And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tent of appointment, in one of the second month, in the second year of their coming out of the land of Egypt, saying,

A man from each tribe will be with you, each man the head of {his family}.

And these [are] the names of the men who will {assist you}: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

And Moses will take, and Aaron, these men which were called by names:

And they gathered together all the assembly in one of the second month, and they will declare their birth according to their families, according to the the son of twenty years and above, all going forth to war

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

"You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not {take a census of} them in the midst of the {Israelites}.

You will {appoint} them over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its vessels, and over all that belongs to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, and they will care for it; and they will camp around the tabernacle.

And when the tabernacle is set out, the Levites will {take it down}, and when encamping the tabernacle the Levites will set it up; the stranger that approaches [it] will be put to death.

The {Israelites} will encamp, each in their own camp, and each by their own banner according to their divisions.

But the Levites will encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, and there will not be wrath on the community of the {Israelites}; and the Levites will keep the requirements of the tabernacle of the testimony."

And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

"The {Israelites} will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to {their families}; they will encamp around the tent of assembly.

The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, [will be] of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah [will be] Nahshon son of Amminadab,

And the ones who encamp next to him [will be] the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar [will be] Nethanel son of Zuar,

For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun [will be] Eliab son of Helon,

All those counted from the camp of Judah [are] one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions.

"The standard of the camp of Reuben [will be] to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants [will be] Elizur son of Shedeur.

Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon [will be] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad [will be] Eliasaph son of Reuel.

All {those counted} from the camp of Reuben [are] one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions.

"The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, {each according to their standards}.

"The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions [will be] to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim [will be] Elishama son of Ammihud.

The tribe of Manasseh [will be] next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh [will be] Camaliel son of Pedahzur.

For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin [will be] Abidan son of Gideoni.

All {those counted} from the camp of Ephraim [are] one hundred and eighty thousand one hundred. They will set out third according to their divisions.

"The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions [will be] to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan [will be] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher [will be] Pagiel son of Ocran.

For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali [will be] Ahira son of Enan.

All the {ones counted} from the camp of Dan [are] one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out {last} according to their divisions."

And the sons of Israel will do according to all which Jehovah commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their flags, and so they removed each according to his family, according to the house of their, fathers.

And Nadab and Abihu will die before Jehovah in their bringing strange fire before Jehovah, in the desert of Sinai: and there were no sons to them: and Eleazar will be priest, and Ithamar, before Aaron their father.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

"Bring near the tribe of Levi, and {set the tribe} {before Aaron} the priest, and they will minister to him.

And they will keep all the vessels of the tent of assembly and the responsibilities of the {Israelites}, to do the work of the tabernacle.

You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants; they [are] surely assigned to him from among the {Israelites}.

But you will count Aaron and his descendants; they will keep their priesthood, and the stranger who approaches will be put to death."

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

"I [myself] receive the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites} in the place of all [the] firstborn of [the] offspring of the womb from the {Israelites}. The Levites will be mine

because all [the] firstborn [are] mine; on the day of my killing all [the] firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all [the] firstborn in Israel, {both humankind and animal}; they will be mine. I am Yahweh."

And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,

"Muster the descendants of Levi according to {their families}, according to their clans. You will count every male from {one month} and above."

And Moses will review them according to the mouth of Jehovah, as he commanded.

The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,

The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.

[The] leader of {the family} according to the clans of Merari [is] Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.

Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east--before the tent of assembly to the east--[were] Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary {for the Israelites}; and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Review every first-born male to the sons of Israel, from the son of a month and above, and take up the number of names.

And you will receive the Levites for me--I [am] Yahweh--in the place of all [the] firstborn among the {Israelites}, and the animals of the Levites in the place of all [the] firstborn among the animals among the {Israelites}."

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

"Receive the Levites in the place of all [the] firstborn among the {Israelites}, and the animals of the Levites in the place of their animals; the Levites will be mine. I [am] Yahweh.

you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs [per] shekel.

You will give the money to Aaron, and to his sons the ransom of the ones who are excessive among them."

And Moses will take the silver of the price of their redemption, from those remaining over them redeemed of the Levites.

And Moses will give the silver of those being redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons, at the mouth of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, and to Aaron, saying,

When setting out the camp, Aaron and his sons will go and lower the curtain of the covering and cover with it the ark of the testimony.

They will put on it a covering of {fine leather}, and they will spread a cloth of perfect blue over it, and they will place its poles.

And over the table of the presence they will spread [out] a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes, and libation bowls, and the pitchers of the libation; and the bread of continuity will be on it.

They will spread over it a scarlet cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of {fine leather}, and they will place its poles.

They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light source, its lamps, a pair of its tongs, its small pans, and all the vessels of its oil with which they attend to it.

They will put it and all its vessels inside a covering of {fine leather} and put it on the carrying frame.

Over the altar of gold they will spread a blue cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of {fine leather} and place its poles.

They will take all the vessels of the cultic service with which they serve in the sanctuary and put [them] on a blue cloth, and they will cover them with a covering of {fine leather}; and they will put [them] on the carrying frame.

They will remove the fat-soaked ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it;

they will put on it all the vessels with which they serve, the fire pans, forks, shovels, and bowls--all the vessels of the altar. They will spread on it a covering of {fine leather}; and they will place its poles.

And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp sets out, the descendants of Kohath will come after to carry [these], but they must not touch the sanctuary, or they will die. These [are] the load of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly.

And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Do this to them and they will live and not die when they come near the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go and appoint them, each one to his task and burden.

The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

from {those twenty years old} and above until {fifty years old}; you will muster them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly.

They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of assembly [and] its covering and the covering of {fine leather}, which {is on top of it}, and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of assembly,

and the curtains of the courtyard, and the covering for the doorway of the gate of the courtyard, which [is] all around on the tabernacle and altar, and their cords and all the vessels of their work; and all that is done to them they will do.

And all the work of the descendants of the Gershonites will be at {the command} of Aaron and his sons, for all they [are to] carry and for all their work, and you will appoint to them responsibility for all they [are to] carry.

This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

"[For] the descendants of Merari according to their clans, according to {their families}, you will muster them;

from {those thirty years old} and above until {fifty years old}; you will muster them, all who come to do the work of the tent of assembly.

and the pillars of the courtyard all around, and their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their vessels and for all their work. You will appoint by name the vessels that they [are] responsible to carry.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

You will send away {both male and female}; you will send them {outside the camp}. They must not make unclean their camps where I [am] dwelling in their midst."

And the sons of Israel will do so, and they will send them forth without the camp: as Jehovah spake to Moses, so did the sons of Israel.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

"Speak to the {Israelites}: 'When a man or woman {commits} any of the sins of humankind by acting unfaithfully, [it is] a sin against Yahweh, and that person will be guilty;

they will confess their sin that they did and will make restitution [for] their guilt by adding a fifth {to it} and giving [it] {to whomever was wronged}.

But if that individual has no relative to receive compensation, the compensation goes to the Lord for the priest, along with the atonement ram by which the priest will make atonement for the guilty person.

And every contribution of all the holy objects of the {Israelites} that they bring to the priest for him will be his.

The holy objects of a man will be for him; whatever he gives to the priest will be for him.'"

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

he will bring his wife to the priest. And he will bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of flour. He will not pour oil on it, and he will not put frankincense on it because [it is] a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembering, a reminding of guilt.

" 'Then the priest will bring her near and present her {before} Yahweh;

the priest will take holy waters in a clay vessel, and from the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and the priest will put [it] into the waters.

And the priest will present the woman {before} Yahweh, and he will uncover the head of the woman; he will then put in her hands the grain offering of the remembering--[which is] the grain offering of jealousy--and in the hand of the priest will be the waters of bitterness that brings a curse.

Then the priest will make her swear an oath, and he will say to the woman, "If a man has not slept with you, and if you have not had an impurity affair under your husband, go unpunished from the waters of bitterness that brings this curse.

the priest will make the woman swear an oath of the sworn oath of the curse, the priest will say to the woman, "May Yahweh give you a curse and a sworn oath in the midst of your people with Yahweh making your hip fall away and your stomach swollen;

and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.' The woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.'

" 'And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe [them] off into the waters of the bitterness.

He will make the woman drink the waters of the bitterness that brings a curse, and the waters of bitterness that bring a curse will go into her.