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1 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Si-nai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying, ²Take you the census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls; ³from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their hosts. ⁴And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers’ house. ⁵And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: E-li-zur the son of Shed-e-ur. ⁶Of Simeon: She-lu-mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad-dai. ⁷Of Judah: Na-ash-on the son of Am-min-a-dab. ⁸Of Is-sa-char: Neth-a-neel the son of Zu-ar. ⁹Of Ze-bu-lun: E-li-ab the son of He-lon. ¹⁰Of the children of Joseph: Of E-phra-im: E-li-sha-ma the son of Am-mi-hud. Of Ma-nas-seh: Ga-ma-li-el the son of Pe-dah-zur. ¹¹Of Benjamin: A-bi-dan the son of Gid-e-o-ni. ¹²Of Dan: A-hi-e-zer the son of Am-mi-shad-dai. ¹³Of Asher: Pa-gi-el the son of Oc-ran. ¹⁴Of Gad: E-li-a-saph the son of Deu-el. ¹⁵Of Naph-ta-li: A-hi-ra the son of E-nan. ¹⁶These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

¹⁷And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name: ¹⁸And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. ¹⁹As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Si-nai. ²⁰And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ²¹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred. ²²Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ²³those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. ²⁴Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ²⁵those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. ²⁶Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ²⁷those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. ²⁸Of the children of Is-sa-char, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ²⁹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Is-sa-char, were fifty-four thousand four hundred. ³⁰Of the children of Ze-bu-lun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ³¹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ze-bu-lun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. ³²Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of E-phra-im, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ³³those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of E-phra-im, were forty thousand five hundred. ³⁴Of the children of Ma-nas-seh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ³⁵those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ma-nas-seh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred. ³⁶Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ³⁷those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. ³⁸Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ³⁹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. ⁴⁰Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ⁴¹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred. ⁴²Of the children of Naph-ta-li, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ⁴³those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naph-ta-li, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

⁴⁴These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house. ⁴⁵So all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; ⁴⁶even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

⁴⁷But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. ⁴⁸For Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁴⁹Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take the sum of them among the children of Israel; ⁵⁰but appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongs to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall camp round about the tabernacle. ⁵¹And when the tabernacle to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. ⁵²And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts. ⁵³But the Levites shall camp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony. ⁵⁴This did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.

2 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ²The children of Israel shall camp every man by his own standard, with the signs of their fathers’ houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they camp round about.

³And those that camp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Na-ash-on the son of Am-min-a-dab. ⁴And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. ⁵And those that camp next to him shall be the tribe of Is-sa-char: and the prince of the children of Is-sa-char shall be Neth-a-neel the son of Zu-ar. ⁶And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-four thousand four hundred. ⁷And the tribe of Ze-bu-lun: and the prince of the children of Ze-bu-lun shall be E-li-ab the son of He-lon. ⁸And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. ⁹All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first. ¹⁰On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be E-li-zur the son of Shed-e-ur. ¹¹And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty-six thousand five hundred. ¹²And those that camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be She-lu-mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad-dai. ¹³And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. ¹⁴And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be E-li-a-saph the son of Re-u-el. ¹⁵And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second. ¹⁷Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they camp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards. ¹⁸On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E-phra-im according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of E-phra-im shall be E-li-sha-ma the son of Am-mi-hud. ¹⁹And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred. ²⁰And next to him shall be the tribe of Ma-nas-seh: and the prince of the children of Ma-nas-seh shall be Ga-ma-li-el the son of Pe-dah-zur. ²¹And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred. ²²And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be A-bi-dan the son of Gid-e-o-ni. ²³And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. ²⁴All that were numbered of the camp of E-phra-im were a hundred thousand and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third. ²⁵On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be A-hi-e-zer the son of Am-mi-shad-dai. ²⁶And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. ²⁷And those that camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pa-gi-el the son of Oc-ran. ²⁸And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred. ²⁹And the tribe of Naph-ta-li: and the prince of the children of Naph-ta-li shall be A-hi-ra the son of E-nan. ³⁰And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred. ³¹All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards. ³²These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. ³³But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses. ³⁴This did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.

3 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses in mount Si-nai. ²And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Na-dab the first-born, and A-bi-hu, El-e-a-zar, and Ith-a-mar. ³These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. ⁴And Na-dab and A-bi-hu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Si-nai, and they had no children; and El-e-a-zar and Ith-a-mar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father. ⁵And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁶Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. ⁷And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. ⁸And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. ⁹And you shall give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel. ¹⁰And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. ¹¹And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ¹²And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that opens the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine: ¹³for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.

¹⁴And Jehovah spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Si-nai, saying, ¹⁵Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shall you number them. ¹⁶And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded. ¹⁷And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Ger-shon, and Ko-hath, and Me-rar-i. ¹⁸And these are the names of the sons of Ger-shon by their families: Lib-ni and Shim-e-i. ¹⁹And the sons of Ko-hath by their families: Amram, and Iz-har, He-bron, and Uz-zi-el. ²⁰And the sons of Me-rar-i by their families: Ma-ha-li and Mu-shi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. ²¹Of Ger-shon was the family of the Lib-nites, and the family of the Shim-e-ites: these are the families of the Ger-shon-ites. ²²Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred. ²³The families of the Ger-shon-ites shall camp behind the tabernacle westward. ²⁴And the prince of the fathers’ house of the Ger-shon-ites shall be E-li-a-saph the son of La-el. ²⁵And the charge of the sons of Ger-shon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, ²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof. ²⁷And of Ko-hath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Iz-har-ites, and the family of the He-bron-ites, and the family of the Uz-zi-e-lites: these are the families of the Ko-hath-ites. ²⁸According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. ²⁹The families of the sons of Ko-hath shall camp on the side of the tabernacle southward. ³⁰And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Ko-hath-ites shall be E-li-za-phan the son of Uz-zi-el. ³¹And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof. ³²And El-e-a-zar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. ³³Of Me-rar-i was the family of the Mah-lites, and the family of the Mu-shites: these are the families of Me-rar-i. ³⁴And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred. ³⁵And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Me-rar-i was Zu-ri-el the son of Ab-i-hail: they shall camp on the side of the tabernacle northward. ³⁶And the appointed charge of the sons of Me-rar-i shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof, ³⁷and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. ³⁸And those that camp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. ³⁹All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

⁴⁰And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. ⁴¹And you shall take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel: ⁴²and Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. ⁴³And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three. ⁴⁴And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁴⁵Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah. ⁴⁶And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, ⁴⁷you shall take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shall you take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): ⁴⁸and you shall give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. ⁴⁹And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites; ⁵⁰from the first-born of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: ⁵¹and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

4 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying, ²Take the sum of the sons of Ko-hath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, ³from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. ⁴This is the service of the sons of Ko-hath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things: ⁵when the camp is moved forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it, ⁶and shall put on a covering of sealskin, and shall spread a cloth all of blue over it, and shall put in the staves thereof. ⁷And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put the dishes thereon, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon: ⁸and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof. ⁹And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: ¹⁰and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame. ¹¹And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof: ¹²and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. ¹³And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: ¹⁴and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof. ¹⁵And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set to move forward; after that, the sons of Ko-hath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, unless they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Ko-hath in the tent of meeting. ¹⁶And the charge of El-e-a-zar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that is therein, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof. ¹⁷And Jehovah spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying, ¹⁸Cut not off the tribe of the families of the Ko-hath-ites from among the Levites; ¹⁹but do this unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden; ²⁰but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, unless they die.

²¹And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²²Take the sum of the sons of Ger-shon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; ²³from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. ²⁴This is the service of the families of the Ger-shon-ites, in serving and in bearing burdens: ²⁵they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, ²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with them: therein they shall serve. ²⁷All the service of the sons of the Ger-shon-ites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden. ²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of the Ger-shon-ites in the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ith-a-mar the son of Aaron the priest. ²⁹As for the sons of Me-rar-i, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; ³⁰from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shall you number them, every one that enters upon the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting. ³¹And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, ³²and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden. ³³This is the service of the families of the sons of Me-rar-i, according to all their service, in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ith-a-mar the son of Aaron the priest.

³⁴And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Ko-hath-ites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, ³⁵from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting: ³⁶and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. ³⁷These are they that were numbered of the families of the Ko-hath-ites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses. ³⁸And those that were numbered of the sons of Ger-shon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, ³⁹from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁰even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. ⁴¹These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Ger-shon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah. ⁴²And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Me-rar-i, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, ⁴³from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁴even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred. ⁴⁵These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Me-rar-i, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses. ⁴⁶All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, ⁴⁷from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁸even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. ⁴⁹According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: for this they were numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

5 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that has an issue, and whoever is unclean by the dead: ³both male and female shall you put out, without the camp shall you put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell. ⁴And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; as Jehovah spoke unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. ⁵And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁶Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul shall be guilty; ⁷then he shall confess his sin which he has done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he has been guilty. ⁸But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him. ⁹And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the priest, shall be his. ¹⁰And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.

¹¹And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ¹²Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, ¹³and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she is not taken in the act; ¹⁴and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she is defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she is not defiled: ¹⁵then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an E-phah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. ¹⁶And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah: ¹⁷and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water. ¹⁸And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go free, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that cause the curse. ¹⁹And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband, be free from this water of bitterness that cause the curse. ²⁰But if you have gone aside, being under your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband: ²¹then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make you a curse and an oath among your people, when Jehovah does make your thigh to fall away, and your body to swell; ²²and this water that cause the curse shall go into your bowels, and make your body to swell, and your thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen. ²³And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness: ²⁴and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that cause the curse; and the water that cause the curse shall enter into her and become bitter. ²⁵And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Jehovah, and bring it unto the altar: ²⁶and the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. ²⁷And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that cause the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. ²⁸And if the woman is not defiled, but is clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. ²⁹This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes aside, and is defiled; ³⁰or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he is jealous of his wife; then shall he set the woman before Jehovah, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. ³¹And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.

6 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto Jehovah, ³he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. ⁴All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk. ⁵All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separates himself unto Jehovah, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. ⁶All the days that he separates himself unto Jehovah he shall not come near to a dead body. ⁷He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head. ⁸All the days of his separation he is holy unto Jehovah. ⁹And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. ¹⁰And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting: ¹¹and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. ¹²And he shall separate unto Jehovah the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering; but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled. ¹³And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting: ¹⁴and he shall offer his oblation unto Jehovah, one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, ¹⁵and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings. ¹⁶And the priest shall present them before Jehovah, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering: ¹⁷and he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall also offer the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof. ¹⁸And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings. ¹⁹And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he has shaven the head of his separation; ²⁰and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine. ²¹This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of his oblation unto Jehovah for his separation, besides that which he is able to get: according to his vow which he vows, so he must do after the law of his separation.

7 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them and sanctified them; ²that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, made an offering. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered: ³and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle. ⁴And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁵Take it of them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and you shall give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. ⁶And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. ⁷Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Ger-shon, according to their service: ⁸and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Me-rar-i, according unto their service, under the hand of Ith-a-mar the son of Aaron the priest. ⁹But unto the sons of Ko-hath he gave nothing, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

¹⁰And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar. ¹¹And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar. ¹²And he that offered his oblation on the first day was Na-ash-on the son of Am-min-a-dab, of the tribe of Judah: ¹³and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ¹⁴one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ¹⁵one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ¹⁶one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ¹⁷and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Na-ash-on the son of Am-min-a-dab. ¹⁸On the second day Neth-a-neel the son of Zu-ar, prince of Is-sa-char, brought his offering: ¹⁹he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ²⁰one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ²¹one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ²²one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ²³and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Neth-a-neel the son of Zu-ar. ²⁴On the third day E-li-ab the son of He-lon, prince of the children of Ze-bu-lun made his offering.: ²⁵his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ²⁶one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ²⁷one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ²⁸one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ²⁹and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of E-li-ab the son of He-lon. ³⁰On the fourth day came E-li-zur the son of Shed-e-ur, prince of the children of Reuben: ³¹his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ³²one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ³³one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ³⁴one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ³⁵and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of E-li-zur the son of Shed-e-ur. ³⁶On the fifth day came She-lu-mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad-dai, prince of the children of Simeon came: ³⁷his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ³⁸one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ³⁹one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁴⁰one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁴¹and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of She-lu-mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad-dai. ⁴²On the sixth day E-li-a-saph the son of Deu-el, prince of the children of Gad came: ⁴³his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁴⁴one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁴⁵one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁴⁶one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁴⁷and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of E-li-a-saph the son of Deu-el. ⁴⁸On the seventh day E-li-sha-ma the son of Am-mi-hud, prince of the children of E-phra-im came: ⁴⁹his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁵⁰one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁵¹one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁵²one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁵³and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of E-li-sha-ma the son of Am-mi-hud. ⁵⁴On the eighth day Ga-ma-li-el the son of Pe-dah-zur, prince of the children of Ma-nas-seh came: ⁵⁵his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁵⁶one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁵⁷one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁵⁸one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁵⁹and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ga-ma-li-el the son of Pe-dah-zur. ⁶⁰On the ninth day A-bi-dan the son of Gid-e-o-ni, prince of the children of Benjamin came: ⁶¹his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁶²one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁶³one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁶⁴one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁶⁵and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of A-bi-dan the son of Gid-e-o-ni. ⁶⁶On the tenth day A-hi-e-zer the son of Am-mi-shad-dai, prince of the children of Dan came: ⁶⁷his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁶⁸one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁶⁹one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁷⁰one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁷¹and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of A-hi-e-zer the son of Am-mi-shad-dai. ⁷²On the eleventh day Pa-gi-el the son of Oc-ran, prince of the children of Asher came: ⁷³his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁷⁴one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁷⁵one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁷⁶one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁷⁷and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Pa-gi-el the son of Oc-ran. ⁷⁸On the twelfth day A-hi-ra the son of E-nan, prince of the children of Naph-ta-li came: ⁷⁹his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred a thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; ⁸⁰one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; ⁸¹one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; ⁸²one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ⁸³and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of A-hi-ra the son of E-nan. ⁸⁴This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; ⁸⁵each silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; ⁸⁶the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons a hundred and twenty shekels; ⁸⁷all the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs a year old twelve, and their meal-offering; and the males of the goats for a sin-offering twelve; ⁸⁸and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty-four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. ⁸⁹And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke unto him.

8 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²Speak unto Aaron, and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick. ³And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses. ⁴And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was a beaten work: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

⁵And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ⁶Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. ⁷And this shall you do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves. ⁸Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shall you take for a sin-offering. ⁹And you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and you shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel: ¹⁰and you shall present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites: ¹¹and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah. ¹²And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and then you will offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites. ¹³And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah. ¹⁴By this shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine. ¹⁵And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering. ¹⁶For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that opens the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. ¹⁷For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. ¹⁸And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. ¹⁹And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near unto the sanctuary. ²⁰This did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses as touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. ²¹And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. ²²And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did unto them. ²³And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²⁴This is that which belongs unto the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting: ²⁵and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more, ²⁶but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. this shall you do unto the Levites touching their charges.

9 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Si-nai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, ²Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season. ³In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, you shall keep it in its appointed season: according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall you keep it. ⁴And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover. ⁵And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the wilderness of Si-nai: according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. ⁶And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: ⁷and those men said unto him, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not offer the oblation of Jehovah in its appointed season among the children of Israel? ⁸And Moses said to them, Stay here, that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you. ⁹And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ¹⁰Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your generations shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be on a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the Passover unto Jehovah. ¹¹In the second month on the fourteenth day at even they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs: ¹²they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to all the statute of the Passover they shall keep it. ¹³But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbears to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because he did not offered the oblation of Jehovah in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. ¹⁴And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the Passover unto Jehovah; according to the statute of the Passover, and according to the ordinance thereof, so shall he do: you shall have one statute, both for the sojourner, and for him that is born in the land.

¹⁵And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony: and at even it was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning. ¹⁶So it was always: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. ¹⁷And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel camped. ¹⁸At the command of Jehovah the children of Israel journeyed, and at the command of Jehovah they camped: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained camped. ¹⁹And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Jehovah, and journeyed not. ²⁰And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the command of Jehovah they remained camped, and according to the command of Jehovah they journeyed. ²¹And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. ²²Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, abiding thereon, the children of Israel remained camped, and journeyed not; but when it was taken up, they journeyed. ²³At the command of Jehovah they camped, and at the command of Jehovah they journeyed: they kept the charge of Jehovah, at the command of Jehovah by Moses.

10 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²Make two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shall you make them: and you shall use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps. ³And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto you at the door of the tent of meeting. ⁴And if they blow only one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto you. ⁵And when you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey. ⁶And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. ⁷But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm. ⁸And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations. ⁹And when you go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. ¹⁰Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.

¹¹And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony. ¹²And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Si-nai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Par-an. ¹³And they first took their journey according to the command of Jehovah by Moses. ¹⁴And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Na-ash-on the son of Am-min-a-dab. ¹⁵And over the host of the tribe of the children of Is-sa-char was Neth-a-neel the son of Zu-ar. ¹⁶And over the host of the tribe of the children of Ze-bu-lun was E-li-ab the son of He-lon. ¹⁷And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Ger-shon and the sons of Me-rar-i, who bare the tabernacle, set forward. ¹⁸And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was E-li-zur the son of Shed-e-ur. ¹⁹And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was She-lu-mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad-dai. ²⁰And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was E-li-a-saph the son of Deu-el. ²¹And the Ko-hath-ites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the others did set up the tabernacle against their coming. ²²And the standard of the camp of the children of E-phra-im set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was E-li-sha-ma the son of Am-mi-hud. ²³And over the host of the tribe of the children of Ma-nas-seh was Ga-ma-li-el the son of Pe-dah-zur. ²⁴And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was A-bi-dan the son of Gid-e-o-ni. ²⁵And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was A-hi-e-zer the son of Am-mi-shad-dai. ²⁶And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pa-gi-el the son of Oc-ran. ²⁷And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naph-ta-li was A-hi-ra the son of E-nan. ²⁸this were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.

²⁹And Moses said unto Ho-bab, the son of Re-u-el the Mid-i-a-nite, Moses’ father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it to you: you come with us, and we will do you good; for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel. ³⁰And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred. ³¹And he said, Leave us not, I pray you; forasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you shall be to us instead of eyes. ³²And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that what good soever Jehovah shall do unto us, the same will we do unto you. ³³And they set forward from the mount of Jehovah three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting-place for them. ³⁴And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp. ³⁵And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah, and let your enemies be scattered; and let them that hate you flee before you. ³⁶And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.

11 And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. ²And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated. ³And the name of that place was called Tab-e-rah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.

⁴And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? ⁵We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: ⁶but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon. ⁷And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. ⁸The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. ⁹And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. ¹⁰And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased. ¹¹And Moses said unto Jehovah, why have you dealt ill with your servant? and why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people upon me? ¹²Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that you should say unto me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing-father carries the sucking child, unto the land which you swore unto their fathers? ¹³From where should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. ¹⁴I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. ¹⁵And if you deal this with me, kill me, I pray you, out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

¹⁶And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you. ¹⁷And I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you bear it not yourself alone. ¹⁸And say unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and you shall eat. ¹⁹you shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, ²⁰but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it becomes loathsome unto you; because that you have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? ²¹And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. ²²Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? ²³And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah’s hand waxed short? now shall you see whether my word shall come to pass unto you or not.

²⁴And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Jehovah: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent. ²⁵And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spoke unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more. ²⁶But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was El-dad, and the name of the other Me-dad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, El-dad and Me-dad do prophesy in the camp. ²⁸And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. ²⁹And Moses said unto him, are you jealous for my sake? I would that all Jehovah’s people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them! ³⁰And Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

³¹And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day’s journey on this side, and a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth. ³²And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. ³³While the flesh was yet between their teeth, yet to be chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah struck the people with a very great plague. ³⁴And the name of that place was called Kib-roth-hat-ta-a-vah, because there they buried the people that lusted. ³⁵From Kib-roth-hat-ta-a-vah the people journeyed unto Ha-ze-roth; and they abode at Ha-ze-roth.

12 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cu-shi woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cu-shi woman. ²And they said, has Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses? has he not spoken also with us? And Jehovah heard it. ³Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.

⁴And Jehovah spoke suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, You three Come out unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out. ⁵And Jehovah came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth. ⁶And he said, Now hear my words: if there is a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. ⁷My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house: ⁸with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses? ⁹And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.

¹⁰And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. ¹¹And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my lord, lay not, I pray you, sin upon us, for we have done foolishly, and because we have sinned. ¹²Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb. ¹³And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech you. ¹⁴And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again. ¹⁵And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. ¹⁶And afterward the people journeyed from Ha-ze-roth, and camped in the wilderness of Par-an.

13 And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, ²Send out men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a prince among them. ³And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Par-an according to the command of Jehovah: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. ⁴And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Sham-mu-a the son of Zac-cur. ⁵Of the tribe of Simeon, Sha-phat the son of Hor-i. ⁶Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Je-phun-neh. ⁷Of the tribe of Is-sa-char, I-gal the son of Joseph. ⁸Of the tribe of E-phra-im, Ho-she-a the son of Nun. ⁹Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phal-ti the son of Ra-phu. ¹⁰Of the tribe of Ze-bu-lun, Ga-di-el the son of So-di. ¹¹Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Ma-nas-seh, Gad-di the son of Su-si. ¹²Of the tribe of Dan, Am-mi-el the son of Ge-mal-li. ¹³Of the tribe of Asher, Se-thur the son of Michael. ¹⁴Of the tribe of Naph-ta-li, Nah-bi the son of Voph-si. ¹⁵Of the tribe of Gad, Geu-el the son of Ma-chi. ¹⁶These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Ho-she-a the son of Nun Joshua. ¹⁷And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country: ¹⁸and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many; ¹⁹and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds; ²⁰and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

²¹So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Re-hob, to the entrance of Ha-math. ²²And they went up by the South, and came unto He-bron; and A-hi-man, She-shai, and Tal-mai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now He-bron was built seven years before Zo-an in Egypt.) ²³And they came unto the valley of Esh-col, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs. ²⁴That place was called the valley of Esh-col, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there. ²⁵And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.

²⁶And they came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Par-an, to Ka-desh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. ²⁷And they told him, and said, We came unto the land where you sent us; and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. ²⁸Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. ²⁹A-mal-ek-ites dwell in the land of the South: and the Hittites, and the Jeb-u-sites, and the Amorites, dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanites dwells by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan. ³⁰And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. ³¹But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. ³²And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. ³³And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

14 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. ²And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! ³And why does Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: would it not be better for us to return into Egypt? ⁴And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

⁵Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. ⁶And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Je-phun-neh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes: ⁷and they spoke unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy out, is an exceedingly good land. ⁸If Jehovah delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which flows with milk and honey. ⁹Only rebel not against Jehovah, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Jehovah is with us: f