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gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuber their service, under the hand of Ithamar the did offer. son of Aaron the priest.

9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none; because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was, that they should bear upon their shoulders.

10 1 And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar, in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.

11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

12 ¶ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nalishon the son of Ammina dab, of the tribe of Judah.

13 And is offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shexels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering:

14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:

15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering.

31 His offering was one silver charger,of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

34 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 35 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shrdeur.

36 ¶ On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Sime. on, did offer.

37 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering:

38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, ful! o incense:

16 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 17 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, of the first year, for a burn offering: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

39 One young bullock, one ram. one lamt

181 On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issuchar, did offer.

40 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 41 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambi of the first year. This was the offering u Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

19 He offered for his offering one silver] 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son o charger, the weight whereof was an hundred Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy 43 His offering was one silver charger, o shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, both of them full of fine flour mingled with a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the she oil, for a meat-offering:

20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

22 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering 23 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oven, five rains, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer.

kel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fing flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 41 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense :

45 One young bullock, one ram, one lam! of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

46 One kid of the goats for a siu-offering

47 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Denel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered.

25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty 49 His offering was one silver charger, the shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, weight whereof was an hundred and thirty after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of meat-offering: them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for

26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of meat-offering:

ILcense:

27 One young bullock, cne ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

28 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 29 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two cxen, tive rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Heloa:

50 One gulden spoon of ten shekels, full o incense :

51 One young bullock, one ram, one laml of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

52 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 53 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lumb of the first year. This was the offering of 301 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Elishama the son of Ammilud.

54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel 77 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children two oxen, five rams, five be-goats, five lambs of Manasseh. of the first year. This was the offering of

55 His offering was one silver charger, of Pagiel the son of Ocran. the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the of Euan, prince of the children of Naphtali, shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full offered. of fire flour mingled with oil, for a meatoffering:

56 One golden spoon often shekels, full of

ncense :

79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for

80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: a meat-offering: 53 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 59 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the nintu day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered.

81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 82 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 83 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Abira the son of Enan.

61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty 84 This was the dedication of the altar (in shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, the day when it was anointed) by the princes after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold. a meat-offering:

62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

85 Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seven ty, all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

64 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 86 The golden spoons were twelve, full of 65 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, incense, weighing ten shekeis apiece, after the two oxen, five rams, five le goats, five lambs shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the of the first year. This was the offering of spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. Abidan the son of Gideoni.

87 All the oxen for the burnt-offering were

661 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs Ammisha dai, prince of the children of Dan, of the first year twelve, with their meat-ofoffered. fering; and the kids of the goats for sin-offering twelve.

67 His offering was one silver charger, the weignt whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering.

63 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of

cense:

69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

88 And all the oxen, for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, were twenty and four bullocks, the rains sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. CHAP. VIII.

70 One Kid of the goats for a sin-offering 71 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72 1 On the eleventh day Pagiel the AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, son of Ocran, prince of the children of When thou lightest the lamps, the seven Asher, offered. lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the slickel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-oflering:

74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of ineerse:

3 And Aaron did so he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick; as the LORD commanded Moses.

4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold; unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed 75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb Moses, so he made the candlestick. of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 5 And the LORD spake unto Muses,

76 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: saying,

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6 Take the Levites from among the chil-the LORD had commanded Moses concernaren of Israel, and cleanse them. ing the Levites, so did they unto them. And thus shalt thou do unto them, to 23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying saying, upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Leand let them wash their clothes, and so make vites: From twenty and five years old and themselves clean. upward, they shall go in to wait upon the ser 8 Then let them take a young bullock vice of the tabernacle of the congregation. with his meat-offering, even fine flour ming- 25 And from the age of fifty years they led with oil, and another young bullock shalt shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, thou take for a sin-offering. and shall serve no more;

9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before 26 But shall minister with their brethren the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou in the tabernacle of the congregation, to shalt gather the whole assembly of the chil-keep the charge, and shall do no service. dren of Israel together. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites, touch

10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before ing their charge. the LORD; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

CHAP. IX.

AND the LORD spake unto Moses in the 11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites be- wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of fore the LORD for an offering of the children the second year after they were come out of of Israel, that they may execute the service the land of Egypt, saying,

of the LORD.

12. And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.

13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.

14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine.

15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.

16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

17 For all the first-born of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the cay that I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

18 And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel.

2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.

3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover,

5 And they kept the passover on the four teenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the chil dren of Israel.

6 And there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body of a man, tha they could not keep the passover on tha day; and they came before Moses and be fore Aaron on that day.

7 And those men said unto him, We ar defiled by the dead body of a man; where fore are we kept back, that we may not offe an offering of the LORD in his appointed sea son among the children of Israel?

8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

91 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron, and to his sons, from among the chil- 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, say dren of Israel, to do the service of the chil-ing, If any man of you, or of your posterity dren of Israel in the tabernacle of the congre- shall be unclean by reason of a dead body gation, and to make an atonement for the or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep children of Israel: that there be no plague the passover unto the LORD. among the children of Israel, when the chil- 11 The fourteenth day of the second month dren of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. at even they shall keep it, and eat it with un 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the con- leavened bread and bitter herbs.

gregation of the children of Israel, did to the 12 They shall leave none of it unto the Levites according unto all that the LORD morning, nor break any bone of it; accord commanded Moses, concerning the Levites, ing to all the ordinances of the passover they so did the children of Israel unto them. shall keep it.

21 And the Levites were purified, and they 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in washed their clothes; and Aaron offered thein a journey, and forbeareth to keep the pass as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron over, even the same soul shall be cut off from made an atonement for them to cleanse them, among his people: because he brought na 22 And after that went the Levites in to do the offering of the LORD in his appointe their service in the tabernacle of the congre-season, that man shall bear his sin. gation before Auron, and before Lis sons, as! 14 And if a stranger shall soiouru amom

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you, and will keep the passover unto the take their journey: they shafi blow an alarm LORD; according to the ordinance of the for their journeys.

passover, and according to the manner there- 7 But when the congregation is to be gaof, so shall he do ye shall have one ordi-thered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall nance, both for the stranger, and for him not sound an alarm.

that was born in the land.

& And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shal 15¶ And on the day that the tabernacle blow with the trumpets and they shall be was reared up, the cloud covered the taber-to you for an ordinance for ever throughout nacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and your generations. at even there was upon the tabernacle as it 9 And if ye go to war in your land against were the appearance of Sire,until the morning the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall 16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye by day, and the appearance of fire by night. shall be remembered before the LORD your 17 And when the cloud was taken up from God, and ye shall be saved from your enethe tabernacle, then after that the children mies. of Israel journeyed and in the place where 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in the cloud abode, there the children of Israel your solemn days, and in the beginnings of pitched their tents. your months, ye shall blow with the trum

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18 At the commandment of the LORD the pets over your burnt-offerings, and over the children of Israel journeyed, and at the com-sacrifices of your peace-offerings; that they mandment of the LORD they pitched: as may be to you for a memorial before your long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle God: I am the LORD your God. they rested in their tents.

13 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.

11 ¶ And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

12 And the children of Israel took their 20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and days upon the tabernacle; according to the the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. commandment of the LORD they abode in 13 And they first took their journey, actheir tents, and according to the command-cording to the commandment of the LORD ment of the LORD they journeyed. by the hand of Moses.

21 And so it was, when the cloud abode 14 In the first place went the standard of from even unto the morning, and that the the camp of the children of Judali, according cloud was taken up in the morning, then to their armies: and over his host was Nahthey journeyed: whether it was by day or shon the son of Amminadab.

by night that the cloud was taken up, they 15 And over the host of the tribe of the journeyed. children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son 22 Ör whether it were two days, or a of Zuar. mouth, or a year, that the cloud tarried up- 16 And over the host of the tribe of the chilon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the dren of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon, children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

17 And the tabernacle was taken down and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur,

23 At the commandment of the LORD they 18¶ And the standard of the camp of Reurested in their tents, and at the command-ben set forward according to their armies: and ment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the cominandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. CHAP. X.

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ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the

camps.

19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.

22 And the standard of the camp of the 3 And when they shall blow with them, children of Ephraim set forward, according all the assembly shall assemble themselves to to their armies: and over his host was Elthee at the door of the tabernacle of the con-shama the son of Ammibud: gregation.

And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the sou of Pedahzur.

24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward." 25 And the standard of the canip of the 6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, children of Dan set forward, which was the then the camps that lie on the south side shall rere-ward of all the camps throughout their

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hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

9 And when the dew fell upon the camp is the night, the manna fell upon it.

26 And over the host of the tribe of the chil- 10 Then Moses heard the people weep dren of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. throughout their families, every man in the 27 And over the host of the tribe of the chi!- door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD dren of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. was kindled greatly; Moses also was dis28 Thus were the journeyings of the chil-pleased.

dren of Israel, according to their armies, 11 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherewhen they set forward. fore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and

291 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of wherefore have I not found favour in thy Raguel, the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, sight, that thou layest the burden of all this We are journeying unto the place of which people upon me? the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the I LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

12 Have I conceived all this people? have begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom (as a nursingfather beareth the sucking child) unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

13 Whence should I have flesh to give un to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 14 Tam not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my

32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 33 And they departed from the mount of wretchedness. the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them.

34And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day when they went out of the camp,

35 And it came to pass, when the ark set orward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.

CHAP. XI.

kill me,

16 And the LORD said unto Moses,Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congrega tion, that they may stand there with thee.

17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow,and ye shall eat

AND when the people complained, it dis-flesh: (for ye have wept in the ears of the pleased the LORD: and the LORD heard LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? it; and his anger was kindled: and the fire for it was well with: us in Egypt:) therefore of the LORD burnt among them, and consu-the LORD will give you flesh,and ye shall eat. med them that were in the uttermost parts of 19Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor the camp.

2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

3 And he called the name of the place Taberah because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

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And the mixed multitude, that was among thein feil a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

5 We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers,and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions,and the garlick.

6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.

five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; 20 Bui even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

7 And the manna was as coriander-seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 24 And Moses went out and told the 8 And the people went about, and gathered people the words of the LORD, and gathered 1, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mor- the seventy men of the elders of the people, tar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of and set them round about the tabernacle. it, and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 25 And the LORD came down in a cloud

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