The Fourth Book of MOSES, called NUMBERS. a Ex.19.1. Nu.10.12. CHAP. I. B. C. 1490. A ND the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, a in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Take b ye the sum of all the congrega- b Ex.30.12. tion of the children of Israel, after their c.26.2,63. families, by the house of their fathers, 2Sa.24.2. with the number of their names, every 1Ch.21.2. male by their poll; 3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4 And with you there shall be a man of 5 And these are the names of the men 7 Of Judah; 1 Nahshon ƒ the son of 8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. Jos.22.14. d c.2.10,&c. c.7.30,&c. 10.18,&c. e 2Ch.17.14. 1 called. Naason. Mat.1.4. Lu.3.32. 9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. 10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephra-f Ru.4.20. im, Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 2 called Reuel. c.2.14. g c.7.2. 1Ch.27.16, &c. 13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of 2 Deuel. 15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 16 These g were "e renowned of the congregation, pres of the tribes of their fathers, cans h cf thousands in Israel. 17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed k by their names: 1 hEx. 18.21,25. 18 And they assembled all the congre-i De.33.17. gation together on the first day of the se-k Re.7.4,&c. cond month, and they declared their pe- Jno.10.3. digrees after their fainilies, by the house of their fathers, according m to the num-m ver.20,&c. ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their poll. 19 As n the LORD commanded Moses, n ver.2. 20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their poll, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names by their poll, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. e 28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 32 Of the children of Joseph, i namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their ge nerations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 37 Those that were numbered of them, leven of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty Numbering of the Israelites. and five thousand and four hundred. NUMBERS, II. B. C. 1490. 38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go a c.1.7,&c. forth to war; 10.14. 1Ch.2.10. Mat.1.4. Lu.3.32,33. 39 Those that were numbered of them, cven of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, through out their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44 These b are those that were number-b c.26.64. ed, which Moses and Aaron numbered,and c c.10.14. the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. 45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; 47 But e the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 46 Even all they that were d numbered d Ex.12.37. were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 38.26. c.2.32. 26.51. De.10.22. e c.2.33. c.3 & 4. 1Ch.6. 21.6. 1 called Deuel. c.1.14. 7.42,47. 10.20. 48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: 50 But f thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the ta-f Ex.38.21. bernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and c.3.6,&c. they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp g round about the tabernacle. g ver.53. 51 And i when the tabernacle setteth for- h c.10.18. ward, the Levites shall take it down: and i c.10.17-21. when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the k c.10.17,21. Levites shall set it up: and the I stranger 1 c.18.22. that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man m by his m c.2.2. own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. 24.2. 53 But the Levites n shall pitch round n ver.50. about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath o upon the congrega- o c.8.19. tion of the children of Israel: and the 16.46. Levites p shall keep the charge of the 18.5. tabernacle of testimony. 1Sa.6.19. 54 And the children of Israel did ac-p c.3.7,8. cording to all that the LORD commanded 31.30,47. Moses, so did they. CHAP. II. AND ND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Every q man of the children of Israel 1Ch.23.32. 2Ch.13.10. shall pitch by his own standard, with the against. ensign of their father's house: 2 far r off r Jos.3.4. Stations of the several Tribes. about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be cap. tain of the children of Issachar. 6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first c set forth. 10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the cap tain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of 1 Reuel. 15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second h rank. 17 Then k the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 And by him shall be the tribe of Ma nasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 And his host, and those that were Separation of the Levites. NUMBERS, III. numbered of them, were thirty and five B. C. 1490. thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand, and eight thousand and an hundred, b ver.38. throughout their armies. And they shall Ep.2.19. go forward in the third c rank. He.10.19-22. 25 The standard of the camp of Dan cc.10.22. shall be on the north side by their armies.d ver.41. and the captain of the children of Dan c.8.16. shall be Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.. 26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and e Ex.13.2,12. two thousand and seven hundred. Le.27.26. 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. Lu.2.23. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall f ver.39. be Ahira, the son of Enan. c.26.62. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three 1 mouth. thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were numbered in g Ge.46.11. six hundred. They shall go h hindmost h c.10.25. 32 These are those which were num- 33 But the Levites were not numbered! among the children of Israel; as the LORD Commanded Moses. 11.21. 34 And the children of Israel did ac- CHAP. III. THESE also are the generations of n c.1.53. 2 And these are the names of the sons o Ex.6.23. 3 These are the names of the sons of r Ex.26.1,&c. 18.2,&c. 7 And they y shall keep his charge, and De.33.10. the charge of the whole congregation be- Mal.2.4. fore the tabernacle of the congregation, y 1Ch.26. to do z the service of the tabernacle. 20.22. 8 And they shall keep all the instru-z c.1.50. The Levites numbered. wholly given unto him out of the chil dren of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office; and the stranger b that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 11And the LORD spake unto Moses,saying, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Le vites d from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine; 13 Because ail the first-borne are mine. for on the day that I smote all the first born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel both man and beast; mine shall they be: I am the LORD. 14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male ƒ from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 16 And Moses numbered them, accord ing to the 1 word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17 And these g were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon & Kohath & Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons. of Gershon, by their families; Libni, i and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. 22 Those 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 and five hundred. 23 The families of theGershonites n shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. 24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon, p in the tabernacle of the congrega tion, shall be the tabernacle, q and the tent, r the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangingst of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords v of it, for all the service thereof. 27 And of Kohath w was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of a Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their c charge shall be the ark, 95 Separation of the Levites. NUMBERS, IV. and the table, a and the candlestick, and B. C. 1490. the altars, b and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the a Ex.25.23, hanging, c and all the service thereof. 31. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the b Ex.27.1. priest shall be chief over the chief of the 30.1. Levites, and have the oversight of them c Ex.26.32. that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33 Of Merarid was the family of the d 1Ch.6.19. Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: e ver.46,47. these are the families of Merari. f ver.48. 34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, g Mal.4.4. were six thousand and two hundred. 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these h shall h c.1.53. 36 And 1 under the custody and i charge 1 the office of of the sons of Merari shall be the boards the charge. of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, i c.4.31,32. and the pillars thereof, and the sockets k c.8.24. thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and 1Ch.23.3,24, all that serveth thereto. 27. 37 And the pillars of the court round 1 ver. 15. about, and their sockets, and their pins, m ver.19. and their cords. 38 But those that encamp before then Ex.26.31. tabernacle toward the east, even before Is.25.7. the tabernacle of the congregation east- He.9.8. ward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his 10.20. sons, keeping p the charge of the sanc-oEx.25.10-16. tuary for the charge of the children of p ver.7,8. Israel; and the stranger r that cometh q 1Ki.8.7,8. nigh shall be put to death. r ver. 10. 39 All u that were numbered of the sEx.25.23-30. Levites, which Moses and Aaron_num-t Le.24.5-8. bered at the commandment of the LORD, u c.26.62. throughout their families, all the males 2 or, pour from a month old and upward, were out." twenty and two thousand. 40 And the LORD said unto Moses, Number v all the first-born of the males v ver.15. of the children of Israel, from a month w Ex.25.31old and upward, and take the number of their names. 38. Office of the Levites wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: 50 Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after e the shekel of the sanctuary: 51 And Moses gave ƒ the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as g the LORD commanded Moses. CHAP. IV. AND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3 From k thirty years old and upwar1, even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath, in the tabernacle of the cou gregation, about them most holy things. 5 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, n and cover the ark o of testimony with it; 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves q thereof. 7 And upon the tables of tshew-bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to 2 cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick w of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuff-dishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, 41 And x thou shalt take the Levites x ver. 12,45. wherewith they minister unto it: for me (I am the LORD) 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 chil-ly Ex.30.1-5. dren of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among z Ex.25.9. the children of Israel. 1Ch.9.29. 43 And all the first-born males, by the a ver.41. number of names, from a month old and b Ex.38.3. upward, of those that were numbered of 2Ch.4.19. them, were twenty and two thousand two 3 or, bowls. hundred, and threescore and thirteen. 44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, c.18.15. saying, d ver 39-43. e Le.27.6. c Ex.13.13. 45 Take a the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, c.19.16. and the cattle of the Levites instead of ƒ c.7.9. their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD. 46 And for those that are to be redeemedc of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, which are more d than the Levites; 10.21. De.31.9. Jos.4.10. 2Sa.6.13. 1Ch.15.2,15. g Ex.30.13. Le.27.25. Eze.45.12. 47 Thou shalt even take five e shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of h 2Sa.6.6.7. the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the 1Ch.13.9,10. shekel g is twenty gerahs :) i He.12.29. 48 And thou shalt give the money,lk c.3.31 10 And they shall put it and all the ves.. sels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altary they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12 And they shall take all the instru ments z of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels b thereof, wherewith they minis ter about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the 3 basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohathf shall come to bear it but they shall not touch h any holy thing, lest they die. Thesek things are the Office of the Levites. NUMBERS, V. burden of the sons of Kohath in the ta B. C. 1490. bernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleazar, the son a Ex.25.6. of Aaron the priest, pertaineth the oil Le.24.2. a for the light, and the sweet bincense, b Ex.30.34. and the daily meat-offering, c and the c Ex.29.40. anointing oil, e and the oversight of all d ver. 17. the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in e Ex.30.23. the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and ento Aaron, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the fami- 19 But thus do unto them, that they may g Ex.19.21. Le.10.2. 18.6.19. 23 From thirty years old and upward, h ver.S. warfare. 1Co.9.7. 24 This is the service of the families of the 1Ti.1.18. Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens. 2i ver.22. 25 Aud k they shall bear the curtains of 2 or, carriage, the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the k c.3.25,26. congregation, his covering, and the cover ing of the badgers' skins that is above 1 Ex.26.14. upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings m of the court, and m Ex.27.9. the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, n and all the Instruments of their n Ex.35.18. 27 At the 3 appointment of Aaron and 3 mouth. 28 This is the service of the families of be under the hand of Ithamar, p the son p ver.33. of Aaron the priest. 29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of 'heir fathers: q ver.3,23,30. 1Ch. 23.3.27. T Ro.12.6-8. 30 From thirty s years old and upward, 1Co.12.4-31. even unto fifty years old, shalt thou num-s ver.3. ber them, every one that entereth into warfare. the service, to do the work of the ta- ver.23. bernacle of the congregation. tc.3.36,37. 31 And this t is the charge of their buru Ex.26.15. den, according to all their service in the v ver.15.24,31 tabernacle of the congregation;theuboards ver.1.21. of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and to Ex.25.9. the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, x Le.13.3,46. 32 And the pillars of the court round c.12.14. about, and their sockets, and their pins, De.24.8,9. and their cords, with all their instru-y Le.15.2. ments, to and with all their service: and z Le.21.1. by name ye shall reckon the instru- c.9.6,10. ments of the charge of their burden. 19.11-13. 31.19. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their a ver.28. service in the tabernacle of the congrega- Jos.3.6. tion, under the hand a of Ithamar, the b 2Ki.7.3. on of Aaron the priest. 9 2Ch.26.21. The Levites numberet 34 And Moses and Aaron, and the chier of the congregation, numbered the sous of the Kohathites, after their families. and after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty d years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: 36 And those that were numbered of them, by their families, were two thou sand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were number ed of the families of the Kohathites, ali that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Ever those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These i are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandment of the LORD. 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 44 Even those that were numbered of them, after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, according to the word of the LORD o by the hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 47 From q thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old, every r one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 49 According to the commandment or the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, v and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. |