Category Archives: Numbers

The First Census of Israel 1 Now theLordspoke to Mosesin the Wilderness of Sinai,in the tabernacle of meeting, on thefirstdayof the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by […]

The Tribes and Leaders by Armies 1 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall campsome distance from the tabernacle of meeting. 3 On theeast side, toward the rising of the sun, those of […]

The Sons of Aaron 1 Now thesearetherecords of Aaron and Moses when theLordspoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 And thesearethe names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, thefirstborn, andAbihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 Thesearethe names of the sons of Aaron,the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu had […]

Duties of the Sons of Kohath 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “Take a census of the sons ofKohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house, 3 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the […]

Ceremonially Unclean Persons Isolated 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp everyleper, everyone who has adischarge, and whoever becomesdefiled by a corpse. 3 You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile […]

The Law of the Nazirite 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite,to separate himself to theLord, 3 he shall separate himself from wine andsimilardrink; he shall drink neither vinegar […]

Offerings of the Leaders 1 Now it came to pass, when Moses had finishedsetting up the tabernacle, that heanointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them. 2 Thenthe leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, whowerethe leaders of […]

Arrangement of the Lamps 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When youarrange the lamps, the sevenlamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ” 3 And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as theLordcommanded Moses. 4 Now […]

The Second Passover 1 Now theLordspoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Let the children of Israel keepthe Passover at its appointedtime. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall […]

Two Silver Trumpets 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them forcalling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. 3 Whenthey blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of […]