Number of the Kohathites.

B. C. 1490.

y ver. 3.

† Heb. warfare.

z ch. 3. 36, 37.

their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; a the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

Number of the Merarites.

41 These 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.

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33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

34 ¶ And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

35 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 :

36 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number accord

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,

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47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every 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 of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one acg cording to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, has the LORD commanded Moses.

CHAPTER V.

The unclean are to be removed out of the camp. 5 Restitution is to be made in case of trespass. 11 The trial in a case of jealousy.

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 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every a leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

3 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

B. C. 1490.

d ver. 22.

e ver. 29.

f ver. 2, 23, 30.

g ver. 15, 24, 31.

h ver. 1, 21.

d Lev. 26. 11, 12.

2 Cor. 6. 16.

The law of the Nazarite.

B. C. 1490. x Lev. 20. 17, 19, 20.

II Or, make themselves Nazarites.

a Lev. 27. 2.
Judg. 13. 5.
Acts 21. 23.
Rom. 1. 1.

b Am. 2. 12.
Luke 1. 15.

Or, Nazariteship.

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31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall a separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD;

3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of † Heb. vine of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

the wine.

7 * He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, † Heb. sepa- when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.

ration.

f Acts 18. 18. & 21. 24.

g Lev. 5.7. & 14. 22. & 15. 14, 29.

h Lev. 5. 6. † Heb. fall.

i Acts 21. 26.

The law of the Nazarite.

14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offer-k Lev. 4. 2, 27, ing, and one ram without blemish 'for peace offerings,

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15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread "anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

16 And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

32.

1 Lev. 3. 6.

m Lev. 2. 4.

n Ex. 29. 2. o ch. 15. 5, 7, 10.

17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. 18 P And the Nazarite shall shave p Acts 21. 24. the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

q 1 Sam. 2. 15.

19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and 'shall | r Ex.29.23, 24. put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven :

20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

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wine.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, besides that, that his hand shall get : according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall t Lev. 9. 22. bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

24 The LORD bless thee, and "keep thee:

1 Chr. 23. 13.

u Ps. 121. 7. John 17. 11. w Ps. 31. 16. & 67. 1. & 119. 135.

Dan. 9. 17. * Gen. 43. 29.