Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.

But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.

But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.

And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

And he said, If with all your heart you will give attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his eyes, giving ear to his orders and keeping his laws, I will not put on you any of the diseases which I put on the Egyptians: for I am the Lord your life-giver.

And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life,

If a price is put on his life, let him make payment of whatever price is fixed.

If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.

All your animals will give birth without loss, not one will be without young in all your land; I will give you a full measure of life.

When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.

Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him.

And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.