And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

This is that which pertains to the Levites. From twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

In the fourteenth day of this month, between the evenings, you shall keep it in its appointed time. You shall keep it according to all its statutes, and according to all the ceremonies of it.

And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel to prepare the Passover.

And they prepared the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month between the evenings, in the wilderness of Sinai. According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so all the sons of Israel did.

And those men said to him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back that we may not offer an offering of Jehovah in its appointed time among the sons of Israel?

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

They shall keep it the fourteenth day of the second month at evening, eating it with unleavened cakes and bitter herbs.

So it was always. The cloud covered it, and it looked like fire by night.

At the command of Jehovah the sons of Israel pulled up stakes, and at the command of Jehovah they pitched. As long as the cloud stayed upon the tabernacle they rested in camp.

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud stayed upon the tabernacle, remaining on it, the sons of Israel stayed in their tents and did not journey. But when it was taken up, they pulled up stakes.

At the command of Jehovah they encamped, and at the command of Jehovah they pulled up stakes. They kept the charge of Jehovah at the command of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall gather themselves to you at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And if they blow with one, then the rulers who are heads of the thousands of Israel shall gather themselves to you.

And on the twentieth of the second month, in the second year, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony.

And at the mouth of Jehovah they first pulled up stakes, by the hand of Moses.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ocran.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

And it shall be, if you go with us, then it shall be, whatever goodness Jehovah shall do to us, the same will we do to you.

And the cloud of Jehovah was upon them by day, when they pulled up stakes out of the camp.

And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, to the many thousands of Israel.

And he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burned among them.

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly. Moses also was displeased.

Shall the flocks and the herds be killed for them, to be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be enough for them?

And Jehovah said to Moses, Has Jehovah's hand become short? You shall see now whether or not My word shall come to pass to you.

And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Would God that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!

And he called the name of that place Graves of Lust, because there they buried the people that lusted.

And Moses cried to Jehovah saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech You.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

And Moses by the command of Jehovah sent them from the wilderness of Paran. All those men were heads of the sons of Israel.

And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Joshua.

So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

And they returned from spying out the land after forty days.

And they spoke to all the company of the sons of Israel saying, The land which we passed through to search is an exceedingly good land.

Only do not rebel against Jehovah, neither fear the people of the land. For they are bread for us. Their protection has moved from them, and Jehovah is with us. Do not fear them.

But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the sons of Israel.

And Moses said to Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear, for You have brought up this people in Your might from among them.

And will You kill this people as one man? Then the nations who have heard Your fame will speak, saying,

And now, I beseech You, let the power of my Lord be great, according as You have spoken, saying,

I beseech You, pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your mercy, and as You have forgiven this people from Egypt even until now.

And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to your word.

you shall certainly not come into the land which I swore to make you live in, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

But your little ones, which you said should be a prey, I will bring them in and they shall know the land which you have despised.

According to the number of the days in which you searched the land, forty days, each day for a year you shall bear your iniquities, forty years; and you shall know My alienation.

I Jehovah have spoken; I will surely do it to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. They shall be destroyed in this wilderness, and there they shall die.

But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of the men that went to spy out the land, lived.

And Moses said, Why do you now go beyond the command of Jehovah, since it shall not be blessed?

Do not go up, for Jehovah is not among you. And shall you not be beaten before your enemies?

But they presumed to go up to the hill top. But the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and Moses, did not leave the camp.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you have come into the land of your dwelling places, which I give to you,

and will make an offering by fire to Jehovah, a burnt offering or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a free-will offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savor to Jehovah, from the herd or from the flock,

And the fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering shall you prepare with the burnt offering, or sacrifice, for one lamb.

And for a drink offering you shall offer the third of a hin of wine for a sweet savor to Jehovah.

And when you prepare a bull, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings to Jehovah,

And you shall bring for a drink offering half a hin of wine, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Jehovah.

One ordinance for you of the congregation and also for the stranger that resides with you, an ordinance forever in your generations. As you are, so the stranger shall be before Jehovah.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land where I bring you,

all that Jehovah has commanded you by the hand of Moses from the day that Jehovah commanded, and onward in your generations,

And if one soul sins through ignorance, then he shall bring a female goat of the first year for a sin offering.

But the soul who acts with a high hand, whether of the native or of the alien, the same blasphemes Jehovah. And that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Because he has despised the Word of Jehovah and has broken His commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be upon him.

And while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.

And they put him under guard because it had not been clearly said what should be done to him.

And Jehovah said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

even they rose up before Moses with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty rulers of the assembly, elect men in the congregation, men who were well-known.

Do this. Take fire-pans, Korah and all his company,

And Moses said to Korah, Hear now you sons of Levi;

is it only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but must you also seize dominion over us?

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

And it happened, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.

And all Israel around them fled at their cry. For they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter the fire yonder. For they are holy.

The fire-pans of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them into broad plates, a covering for the altar; for they offered them before Jehovah, therefore they are made holy. And they shall be a sign to the sons of Israel.

a memorial to the sons of Israel, that no stranger not of the seed of Aaron may come near to offer incense before Jehovah, so that he may not be as Korah and as his company, as Jehovah said to him by the hand of Moses.

But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron saying, You have killed the people of Jehovah.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

And those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand, seven hundred, besides the ones who died about the matter of Korah.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to the sons of Israel, and take a rod from each of them for a father's house, of all their rulers, for their fathers' house, twelve rods. Write every man's name upon his rod.

And you shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi. For one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tabernacle of witness.

And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him, so he did.

And the sons of Israel spoke to Moses saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.