1This is the account of Aaron and Moses…
2These are the names of the sons of…
3These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who…
4Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence…
5Then the LORD said to Moses,
6“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them…
7They are to perform duties for him and…
8They shall take care of all the furnishings…
9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons;…
10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons…
11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among…
13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the…
14Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the…
15“Number the Levites by their families and clans.…
16So Moses numbered them according to the word…
17These were the sons of Levi by name:…
18These were the names of the sons of…
19The sons of Kohath by their clans were…
20And the sons of Merari by their clans…
21From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the…
22The number of all the males a month…
23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the…
24and the leader of the families of the…
25The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent…
26the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for…
27From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites,…
28The number of all the males a month…
29The clans of the Kohathites were to camp…
30and the leader of the families of the…
31Their duties were the ark, the table, the…
32The chief of the leaders of the Levites…
33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites…
34The number of all the males a month…
35The leader of the families of the Merarites…
36The duties assigned to the sons of Merari…
37as well as the posts of the surrounding…
38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp…
39The total number of Levites that Moses and…
40Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every…
41You are to take the Levites for Me—I…
42So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the…
43The total number of the firstborn males a…
44Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45“Take the Levites in place of all the…
46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber…
47you are to collect five shekels for each…
48Give the money to Aaron and his sons…
49So Moses collected the redemption money from those…
50He collected the money from the firstborn of…
51And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron…
