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Book of Numbers, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of Numbers—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
  2. 2These then are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
  3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the 3anointed priests, whom he [a]ordained to serve as priests.
  4. 4But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests [b]in the lifetime of their father Aaron.
  5. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  6. “5Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
  7. They shall perform the duties for [c]him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the 6service of the tabernacle.
  8. They shall also keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
  9. You shall thus 7give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.
  10. So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that 8they may keep their priesthood, but 9the [d]layman who comes near shall be put to death.”
  11. ¶ Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  12. “Now, behold, I 10have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every 11firstborn, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.
  13. For 12all the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from man to beast. They shall be Mine; I am the LORD.”
  14. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses 13in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
  15. “[e]14Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall number.”
  16. So Moses numbered them according to the [f]word of the LORD, just as he had been commanded.
  17. 15These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
  18. These are the names of the 16sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei;
  19. and the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel;
  20. and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
  21. ¶ Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.
  22. Their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, even their numbered men were 7,500.
  23. The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the [g]tabernacle westward,
  24. and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
  25. ¶ Now 17the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and 18the tent, its covering, and 19the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,
  26. and 20the hangings of the court, and 21the screen for the doorway of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords, according to all the service [h]concerning them.
  27. ¶ Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izharites and the family of the Hebronites and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.
  28. In the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary.
  29. The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle,
  30. and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families was [i]Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
  31. Now 22their duties involved 23the ark, 24the table, 25the lampstand, 26the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service [j]concerning them;
  32. and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the chief of the leaders of Levi, and had the oversight of those who perform the duties of the sanctuary.
  33. ¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
  34. Their numbered men in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.
  35. The leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to 27camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.
  36. Now the appointed duties of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its equipment, and the service concerning them,
  37. and the pillars around the court with their sockets and their pegs and their cords.
  38. ¶ Now those who were to 28camp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but 29the [k]layman coming near was to be put to death.
  39. All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the [l]command of the LORD by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 3022,000.
  40. ¶ Then the LORD said to Moses, “31Number every firstborn male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and [m]make a list of their names.
  41. You 32shall take the Levites for Me, I am the LORD, 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 sons of Israel.”
  42. So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded him;
  43. and all the firstborn males by the number of names from a month old and upward, for their numbered men were 3322,273.
  44. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  45. “34Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am the LORD.
  46. 35For the ransom of the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess beyond the Levites,
  47. you shall take 36five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in 37terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (38the shekel is twenty [n]gerahs),
  48. and give the money, the ransom of those who are in excess among them, to Aaron and to his sons.”
  49. So Moses took the ransom money from those who were in excess, beyond those ransomed by the Levites;
  50. from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, 1,365.
  51. Then Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and to his sons, at the [o]command of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit filled their hand
  2. ^ Lit before the face
  3. ^ Lit him and the duties of the whole congregation
  4. ^ Lit stranger
  5. ^ Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
  6. ^ Lit mouth
  7. ^ Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  8. ^ Lit of it
  9. ^ In Ex 6:22, Elzaphan
  10. ^ Lit of it
  11. ^ Lit stranger
  12. ^ Lit word
  13. ^ Lit take the number
  14. ^ I.e. A gerah equals approx one-fortieth oz
  15. ^ Lit mouth

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ex 6:20-27
  2. ^ Ex 6:23; Nu 26:60
  3. ^ Ex 28:41
  4. ^ Le 10:1, 2; Nu 26:61
  5. ^ Nu 8:6-22; 18:1-7; De 10:8
  6. ^ Nu 1:50
  7. ^ Nu 18:6
  8. ^ Ex 29:9
  9. ^ Nu 1:51
  10. ^ Nu 3:45; 8:14
  11. ^ Ex 13:2
  12. ^ Ex 13:2; Le 27:26; Ne 10:36
  13. ^ Ex 19:1
  14. ^ Nu 1:47
  15. ^ Ex 6:16-22
  16. ^ Ex 6:17
  17. ^ Nu 4:24-26
  18. ^ Ex 26:1, 7, 14
  19. ^ Ex 26:36
  20. ^ Ex 27:9, 12, 14, 15
  21. ^ Ex 27:16
  22. ^ Nu 4:15
  23. ^ Ex 25:10-22
  24. ^ Ex 25:23-28
  25. ^ Ex 25:31-40
  26. ^ Ex 27:1, 2; 30:1-5
  27. ^ Nu 1:53; 2:25
  28. ^ Nu 1:53; 2:3
  29. ^ Nu 1:51
  30. ^ Nu 3:43; 4:48; 26:62
  31. ^ Nu 3:15
  32. ^ Nu 3:12, 45
  33. ^ Nu 3:39
  34. ^ Nu 3:12
  35. ^ Ex 13:13, 15; Nu 18:15, 16
  36. ^ Le 27:6; Nu 18:16
  37. ^ Ex 30:13
  38. ^ Le 27:25; Eze 45:12

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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