Darby Bible

Numbers 3

1AndthesearethegenerationsH8435ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872inthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahspokeH1696withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872onmountSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175:Nadabנָדָ֑בna.DavH5070thefirstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.KhorH1060,andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֕וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

3ThesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,theanointedהַמְּשֻׁחִ֑יםha.me.shu.ChimH4886priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whowereconsecratedtoexercisethepriesthood.

4AndNadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֣וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedH4191beforeJehovahwhentheyofferedstrangeזָרָ֜הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֨שׁ'eshH784beforeJehovahinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,andtheyhadnosonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121;andEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִ֣יתָמָ֔רve.'I.ta.MarH385exercisedthepriesthoodinthepresenceH6440ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.HemH1.

5AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Bringהַקְרֵב֙hak.RevH7126thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3881near,andpresentH7126thembeforeAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,thattheymayministeruntohim;

7andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104hischargeH4931,andthechargeH4931ofthewholeassemblyH5712,beforethetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

8Andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104alltheutensilsH3627ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andthechargeH4931ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

9Andthou shaltgiveH5414theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121:theyarewhollygivenH5414tohimoutofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121shalt thouappointתִּפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485thattheymayattendtotheirpriest's office;andthestrangerthatcomethnearshallbeputיוּמָֽת׃ פyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

11AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12AndI,behold,IhavetakenH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478insteadofeveryfirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060thatbreakethopenthewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine;

13foreveryfirstbornבְּכוֹר֒be.khOrH1060ismine.Onthedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatIsmoteallthefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,Ihallowed untomeallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothofmanH120andbeast; mineshalltheybeH1961:IamJehovah.

14AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15NumberthesonsH1121ofLeviH3881accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004, aftertheirfamiliesH4940;everymaleזָכָ֛רza.KharH2145fromamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605shalt thounumberthem.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872numberedthem,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah, —ashehadbeencommandedצֻוָּֽה׃tzu.VahH6680.

17Andthesearethesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviH3881bytheirnamesH8034:Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,andKohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955,andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

18AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonH1648accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940:Libniלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH3845andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

19Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940:Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019andIzharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

20Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940:Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187.ThesearethefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881accordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

21OfGershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648,thefamilyH4940oftheLibnites,andthefamilyH4940oftheShimites:thesearethefamiliesH4940oftheGershonites.

22Thosethatwerenumberedofthem, accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,thosethatwerenumberedofthemweresevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967.

23ThefamiliesH4940oftheGershonitesencampedיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westward.

24AndtheprinceH5387ofthefather'shouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004oftheGershoniteswasEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLael.

25AndthechargeH4931ofthesonsH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150was:thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908andthetentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168, itscoveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,andthecurtainoftheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607tothetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

26AndthehangingsofthecourtH2691,andthecurtainoftheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607tothecourtH2691,whichsurroundsthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908andthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andthecordsH4340thereofforallitsserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

27AndofKohathוְלִקְהָ֗תve.lik.HatH6955,thefamilyH4940oftheAmramites,andthefamilyH4940oftheIzharites,andthefamilyH4940oftheHebronites,andthefamilyH4940oftheUzzielites:thesearethefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956.

28Accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,therewereeightשְׁמֹנַ֤תshe.mo.NatH8083thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505sixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967,whokeptH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryH6944.

29ThefamiliesH4940ofthesonsH1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955encampedיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583onthesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southward.

30AndtheprinceH5387ofthefather'shouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956wasElizaphanאֶלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃'u.zi.'ElH5816.

31AndtheirchargeH4931wasthearkהָאָרֹ֤ןha.'a.RonH727,andthetableוְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ve.ha.shul.ChanH7979,andthecandlestick,andthealtarsוְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔תve.ha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andtheutensilsH3627ofthesanctuaryH6944withwhichtheyministered,andthecurtain,andallthatbelongstoitsserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

32AndtheprinceH5387ofprincesH5387oftheLevitesH3881wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548:hehadtheoversightפְּקֻדַּ֕תpe.ku.DatH6486ofthemthatkeptH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryH6944.

33OfMerariH4847wasthefamilyH4940oftheMahlites,andthefamilyH4940oftheMushites:thesearethefamiliesH4940ofMerariH4847.

34Andthosethatwerenumberedofthem, accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557ofallthemalesזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,weresixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505twoוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967.

35AndtheprinceH5387ofthefather'shouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofthefamiliesH4940ofMerariH4847wasZurielthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbihailאֲבִיחָ֑יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32.Theyencampedיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583onthesideיֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908northward.

36AndthechargeH4931ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֒me.ra.RiH4847consistedintheoversightH6486oftheboardsofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,anditsbarsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280,anditspillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982,anditsbases,andallitsfurniture,andallthatbelongstoitsserviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656,

37andthepillarsוְעַמֻּדֵ֧יve.'a.mu.DeiH5982ofthecourtH2691roundH5439about,andtheirbases,andtheirpegsוִיתֵדֹתָ֖םvi.te.do.TamH3489,andtheircordsH4340.

38Andthosewhoencampedוְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583beforethetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.KanH4908eastward,beforethetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdH4150towardthesunrising,wereMosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.ShehH4872,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsH1121,whokeptשֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimH8104thechargeH4931ofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720forthechargeH4931ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthestrangerthatcomethnearshallbeputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

39AllthatwerenumberedoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedatthecommandmentofJehovah,accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940,allthemalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145fromamonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,weretwenty-twothousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

40AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557allthefirst-bornmalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605,andtakeוְשָׂ֕אve.Sa'H5375thenumberH4557oftheirnamesH8034.

41Andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ve.la.kach.TaH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881forme(IamJehovah)insteadofallthefirstbornH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,insteadofallthefirstlingsamongthecattleH929ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872numbered,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,allthefirstbornבְּכֹ֖רbe.KhorH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

43Andallthefirstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060malesזָכָ֜רza.KharH2145,bythenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthenamesH8034,fromamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldandupwardH4605, accordingtotheirnumberingH4557,wereH1961twenty-twothousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andseventy-three.

44AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Takeקַ֣חkachH3947theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadofallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthecattleH929oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881insteadoftheircattleH929;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shallbeH1961mine:IamJehovah.

46Andforthosethataretoberansomed,thetwoוְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםve.ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andseventy-threeofthefirstbornמִבְּכ֖וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whichareinexcessהָעֹֽדְפִים֙ha.'o.de.FimH5736overtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,

47thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ve.la.kach.TaH3947fiveH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255apiecebythepoll, accordingtotheshekelבְּשֶׁ֤קֶלbe.She.kelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944shalt thoutakeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947them, —twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ha.Sha.kelH8255;

48andthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175anduntohissonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121forthoseinexcessהָעֹדְפִ֖יםha.'o.de.FimH5736amongthemwhoaretoberansomed.

49AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947theransom-moneyfromthemthatwereoverandabovethosewhowereransomedbytheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

50ofthefirstbornבְּכ֛וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hetookH3947themoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,athousandוָאֶ֖לֶףva.'E.lefH505threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967andsixty-five [shekelsבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255], accordingtotheshekelH8255ofthesanctuaryH6944.

51AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414themoneyכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701ofthemthatwereransomedtoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah, —asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Numbers 3

Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain