(NIV)
Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, ‘Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.’ So he was named Levi.
(ESV)
Again she
conceived and
bore a
son, and
said, “
Now this
time my
husband will be
attached to me, because I have
borne him
three sons.”
Therefore his
name was
called Levi.
(NIV)
Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.
(ESV)
On the
third day, when they were
sore,
two of the
sons of
Jacob,
Simeon and
Levi,
Dinah’s brothers,
took their swords and
came against the
city while it
felt secure and
killed all the
males.
(NIV)
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, ‘You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.’
(ESV)
Then
Jacob said to
Simeon and
Levi, “You have
brought trouble on me by making me
stink to the
inhabitants of the
land, the
Canaanites and the
Perizzites. My
numbers are
few, and if they
gather themselves against me and
attack me, I shall be
destroyed, both I and my
household.”
(NIV)
The sons of Leah:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob,
Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
(ESV)
The
sons of
Leah:
Reuben (
Jacob’s firstborn),
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar, and
Zebulun.
(NIV)
The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
(ESV)
The
sons of
Levi:
Gershon,
Kohath, and
Merari.
(NIV)
‘Simeon and Levi are brothers –
their swords are weapons of violence.
(ESV)
“
Simeon and
Levi are
brothers;
weapons of
violence are their
swords.
(NIV)
Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;
(ESV)
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi, and
Judah,
(NIV)
Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,
(ESV)
Now a
man from the
house of
Levi went and
took as his wife a
Levite woman.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, ‘What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.
(ESV)
Then the
anger of the
Lord was
kindled against
Moses and he
said, “Is there not
Aaron, your
brother, the
Levite? I
know that he can
speak well. Behold, he is
coming out to
meet you, and when he
sees you, he will be
glad in his
heart.
(NIV)
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
(ESV)
These are the
names of the
sons of
Levi according to their
generations:
Gershon,
Kohath, and
Merari, the
years of the
life of
Levi being
137 years.
(NIV)
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
(ESV)
The
sons of
Merari:
Mahli and
Mushi. These are the
clans of the
Levites according to their
generations.
(NIV)
Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
(ESV)
Eleazar,
Aaron’s son,
took as his
wife one of the
daughters of
Putiel, and she
bore him
Phinehas. These are the
heads of the
fathers’ houses of the
Levites by their
clans.
(NIV)
So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, ‘Whoever is for the
Lord, come to me.’ And all the Levites rallied to him.
(ESV)
then
Moses stood in the
gate of the
camp and
said, “
Who is on the
Lord’s side? Come to me.” And
all the
sons of
Levi gathered around him.
(NIV)
The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
(ESV)
And the
sons of
Levi did according to the
word of
Moses. And that
day about
three thousand men of the
people fell.
(NIV)
These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law, which were recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.
(ESV)
These are the
records of the
tabernacle the
tabernacle of the
testimony,
as they were
recorded at the
commandment of
Moses, the
responsibility of the
Levites under the
direction of
Ithamar the
son of
Aaron the
priest.
(NIV)
‘“The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns, which they possess.
(ESV)
As for the
cities of the
Levites, the
Levites may
redeem at any
time the
houses in the
cities they
possess.
(NIV)
So the property of the Levites is redeemable – that is, a house sold in any town they hold – and is to be returned in the Jubilee, because the houses in the towns of the Levites are their property among the Israelites.
(ESV)
And if one of the
Levites exercises his right of
redemption, then the
house that was
sold in a
city they
possess shall be
released in the
jubilee. For the
houses in the
cities of the
Levites are their
possession among the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others.
(ESV)
But the
Levites were not
listed along
with them by their
ancestral tribe.
(NIV)
‘You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
(ESV)
“
Only the
tribe of
Levi you shall not
list, and you shall not
take a
census of them
among the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law – over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and camp round it.
(ESV)
But
appoint the
Levites over the
tabernacle of the
testimony, and
over all its
furnishings, and
over all that belongs to it. They are to
carry the
tabernacle and
all its
furnishings, and they shall take
care of it and shall
camp around the
tabernacle.
(NIV)
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.
(ESV)
When the
tabernacle is to
set out, the
Levites shall
take it down, and when the
tabernacle is to be
pitched, the
Levites shall
set it up. And if any
outsider comes near, he shall be put to
death.
(NIV)
The Levites, however, are to set up their tents round the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.’
(ESV)
But the
Levites shall
camp around the
tabernacle of the
testimony, so that there may be no
wrath on the
congregation of the
people of
Israel. And the
Levites shall
keep guard over the
tabernacle of the
testimony.”
(NIV)
Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their own place under their standard.
(ESV)
“Then the
tent of
meeting shall
set out, with the
camp of the
Levites in the
midst of the
camps; as they
camp, so shall they
set out,
each in
position, standard by
standard.
(NIV)
The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(ESV)
But the
Levites were not
listed among the
people of
Israel, as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(NIV)
‘Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
(ESV)
“
Bring the
tribe of
Levi near, and
set them
before Aaron the
priest, that they may
minister to him.
(NIV)
Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
(ESV)
And you shall
give the
Levites to
Aaron and his
sons; they are
wholly given to him from
among the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
‘I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
(ESV)
“
Behold I have
taken the
Levites from
among the
people of
Israel instead of
every firstborn who
opens the
womb among the
people of
Israel. The
Levites shall be mine,
(NIV)
‘Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.’
(ESV)
“
List the
sons of
Levi, by
fathers’
houses and by
clans;
every male from a
month old and
upward you shall
list.”
(NIV)
These were the names of the sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
(ESV)
And
these were the
sons of
Levi by their
names:
Gershon and
Kohath and
Merari.
(NIV)
The Merarite clans:
Mahli and Mushi.
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
(ESV)
And the
sons of
Merari by their
clans:
Mahli and
Mushi. These
are the
clans of the
Levites, by their
fathers’
houses.
(NIV)
The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
(ESV)
And
Eleazar the
son of
Aaron the
priest was to be
chief over the
chiefs of the
Levites, and to have
oversight of those who
kept guard over the
sanctuary.
(NIV)
The total number of Levites counted at the
Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.
(ESV)
All those
listed among the
Levites, whom
Moses and
Aaron listed at the
commandment of the
Lord, by
clans,
all the
males from a
month old and
upward, were
22,000.
(NIV)
Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the
Lord.’
(ESV)
And you shall
take the
Levites for me—I am the
Lord—
instead of all the
firstborn among the
people of
Israel, and the
cattle of the
Levites instead of all the
firstborn among the
cattle of the
people of
Israel.”
(NIV)
‘Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the
Lord.
(ESV)
“
Take the
Levites instead of
all the
firstborn among the
people of
Israel, and the
cattle of the
Levites instead of their
cattle. The
Levites shall be mine: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
(ESV)
And as the
redemption price for the
273 of the
firstborn of the
people of
Israel,
over and
above the number of the male
Levites,
(NIV)
So Moses collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
(ESV)
So
Moses took the
redemption money from those who were
over and
above those
redeemed by the
Levites.
(NIV)
‘Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.
(ESV)
“
Take a
census of the
sons of
Kohath from
among the
sons of
Levi, by their
clans and their
fathers’
houses,
(NIV)
‘See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites.
(ESV)
“Let
not the
tribe of the
clans of the
Kohathites be
destroyed from among the
Levites,
(NIV)
So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.
(ESV)
All those who were
listed of the
Levites,
whom Moses and
Aaron and the
chiefs of
Israel listed, by their
clans and their
fathers’
houses,
(NIV)
‘Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.’
(ESV)
“
Accept these
from them, that they may be
used in the
service of the
tent of
meeting, and
give them to the
Levites, to each
man according to his
service.”
(NIV)
So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
(ESV)
So
Moses took the
wagons and the
oxen and
gave them to the
Levites.
(NIV)
‘Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
(ESV)
“
Take the
Levites from
among the
people of
Israel and
cleanse them.
(NIV)
Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole Israelite community.
(ESV)
And you shall
bring the
Levites before the
tent of
meeting and
assemble the
whole congregation of the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
You are to bring the Levites before the
Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.
(ESV)
When you
bring the
Levites before the
Lord, the
people of
Israel shall
lay their
hands on the
Levites,
(NIV)
Aaron is to present the Levites before the
Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the
Lord.
(ESV)
and
Aaron shall
offer the
Levites before the
Lord as a
wave offering from the
people of
Israel, that they may
do the
service of the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, using one for a sin offering to the
Lord and the other for a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
(ESV)
Then the
Levites shall
lay their
hands on the
heads of the
bulls, and you shall
offer the
one for a
sin offering and the
other for a
burnt offering to the
Lord to make
atonement for the
Levites.
(NIV)
Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the
Lord.
(ESV)
And you shall
set the
Levites before Aaron and his
sons, and shall
offer them as a
wave offering to the
Lord.
(NIV)
In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
(ESV)
“Thus you shall
separate the
Levites from among the
people of
Israel, and the
Levites shall be mine.
(NIV)
‘After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.
(ESV)
And
after that the
Levites shall
go in to
serve at the
tent of
meeting, when you have
cleansed them and
offered them as a
wave offering.
(NIV)
And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.
(ESV)
and I have
taken the
Levites instead of
all the
firstborn among the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.’
(ESV)
And I have
given the
Levites as a
gift to
Aaron and his
sons from among the
people of
Israel, to
do the
service for the
people of
Israel at the
tent of
meeting and to make
atonement for the
people of
Israel that there may be
no plague among the
people of
Israel when the
people of
Israel come near the
sanctuary.”
(NIV)
Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(ESV)
Thus did Moses and
Aaron and
all the
congregation of the
people of
Israel to the
Levites. According to
all that the
Lord commanded Moses concerning the
Levites, the
people of
Israel did to them.
(NIV)
The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the
Lord and made atonement for them to purify them.
(ESV)
And the
Levites purified themselves from
sin and
washed their
clothes, and
Aaron offered them as a
wave offering before the
Lord, and
Aaron made
atonement for them to
cleanse them.
(NIV)
After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(ESV)
And
after that the
Levites went in to
do their
service in the
tent of
meeting before Aaron and his
sons;
as the
Lord had
commanded Moses concerning the
Levites,
so they
did to them.
(NIV)
‘This applies to the Levites: men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,
(ESV)
“
This applies
to the
Levites: from
twenty-five years old and
upward they shall
come to
do duty in the
service of the
tent of
meeting.
(NIV)
They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.’
(ESV)
They
minister to their
brothers in the
tent of
meeting by
keeping guard, but they shall
do no service.
Thus shall you
do to the
Levites in assigning their
duties.”
(NIV)
Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites – Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth – became insolent
(ESV)
Now
Korah the
son of
Izhar,
son of
Kohath,
son of
Levi, and
Dathan and
Abiram the
sons of
Eliab, and
On the
son of
Peleth,
sons of
Reuben,
took men.
(NIV)
and tomorrow put burning coals and incense in them before the
Lord. The man the
Lord chooses will be the one who is holy. You Levites have gone too far!’
(ESV)
put fire in
them and
put incense on them
before the
Lord tomorrow, and the
man whom the
Lord chooses shall be the
holy one. You have gone too
far,
sons of
Levi!”
(NIV)
Moses also said to Korah, ‘Now listen, you Levites!
(ESV)
And
Moses said to
Korah, “
Hear now, you
sons of
Levi:
(NIV)
He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
(ESV)
and that he has
brought you near him, and
all your
brothers the
sons of
Levi with you? And would you
seek the
priesthood also?
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