaron7said to them: "We are unclean because of the life of a man. Why have we been cheated, in that we are not permitted to offer, at its proper time, the oblation to the Lord among the sons of Israel?8And Moses responded to them: "Remain, so that I may consult the Lord, as to what he will rule about you.9And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying10"Say to the sons of Israel: The man who becomes unclean because of a life, or if he is on a distant journey within your nation, let him observe the Passover to the Lord11In the second month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, they shall eat it with unleavened bread and wild lettuce12They shall not leave behind any of it until morning, and they shall not break a bone of it; they shall observe all the rituals of the Passover13But if any man was both clean, and not on a journey, and yet he did not observe the Passover, that soul shall be exterminated from among his people, because he did not offer the sacrifice to the Lord in its time. He shall bear his sin14Likewise, the sojourner and the newcomer, if they are among you, shall observe the Passover to the Lord according to its ceremonies and justifications. The same precept shall be with you, as much for the newcomer as for the native.15And so, on the day when the tabernacle was raised, a cloud covered it. But over the tabernacle, from evening until morning, there was, as it seemed, the appearance of fire16This was so continually: throughout the day a cloud covered it, and throughout the night, the appearance of fire17And when the cloud that was protecting the tabernacle had been taken up, then the sons of Israel advanced forward, and in the place where the cloud had remained standing, there they made camp18Upon the order of the Lord they advanced, and upon his order they fixed the tabernacle. All the days during which the cloud was standing over the tabernacle, they remained in the same place19And if it happened that it remained for a long time over it, the sons of Israel kept the night watches of the Lord, and they did not advance20during as many days as the cloud remained over the tabernacle. At the command of the Lord they raised their tents, and at his command they took them down21If the cloud remained from evening until morning, and immediately, at first light, it left the tabernacle, they set out. And if it withdrew after a day and a night, they dismantled their tents22Yet truly, whether it remained over the tabernacle for two days, or one month, or a longer time, the sons of Israel remained in the same place, and they did not set out. Then, as soon as it withdrew, they moved the camp23By the word of the Lord they fixed their tents, and by his word they advanced. And they kept the night watches of the Lord, according to his command by the hand of Moses
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Make for yourself two trumpets of ductile silver, with which you may be able to call together the multitude when the camp is to be moved3And when you sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather to you at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant4If you sound it only once, the leaders and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to you5But if the sound of the trumpets is prolonged, but with interruptions, those who are toward the east side shall move the camp first6Then, at the second sounding of the trumpet with the same cadence, those who live toward the south shall take up their tents. And the remainder shall act in like manner, when the trumpets shall reverberate for a departure7But when the people are to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be simple, and the sounds shall not be separated8Now it is the sons of Aaron the priest who shall sound the trumpets. And this shall be an everlasting ordinance, in your generations9If you go forth to war from your land, against the enemies who set out against you, you shall sound the trumpets repeatedly, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, so that you may be rescued from the hands of your enemies10If at any time you will have a banquet, and on feast days, and on the first days of the months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts and the peace-offering victims, so that they may be for you as a remembrance by your God. I am the Lord your God.11In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle of the covenant12And the sons of Israel set out by their companies from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran13And the first to move their camp, according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses14were the sons of Judah by their companies, whose leader was Nahshon the son of Amminadab15In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar16In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon17And the tabernacle was taken down, because the sons of Gershon and Merari, who carry it, were departing18And the sons of Ruben also set out, by their companies and ranks, whose leader was Elizur the son of Shedeur19And in the tribe of Simeon, the leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai20And in the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel21Then the Kohathites also set out, carrying the Sanctuary. The tabernacle was carried, all the while, until they arrived at the place for setting it up22The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their companies, and the leader of their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud23And in the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur24And in the tribe of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni25The last of all the camp to set out were the sons of Dan by their companies, and the leader of their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai26And in the tribe of the sons of Asher, the leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran27And in the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan28These were the camps and departures of the sons of Israel by their companies, when they went forth29And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Midianite, his kinsman: "We are setting out to the place which the Lord will give to us. Come with us, so that we may do good to you. For the Lord has promised good things to Israel.30And he answered him, "I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born.31And he said: "Do not choose to leave us. For you know in which places in the desert we ought to make camp, and so you shall be our guide32And if you come with us, whatever will be best among the riches which the Lord will deliver to us, we will give to you.33Therefore, they set out from the Mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord preceded them, for three days, in order to provide a place for the camp34Likewise, the cloud of the Lord was over them, throughout the day, while they proceeded35And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said, "Rise up, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee from your face.36And when it was set down, he said: "Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the army of Israel.