Num 3:14-39 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai , saying ,

Numbers 3:14-39

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses ^ain the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 ^{▼▼ Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
,} ^c“Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall number.” 16 So Moses numbered them according to the ^{▼▼ Lit mouth}word of the Lord, just as he had been commanded. 17 ^eThese then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 These are the names of the ^fsons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei; 19 and the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel; 20 and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. 22 Their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, even their numbered men were 7,500. 23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the ^{▼▼ Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch}tabernacle westward, 24 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Duties of the Priests

25 Now ^hthe duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and ⁱthe tent, its covering, and ^jthe screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, 26 and ^kthe hangings of the court, and ^lthe screen for the doorway of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords, according to all the service ^{▼▼ Lit of it}concerning them.

27 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 were the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle, 30 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families was ^{▼▼ In Ex 6:22, Elzaphan}Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Now ^otheir duties involved ^pthe ark, ^qthe table, ^rthe lampstand, ^sthe altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service ^{▼▼ Lit of it}concerning them; 32 and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the chief of the leaders of Levi, and had the oversight of those who perform the duties of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34 Their numbered men in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200. 35 The leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to ^ucamp on the northward side of the tabernacle. 36 Now the appointed duties of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its equipment, and the service concerning them, 37 and the pillars around the court with their sockets and their pegs and their cords.

38 Now those who were to ^vcamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but ^wthe ^{▼▼ Lit stranger}layman coming near was to be put to death. 39 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the ^{▼▼ Lit word}command of the Lord by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were ^z22,000.