Parshat Bemidbar
Numbers 1:1-4:20
1:1
AND THE LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent
of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year
after the were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 1:2 'Take ye
the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their
families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names,
every male, by their polls; 1:3 from twenty years old and upward, all
that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number them by
their hosts, even thou and Aaron. 1:4 And with you there shall be a
man of every tribe, every one head of his fathers' house. 1:5 And
these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of Reuben,
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 1:6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai. 1:7 Of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 1:8 Of
Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar. 1:9 Of Zebulun, Eliab the son of
Helon. 1:10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son
of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 1:11 Of
Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni. 1:12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai. 1:13 Of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran. 1:14 Of Gad,
Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 1:15 Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.'
1:16 These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the
tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of
Israel. 1:17 And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out
by name. 1:18 And 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 names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
1:19 As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the
wilderness of Sinai.
1:20 And the children of Reuben,
Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the number of names, by their polls,
every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 1:21 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
1:22
Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to
the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 1:23 those that
were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
1:24 Of the children of Gad,
their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war; 1:25 those that were numbered
of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six
hundred and fifty.
1:26 Of the children of Judah, their
generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war; 1:27 those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six
hundred.
1:28 Of the children of Issachar, their
generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war; 1:29 those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four
hundred.
1:30 Of the children of Zebulun, their generations,
by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number
of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 1:31 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
1:32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim,
their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war; 1:33 those that were numbered
of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five
hundred.
1:34 Of the children of Manasseh, their
generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war; 1:35 those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two
hundred.
1:36 Of the children of Benjamin, their
generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war; 1:37 those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four
hundred.
1:38 Of the children of Dan, their generations, by
their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 1:39 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
1:40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
1:41 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five hundred.
1:42 Of the
children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 1:43 those
that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and
three thousand and four hundred.
1:44 These are those that
were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of
Israel, being twelve men; they were each one for his fathers' house.
1:45 And all those 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; 1:46 even all those that were
numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five
hundred and fifty. 1:47 But the Levites after the tribe of their
fathers were not numbered among them.
1:48 And the LORD
spoke unto Moses, saying: 1:49 'Howbeit the tribe of Levi thou shalt
not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the
children of Israel; 1:50 but appoint thou the Levites over the
tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and
over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and
all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall
encamp round about the tabernacle. 1:51 And when the tabernacle
setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the
tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the
common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death. 1:52 And the
children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man with his own
camp, and every man with his own standard, according to their hosts.
1:53 But the Levites shall pitch 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.' 1:54 Thus did the children of Israel;
according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
2:1
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 2:2 'The
children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man
with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall
they pitch round about the tent of meeting. 2:3 Now those that pitch
on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard
of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the
children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab, 2:4 and his
host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen
thousand and six hundred; 2:5 and those that pitch next unto him
shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of
Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, 2:6 and his host, even those
that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred;
2:7 and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun
being Eliab the son of Helon, 2:8 and his host, and those that were
numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred; 2:9 all
that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to
their hosts; they shall set forth first.
2:10 On the south
side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their
hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of
Shedeur, 2:11 and his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
forty and six thousand and five hundred; 2:12 and those that pitch
next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the
children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, 2:13 and
his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred; 2:14 and the tribe of Gad; the prince of
the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, 2:15 and his
host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand
and six hundred and fifty; 2:16 all that were numbered of the camp of
Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four
hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth
second.
2:17 Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the
Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp,
so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their
standards.
2:18 On the west side shall be the standard of
the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the
children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud, 2:19 and his
host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five
hundred; 2:20 and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the
prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur, 2:21 and his host, and those that were numbered of them,
thirty and two thousand and two hundred; 2:22 and the tribe of
Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son
of Gideoni, 2:23 and his host, and those that were numbered of them,
thirty and five thousand and four hundred; 2:24 all that were
numbered of the camp of Ephraim being a hundred thousand and eight
thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set
forth third.
2:25 On the north side shall be the standard of
the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children
of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, 2:26 and his host, and
those that were numbered of them, threescore and two thousand and
seven hundred; 2:27 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the
tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the
son of Ochran, 2:28 and his host, and those that were numbered of
them, forty and one thousand and five hundred; 2:29 and the tribe of
Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son
of Enan, 2:30 and his host, and those that were numbered of them,
fifty and three thousand and four hundred; 2:31 all that were
numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and
seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by
their standards.'
2:32 These 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
thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 2:33 But the
Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD
commanded Moses. 2:34 Thus did the children of Israel: according to
all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their
standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its
families, and according to its fathers' houses.
3:1
Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the
LORD spoke with Moses in mount Sinai. 3:2 And these are the names of
the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
Ithamar. 3:3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests
that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's
office. 3:4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they
offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and
they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the
priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
3:5
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 3:6 'Bring the tribe of Levi
near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister
unto him. 3:7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the
whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of
the tabernacle. 3:8 And 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. 3:9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto
Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the
children of Israel. 3:10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons,
that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth
nigh shall be put to death.'
3:11 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 3:12 'And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from
among the children of Israel instead of every first-born that openeth
the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine;
3:13 for all the first-born are Mine: 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 they shall be: I am the LORD.'
3:14 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,
saying: 3:15 'Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses,
by their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou
number them.' 3:16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of
the LORD, as he was commanded. 3:17 And these were the sons of Levi
by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 3:18 And these are
the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
3:19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar,
Hebron and Uzziel. 3:20 And the sons of Merari by their families:
Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to
their fathers' houses.
3:21 Of Gershon was the family of the
Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites; these are the families of
the Gershonites. 3:22 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. 3:23
The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle
westward; 3:24 the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites
being Eliasaph the son of Lael, 3:25 and the charge of the sons of
Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and the Tent, the
covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
3:26 and 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, even whatsoever pertaineth to the service
thereof.
3:27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites,
and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites,
and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families of the
Kohathites: 3:28 according to the number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the
charge of the sanctuary. 3:29 The families of the sons of Kohath were
to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward; 3:30 the prince of
the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan
the son of Uzziel, 3:31 and their charge the ark, and the table, and
the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary
wherewith the priests minister, and the screen, and all that
pertaineth to the service thereof; 3:32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the
priest being prince of the princes of the Levites, and having the
oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
3:33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites; these are the families of Merari. 3:34 And those that were
numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred; 3:35 the
prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel
the son of Abihail; they were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle
northward; 3:36 the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the
boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars
thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof,
and all that pertaineth to the service thereof; 3:37 and the pillars
of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and
their cords. 3:38 And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle
eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were
Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary,
even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that
drew nigh was to be put to death. 3:39 All that were numbered of the
Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the
LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward,
were twenty and two thousand.
3:40 And the LORD 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. 3:41
And thou shalt take the Levites for Me, even 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
children of Israel.' 3:42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded
him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. 3:43 And 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 and
two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
3:44
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 3:45 'Take 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,
even the LORD'S. 3:46 And as for the redemption of the two hundred
and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of
Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, 3:47 thou
shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the
sanctuary shalt thou take them--the shekel is twenty gerahs. 3:48 And
thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are
redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.' 3:49 And Moses took the
redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were
redeemed by the Levites; 3:50 from the first-born of the children of
Israel took he the money: a thousand three hundred and threescore and
five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 3:51 And Moses gave
the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the
word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
4:1
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 4:2 'Take the
sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their
families, by their fathers' houses, 4:3 from thirty years old and
upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service,
to do work in the tent of meeting. 4:4 This is the service of the
sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things:
4:5 when the camp setteth 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; 4:6 and shall put thereon a covering of
sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall set
the staves thereof. 4:7 And upon the table of showbread they shall
spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the pans, and
the bowls, and the jars wherewith to pour out; and the continual
bread shall remain thereon. 4:8 And they shall spread upon them a
cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and
shall set the staves thereof. 4:9 And they shall take a cloth of
blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its
tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister unto it. 4:10 And they shall put it and all
the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it
upon a bar. 4:11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth
of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the
staves thereof. 4:12 And 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 a bar. 4:13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and
spread a purple cloth thereon. 4:14 And they shall put upon it all
the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans,
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
set the staves thereof. 4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an
end of covering the holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the
camp is to set forward--after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to
bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die.
These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of
meeting. 4:16 And the charge of Eleazar 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: he shall have the
charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, whether it
be the sanctuary, or the furniture thereof.'
4:17 And the
LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 4:18 'Cut ye not off
the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
4:19 but thus do 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; 4:20
but they shall not go in to see the holy things as they are being
covered, lest they die.'