The service of the Levites. NUMBERS, IV. The service of the Levites. of the congregation, about the most B.C.1490. and the 2basons, all the vessels of the holy things: c ver. 19. 5¶ro And when the camp setteth e 6 And shall put thereon "" the covering of rebadgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth "wholly of altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of rebadgers' skins, and put " to the staves "" of it. บ 15 And when Aâr'on and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the "" vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kō'hath shall come to bear it: m but blue, and shall put in the staves Ex. 25. 13. they shall not touch ""any holy thing, thereof. 29, 30. 7 And upon the table of shew-Ex. 25. 23, bread they shall spread a cloth of Lev. 24. 6, 8. blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and rvcovers to 2 cover withal: and the contin- 2 Or, pour ual bread shall be thereon: rv 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of ” badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. rv 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and "" his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon rva bar. out withal. Ex. 25. 31. 38. lest they die. "These things are the burden of the sons of Kō'hath in the "" tabernacle of the congregation. 16¶ And ryto the office of E-le-a'zar the son of Aâr'on the priest rv pertaineth the oil for the light, and the Psweet incense, and 9 the daily meat offering, and the "anointing oil, rand the TM" oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, ro in the sanctuary, and ro in the rv vessels thereof. 17 And the LORD spake unto Mō'geş and unto Aâr'on, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kō'hath-ītes 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: Aâr'on and his sons shall go 11 And upon they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of rv badgers' skins, and shall put rv to the staves thereof: k the golden altar * Ex. 30. 1, 3. in, and appoint them every one to x ch. 3. 25, 26. The number of the Levites. to all their service, in the "tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ith'a-mär the son of Aâr'on the priest. 25 ro And they shall bear the cur- B.C. 1490. lies of the sons of Mê-rā'rī, according tains of the tabernacle, and the "tabernacle of the congregation, "v his covering, and the covering of ruthe badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the r hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, rv 26 And the hangings of the court, and the "" hanging 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 "" all that is made for them: so shall they serve. mouth. 27 At the "v 5 appointment of Aâr'on 5 Heb. and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Ger'shon-ites, in all their "burdens, and in all their service and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their "" burdens. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of rv Ger'shon in the "tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ith'a-mär the son of Aâr'on the priest. 29 As for the sons of Mẻ-rā'rī, thou shalt number them "" after their families, by re the house of their fathers; 30 From thirty years old and up-y ver. 3. ward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that 34 the And Mō'şeş and Aâr'on and chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kō'hath-ītes reafter their families, and ""after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that ""entereth into the service, for ro the work in the "" tabernacle of the congregation: 36 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These rv were they that were numbered of the families of the Kō'hath-ītes, all that "" might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Mo'şeş and Aâr'on did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Mō'şeş. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Ger'shon, "throughout their families, and by "" the house of their fathers, rv 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that rentereth into the service, for "o the work in the "tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were numbered entereth "" into the service, to do the Heb. war- of them, "" throughout their families, work of the "tabernacle of the con gregation. jare. rv by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and 31 And this is the charge of their z ch. 3. 36, 37. thirty. burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congrega 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of tion; "the boards of the tabernacle, a Ex. 26. 15. Ģēr ́shon, "o of all that rv might do and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and ""sockets thereof, 32 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 ser service in the " tabernacle of the congregation, whom Mō'şeş and Aâr'on did number according to the commandment of the LORD. 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of rv vice: and by name ye shall reckon Ex.38. 21. Mê-rā'rī, " throughout their families, the instruments of the charge of their burden. by ruthe house of their fathers, fathers' houses, 35 entered upon-(the) - tent of meeting: 37 are-did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered 38 by - their fathers' houses, 39 entered upon -(the) -tent of meeting, 40 by-their fathers' houses, 41 (of)—did serve tent of meeting,-numbered 42 by-their fathers' houses, e The trial of jealousy. one that ""entereth into the service, B. C.1490. 6 Speak unto the children of İş'for "o the work in the "" tabernacle of ra-el, When a man or woman shall the congregation, commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that "" person be guilty; 44 Even those that were numbered of them ""after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These "v be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Mė-rā'rī, whom Mō'şeş and Aâr'on numbered according to the reworde ver. 29. of the LORD by the hand of Mō'şeş. 46 All those that were numbered of the Le'vites, whom Mō'şeş and Aâr'on and the "v chief of Ig'ra-el numbered, after their families, and ""after the house of their fathers, g 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall "recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him rv against whom he hath trespassed. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to rv recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside h the ram of the atonement, whereby 'an atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every holy things of the ra-el, which they priest, shall be his. ΤΟ rv 2 i offering of all the children of Ig'bring unto the rv 10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 11 And the LORD spake unto Mō'şeş, saying, 12 Speak unto the children of Ig'ra-el, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a h ver. 1, 21. trespass against him, a Lev. 13. 3, b Lev. 15. 2. ch. 9, 6, 10: 19. 11, 13; 31. 19. 12. 2 Cor. 6. 16. f Lev. 5. 5; g Lev. 6. 5. 26. 40. Josh. 7. 19. 3 Both male and female shall ye puth Lev. 6.6,7; out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their d in the midst whereof I 7.7. 2or, heave i Ex. 29. 28. 10, 14. 19. rv camps, 13 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 taken with the manner; 14 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, and she be not defiled: 15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and ro he shall bring her rv offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall Deut. 18. 3,4. pour no oil upon it, nor put frank30. Ezek. 44. 29, incense thereon; for it is ""an offerLev. 18, 20, ing of jealousy, an offering of me5 And the LORD spake unto Mō'-m1 Kin. 17. morial, m bringing iniquity to regeş, saying, k Lev. 10. 13. 18. Ezek. 29. 16. membrance. 43 entered upon-(the)-tent of meeting, 44 by 45 are they commandment 46 princes-by-by their fathers' houses, 47 entered in-work of service -(of the ministry)-work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, 2 unclean 3 camp, 6 soul 7 make restitution for his guilt in full, and add etc.-in re spect of whom he hath been guilty. 8 whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto the Lord shall be the priest's; besides — (an) 9 heave offering-present 13 in the act; 15 (he)-oblation-a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of etc. |