Of things devoted NUMBERS. 16 And if a man shall fanctify unto the 17 If he fanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he fanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it fhall be abated from thy eftimation. 19 And if he that fanctified the field will in any wife redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be affured to him. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have fold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, fhall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the poffeffion thereof shall be the priest's. 22 And if a man fanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his poffeffion; 23 Then the prieft fhall reckon unto him the worth of thy eftimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he fhall give thine eftimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. and their eftimation. 25 And all thy eftimations fhall be according to the fhekel of the fanctuary: twenty gerahs fhall be the fhekel. 26 Only the firftling of the beafts, which fhould be the LORD's firftling, no man fhall fanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he fhall redeem it according to thine eftimation, and fhall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it fhall be fold according to thy eftimation. 28¶ Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man fhall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beaft, and of the field of his poffeffion, fhall be fold or redeemed: every devoted thing is moft holy unto the LORD. 29 None devoted, which fhall be devoted of men, fhall be redeemed; but fhall furely be put to death. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the feed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD. 31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he fhall add thereto the fifth part thereof. 32 ¶ And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever paffeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 33 He fhall not fearch whether it be good or bad, neither fhall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof fhall be holy; it fhall not be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments, 24 In the year of the jubile the field fhall return unto him of whom it was which the LORD commanded Mofes bought, even to him to whom the pof- for the children of Ifrael in mount feffion of the land did belong. Sinai. THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED NUMBERS. Levites are exempted. AND the LORD fpake unto Mofes in 2 Take ye the fum of all the congre- 3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Ifrael: thou and Aaron fhall number them by their armies. 4 And with you there fhall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the houfe of his fathers. 5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurifhaddai. 7 Of Judah; Nahfhon the son of Amminadab. 8 Of Iffachar; Nethaneel the fon of Zuar. 9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the fon of Helon. Io Of the children of Jofeph : of Ephraim; Elifhama the fon of Ammihud: of Manaffeh; Gamaliel the fon of Pedahzur. II Of Benjamin; Abidan the fon of Gideoni. 12 Ot The men of war NUMBERS. are numbered. 12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the fon of Am-old and upward, all that were able to mishaddai. go forth to war; 13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 14 Of Gad; Eliafaph the fon of Deuel. 15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the fon of Enan. 16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Ifrael. 17 ¶ And Mofes and Aaron took these men which are expreffed by their names: 18 And they affembled all the congregation together on the first day of the fecond month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19 As the LORD commanded Mofes, fo he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 And the children of Reuben, Ifrael's eldest fon, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 21 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and fix thousand and five hundred. 22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, thofe that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 25 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand fix hundred and fifty. 26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and fix hundred. 28 Of the children of Iffachar, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years 29 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Iffachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 32 Of the children of Jofeph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 33 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, cvere forty thoufand and five hundred. 34 Of the children of Manaffeh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 35 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manaffeh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, qvere thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 39 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thoufand and seven hundred. 40 Of the children of Afher, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 41 Thofe that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Afher, avere forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fathers, accord The Levites are exempted. Chap. ii. The order of the tribes in their tents: ing to the number of the names, from of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahfhon the fon of Amminadab Shall be captain of the children of Judah. 43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty 4 And his hoft, and those that were and three thousand and four hundred. numbered of them, were threescore and 44 These are thofe that were num-fourteen thousand and fix hundred. bered, which Mofes and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Ifrael, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. 45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Ifrael, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Ifrael; 46 Even all they that were numbered were fix hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 47 ¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 48 For the LORD had fpoken unto Mofes, faying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the fum of them among the children of Ifrael: 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the teftimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle and all the veffels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. SI And when the tabernacle fetteth forward, the Levites fhall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites fhall fet it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh fhall be put to death. 52 And the children of Ifrael fhall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own ftandard, throughout their hofts. 53 But the Levites fhall pitch round about the tabernacle of teftimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Ifrael: and the Levites fball keep the charge of the tabernacle of teftimony. 5 And thofe that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Iffachar: and Nethaneel the fon of Zuar fhall be captain of the children of Iffachar. 6 And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the fon of Elon fhall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah avere an hundred thousand and fourfcore thousand and fix thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. Thefe fhall first set forth. 10 On the fouth fide shall be the ftandard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben fhall be Elizur the fon of Shedeur. II And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered thereof, were forty and fix thousand and five hundred. 12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon fhall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 And his hoft, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the fons of Gad shall be Eliafaph the fon of Reuel. 15 And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and fix hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thoufand and fifty and one thousand and $4 And the children of Ifrael did ac-four hundred and fifty, throughout their cording to all that the LORD commanded armies. And they shall set forth in the Mofes, fo did they. CHAP. II. The order of the tribes in their tents. 2 Every man of the children of Ifrael 3 And on the caft fide toward the rifing of the fun hall they of the standard fecond rank. 17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation fhall fet forward with the camp of the Levites in the midft of the camp: as they encamp, fo fhall they fet forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18 On the weft fide fhall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the fons of Ephraim shall be Elifhama the fon of Ammihud. The Levites' fervice. CHAP. III. 19 And his hoft, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousands The Levites' fervice. 40 The firstborn the chil. T dren of Manaffeh fhall be Gamaliel the fon of Pedahzur. 21 And his hoft, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the fons of Benjamin hall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 And his hoft, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim quere an hundred thoufand and eight thoufand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they fhall go forward in the third rank. 25 The standard of the camp of Dan Shall be on the north fide by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan Shall be Ahiezer the fon of Ammifhaddai. 26 And his hoft, and those that were numbered of them, were threefcore and two thousand and feven hundred. freed. 44 The overplus redeemed. HESE alfo are the generations of Aaron and Mofes in the day that the LORD fpake with Mofes in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the fons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the fons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he confecrated to minister in the prieft's office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered ftrange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar miniftered in the prieft's office in the fight of Aaron their father. 5 faying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and prefent them before Aaron the priest, that they may minifter unto him. 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. 27 And thofe that encamp by him 8 And they fhall keep all the inftruShall be the tribe of Afher: and the cap-ments of the tabernacle of the congregatain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the fon of Ocran. 28 And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali fhall be Ahira the fon of Enan. 30 And his hoft, and thofe that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and feven thousand and fix hundred. They fhall go hindmost with their standards. tion, and the charge of the children of Ifrael, to do the fervice of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his fons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Ifrael. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his fons, and they fhall wait on their prieft's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh fhall be put to death. II And the LORD spake unto Moses, faying, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Ifrael instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Ifrael: 32 These are those which were num- therefore the Levites shall be mine; bered of the children of Ifrael by the 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; house of their fathers: all those that were for on the day that I fmote all the firstnumbered of the camps throughout their born in the land of Egypt I hallowed hofts were fix hundred thousand and unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both three thousand and five hundred and man and beaft: mine fhall they be: I fifty. am the LORD. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Ifrael; as the LORD commanded Mofes. 14 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes in the wilderness of Sinai, faying, 15 Number the children of Levi after 34 And the children of Ifrael did ac- the house of their fathers, by their famicording to all that the LORD commanded lies: every male from a month old and Mofes: fo they pitched by their ftand-upward fhalt thou number them. ards, and fo they fet forward, every one 16 And Mofes numbered them accordafter their families, according to the ing to the word of the LORD, as he was house of their fathers. commanded. The families, number, Chap. iii. and charge of the Levites. 17 And these were the fons of Levi fhites: these are the families of Merari. by their names; Gerfhon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the fons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the fons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the fons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mufhi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. 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 avere feven thousand and five hundred. 23 The families of the Gerfhonites fhall pitch behind the tabernacle weftward. 24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the fon of Lael. 34 And thofe that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were fix thousand and two hundred. 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the fon of Abihail: thefe fhall pitch on the fide of the tabernacle northward. 36 And under the cuftody and charge of the fons of Merari fhall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that ferveth thereto, 37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their fockets, and their pins, and their cords. 38 But thofe that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, Shall be Mofes, and Aaron and his fons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Ifrael; and the ftranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 25 And the charge of the fons of Ger- 39 All that were numbered of the Lefhon in the tabernacle of the congrega-vites, which Mofes and Aaron numbertion fhall be the tabernacle, and the tent, cd at the commandment of the LORD, the covering thereof, and the hanging throughout their families, all the males for the door of the tabernacle of the con- from a month old and upward, were gregation, twenty and two thousand. 26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the fervice thereof. 27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: thefe are the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and fix hundred, keeping the charge of the fanctuary. 29 The families of the fons of Kohath fhall pitch on the fide of the tabernacle fouthward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites Jhall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the veffels of the fanctuary wherewith they minifter, and the hanging, and all the fervice thereof. 32 And Eleazar the fon of Aaron the prieft fhall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the overlight of them that keep the charge of the fanctuary. 40 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Ifrael from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) inftead of all the firstborn among the children of Ifrael; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firftlings among the cattle of the children of Ifrael. 42 And Mofes numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Ifrael. 43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of thofe that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threefcore and thirteen. 44 And the LORD fpake unto Moses, faying, 45 Take the Levites inftead of all the firstborn among the children of Ifrael, and the cattle of the Levites inftead of their cattle; and the Levites fhall be mine: I am the LORD. 46 And for thofe that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Ifrael, which are more than 33 Of Merari was the family of the 47 Thou |