23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle. 22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. These were the Levite clans, according to their families.Ģ1 To Gershon ( AH) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites ( AI) these were the Gershonite clans. ( AC)ġ8 These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Count every male a month old or more.” ( Y) 16 So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.ġ7 These were the names of the sons of Levi: ( Z) I am the Lord.” ( V)ġ4 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, ( W) 15 “Count ( X) the Levites by their families and clans. ( U) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. The Levites are mine, ( T) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.
10 Appoint Aaron ( O) and his sons to serve as priests ( P) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.” ( Q)ġ1 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites ( R) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring ( S) of every Israelite woman. 9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons ( N) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. ( K) 7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community ( L) at the tent of meeting by doing the work ( M) of the tabernacle. ( I)ĥ The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi ( J) and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. ( G) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar ( H) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord ( F) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. ( D) 3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, ( E) who were ordained to serve as priests. ( B)Ģ The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn ( C) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Numbers pays careful attention to the priests’ work of mediating God’s presence, not because religious work is the most important occupation, but because God is the center point of every occupation.3 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses ( A) at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. The emphasis, then, is on the integration of the Levites’ work with everyone else’s. Moreover, the work performed by the Levites in the tent is quite similar to the work of most Israelites-breaking, moving and setting up camp, kindling fire, washing linens, butchering animals, and processing grain. The Levites assist all people in bringing their life and work into line with God’s law and purposes. But the text actually portrays how intricately their work is related to the work of all Israelites. It’s true that the uniquely detailed attention given to the tent of meeting and its utensils seems to elevate the priests’ role above those of the rest of the people. It may seem that their work is singled out as higher than the work of others, as it “concerns the most holy things” (Num. Like other workers, they are enumerated and organized into work units, although they are exempted from military service (Num. (The Levites are the tribe whose men serve as priests-to a large degree the terms are interchangeable in Numbers.) They have the essential role of mediating God’s redemption to all the people (Num. Numbers 3 through 8 focuses on the work of the priests and Levites.
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