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the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

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 28 Kohathites. According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping 29 the charge of the sanctuary. The

families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle 30 southward. And the 'prince' of the 'fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son 31 of Uzziel. And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the Iscreen', and all the ser32 vice thereof. And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be 'prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

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Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 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 hun35 dred. And the 'prince' of the 'fathers" house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle 36 northward'. And the 'appointed' charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all 'the ser37 vice thereof; and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, 38 and their pins, and their cords. °1And1 those that 'pitch' before the tabernacle leastward', before the tent' of 'meeting toward the sunrising', shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh 39 shall be put to death. All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the command

1 Heb. the office of the charge. 2 Or, levens

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ment of the LORD, 'by' their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of 41 their names. And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children 42 of Israel. And Moses numbered, as

the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 43 And all the firstborn 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.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, 45 saying, Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle: and the Levites shall be mine; I am the LORD. 46 And for the redemption' of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are lover and above the (A number of the Levites, thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty (48 gerahs): and thou shalt give the money wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed unto Aaron and to 49 his sons. °And Moses took the re

demption-money 'from' them that were over and above them that were re50 deemed by the Levites: from the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 51 and Moses gave the redemption1money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the 4 work in the tent' of 'meeting!. This

lis the service of the sons of Kohath in the 'tent of 'meeting, about the (5 most holy things: 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 6 ark of the testimony with it: and shall put thereon 'a' covering of 'sealskin', and shall spread over it a cloth 'all' of blue, and shall put in the staves 7 thereof. And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and 'the cups to pour out withal: and the 8 continual bread shall be thereon: °and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of 'sealskin', and shall put 9 in the staves thereof. 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, 10 wherewith they minister unto it: and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of 'sealskin', and shall put it upon the frame!. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of 'sealskin', and shall 12 put in the staves thereof: 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 the 13 frame1. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread (14 a purple cloth thereon: and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the 'firepans', the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of 'sealskin', and 15 put in the staves thereof. And

when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that,

the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch 'the *sanctuary!, lest they die. These things

are the burden of the sons of Kohath (16 in the 'tent' of 'meeting. And the Icharge 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, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the 'furniture'

thereof.

17 And the LORD spake unto Moses 18 and unto Aaron, saying, °Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 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 20 burden: but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment', lest they die.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, 22) saying, Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers" 23 houses, by their families; °from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent' of 'meeting'. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving' and 'in (25 bearing' burdens: they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Itent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of 'sealskin' that is above upon it, and the 'screen for the door 26 of the tent of meeting; and the hangings of the court, and the 'screen' for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with' 27 them, 'therein shall they serve. °At the 'commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their 'burden', and in all their service and ye shall appoint unto them in charge 28 all their burden'. This is the service

3 Or, a bar

5 Or, holy things Heb. war the warfare.

of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the 'tent' of 'meeting': and 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 'by their families, 30 by their fathers' houses!; °from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the work of the tent of 31 meeting. And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the 'tent' of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and 32 the sockets thereof; and the pillars

of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall appoint! the instruments of 33 the charge of their burden. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tent' of meeting!, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

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And Moses and Aaron and the 'princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites 'by! their families, and by their 'fathers' (35 houses', from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent' of 'meeting': 36 and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thou37 sand seven hundred and fifty. These lare they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that Idid serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron 'numbered! according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their 'fathers' houses', (39 °from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for 40 work in the 'tent' of 'meeting!, even those that were numbered of them, 'by their families, by their 'fathers'

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houses', were two thousand and six 41 hundred and thirty. These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that 'did serve in the tent' of 'meeting', whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD.

42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' (43 houses, from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of 44 meeting, even those that were numbered of them 'by their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 °These are they! that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment! of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

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All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their 47) 'fathers' houses', from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work! of bearing burdens in the tent of 48 meeting, even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand 49 and five hundred and fourscore. cording to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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51 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean! 3 by the dead: both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp', in the midst whereof 4 I dwell. 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, 6 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and 7 that 'soul be guilty; then they shall confess their sin which they have done and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full', and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath (8) 'been guilty. But if the man have

no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt', the 'restitution for guilt which is made' unto the LORD 'shall be the 'priest's; besides! the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they 'present unto the priest, 10 shall be his. And every man's hallowed things shall be his : whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, 12 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a 13 trespass against him, and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be 14 taken in the act'; and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, (15 and she be not defiled: then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation' for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal offering of jealousy, la meal offering of memorial, bringing 16 iniquity to remembrance. And the

priest shall bring her near, and set 17 her before the LORD: and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is lon the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water: 18) and the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and let the hair of

1 Or, with another instead of thy husband See Ezek. xxiii. 5, Rom. vii. 2.

the woman's head go loose', and put the meal' offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy and the priest shall have in his hand the water lof bitter19 ness that causeth the curse: and the priest shall 'cause her to swear', and Ishall say unto the woman, If no man have lien with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness,

being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness! 20 that causeth the curse: but if thou hast gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lien' with thee 'be21 sides' thine husband: then the priest shall cause the woman to swear! with the oath of 2cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a 2curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to fall away', * 22 and thy belly to swell; and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to 'fall away!: and the woman shall say, Amen, Amen. 23 And the priest shall write these curses

in a book, and he shall blot them out 24 into the water of bitterness': and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and 25) become bitter. And the priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal' offering before the LORD, and bring it unto the altar: 26 and the priest shall take 'an' handful of the meal offering, 'as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the (27 woman drink the water. And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed al trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall 'fall away': and the woman shall 28 be a curse among her people. And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and

Or, ladjuration

29) shall conceive seed. This is the law of jealousy', when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and 30 is defiled; or when the spirit of jeal

ousy cometh upon la manꞌ, and he be jealous over his wife; then shall 'he' set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all 31) this law. And the man shall be 'free' from iniquity, and that' woman shall bear her iniquity.

61 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special' vow, 'the' vow of a 'Nazirite', to separate himself unto the LORD: 3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat 'fresh1 grapes 4 or dried. All the days of his 'separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels (5) even to the husk. All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow 6 long. All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall 1 'not' come 'near to a' dead body. shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die because his separation untol 8 God is upon his head. All the days of his separation he is holy unto the 9 LORD. And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he 'defile' the head of his 'separation'; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he 10 shave it. And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves', or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the (11 door of the tent' of 'meeting': and the priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that

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12 same day. And he shall 'separate' unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a he1-lamb of the first year for a guilt offering: but the former days shall be void', because his separation was defiled.

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And this is the law of the 'Nazirite', when the days of his separation are fulfilled he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting': 14 and he shall offer his oblation 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 offering, and one ram without blem(15) ish for peace offerings, and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their Imeal' offering, and their drink offer16 ings. And the priest shall present' them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offer17 ing 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 the meal' offering 'thereof', and 'the' drink (18 offering thereof. And the 'Nazirite! shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of 'meeting', and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it 'on' the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace 19) offerings. 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 put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven the 20 head of his separation: and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave breast and heave thigh' and after that the 21 Nazirite may drink wine. This is the law of the 'Nazirite' who 'voweth', and of his oblation unto the LORD for his separation, 'beside' that 'which he is able to get: according to 'his' vow which he voweth', so he must do after the law of his separation.

22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 23 saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto

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