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54. So the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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1. Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron:
2. "When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it.
###### 3-4 "The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
###### 3-4 "The divisions of
Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
9. So the total of all the troops on Judah's side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite.
<sup class="versenum">10-11</sup>"The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
9. So the total of all the troops on
Judah's side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite.
<sup class="versenum">10-11</sup>"The divisions of
Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
16. So the total of all the troops on Reuben's side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.
16. So the total of all the troops on
Reuben's side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.
17. "Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.
<sup class="versenum">18-19</sup>"The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
<sup class="versenum">18-19</sup>"The divisions of
Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
24. So the total of all the troops on Ephraim's side of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will be third in line whenever the Israelites travel.
<sup class="versenum">25-26</sup>"The divisions of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
24. So the total of all the troops on
Ephraim's side of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will be third in line whenever the Israelites travel.
<sup class="versenum">25-26</sup>"The divisions of
Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
31. So the total of all the troops on Dan's side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel."
31. So the total of all the troops on
Dan's side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel."
32. In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.
33. But as the LORD had commanded, the Levites were not included in this registration.
34. So the people of Israel did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. Each clan and family set up camp and marched under their banners exactly as the LORD had instructed them.

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11. And the LORD said to Moses,
12. "Look, I have chosen the Levites from among the Israelites to serve as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me,
13. for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the LORD."Registration of the Levites
13. for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the LORD."
Registration of the Levites
14. The LORD spoke again to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said,
15. "Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older."
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19. The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20. The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi.
These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
21. The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.
22. There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.
23. They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
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38. The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise, was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death.
39. When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD's command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older.Redeeming the Firstborn Sons
39. When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD's command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older.
Redeeming the Firstborn Sons
40. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now count all the firstborn sons in Israel who are one month old or older, and make a list of their names.
41. The Levites must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn sons of Israel; I am the LORD. And the Levites' livestock must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the whole nation of Israel."
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51. And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the LORD had commanded.

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17. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
18. "Do not let the Kohathite clans be destroyed from among the Levites!
19. This is what you must do so they will live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects. Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and assign a specific duty or load to each person.
20. The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die."Duties of the Gershonite Clan
20. The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die."
Duties of the Gershonite Clan
21. And the LORD said to Moses,
22. "Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Gershonite division of the tribe of Levi.
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25. They must carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with its coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance.
26. They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items.
27. Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry.
28. So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Duties of the Merarite Clan
28. So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Duties of the Merarite Clan
29. "Now record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Merarite division of the tribe of Levi.
30. List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
31. "Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases;
32. also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name.
33. So these are the duties of the Merarite clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."Summary of the Registration
33. So these are the duties of the Merarite clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."
Summary of the Registration
34. So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families.
35. The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,
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And so the registration was completed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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7. They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged.
8. But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the LORD.
9. All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.
10. Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives."Protecting Marital Faithfulness
10. Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives."
Protecting Marital Faithfulness
11. And the LORD said to Moses,
12. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
"Suppose a man's wife goes astray, and she is unfaithful to her husband
13. and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act.
14. If her husband becomes jealous and is suspicious of his wife and needs to know whether or not she has defiled herself,
15. the husband must bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering of two quarts of barley flour to be presented on her behalf. Do not mix it with olive oil or frankincense, for it is a jealousy offering--an offering to prove whether or not she is guilty.
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31. The husband will be innocent of any guilt in this matter, but his wife will be held accountable for her sin."

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19. After the Nazirite's head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite's hands.
20. Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the LORD. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the LORD. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine.
21. "This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the LORD. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites."The Priestly Blessing
21. "This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the LORD. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites."
The Priestly Blessing
22. Then the LORD said to Moses,
23. "Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:
24. 'May the LORD bless you
and protect you.
and protect you.
25. May the LORD smile on you
and be gracious to you.
and be gracious to you.
26. May the LORD show you his favor
and give you his peace.'
and give you his peace.'
27. Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them."

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89. Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The LORD spoke to him from there.

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1. The LORD said to Moses,
2. "Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand."
3. So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
4. The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses.The Levites Dedicated
4. The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses.
The Levites Dedicated
5. Then the LORD said to Moses,
6. "Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean.
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26. After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites."

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12. They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover.
13. "But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the LORD's offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt.
14. And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, they must follow these same decrees and regulations. The same laws apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you."The Fiery Cloud
14. And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, they must follow these same decrees and regulations. The same laws apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you."
The Fiery Cloud
15. On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire.
16. This was the regular pattern--at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire.
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23. So they camped or traveled at the LORD's command, and they did whatever the LORD told them through Moses.

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8. Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation.
9. "When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.
10. Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God."The Israelites Leave Sinai
10. Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God."
The Israelites Leave Sinai
11. In the second year after Israel's departure from Egypt--on the twentieth day of the second month--the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
12. So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
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36. And when the Ark was set down, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel!"

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12. Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors?
13. Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, 'Give us meat to eat!'
14. I can't carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy!
15. If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!"Moses Chooses Seventy Leaders
15. If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!"
Moses Chooses Seventy Leaders
16. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as elders and leaders of Israel. Bring them to the Tabernacle to stand there with you.
17. I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.
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35. From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time.

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6. And the LORD said to them, "Now listen to what I say:
"If there were prophets among you,
I, the LORD, would reveal myself in visions.
I would speak to them in dreams.
I would speak to them in dreams.
7. But not with my servant Moses.
Of all my house, he is the one I trust.
Of all my house, he is the one I trust.
8. I speak to him face to face,
clearly, and not in riddles!
clearly, and not in riddles!
He sees the LORD as he is.
So why were you not afraid
to criticize my servant Moses?"
to criticize my servant Moses?"
9. The LORD was very angry with them, and he departed.
10. As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her,
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16. Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

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3. So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
4. These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:
16. These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.)
16. These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called
Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.)
17. Moses gave the men these instructions as he sent them out to explore the land: "Go north through the Negev into the hill country.
18. See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.
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21. So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
22. Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai--all descendants of Anak--lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)
23. When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs.
24. That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means "cluster"), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there.The Scouting Report
24. That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means "cluster"), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there.
The Scouting Report
25. After exploring the land for forty days, the men returned
26. to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran. They reported to the whole community what they had seen and showed them the fruit they had taken from the land.
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33. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too!"

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10. But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.
11. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
12. I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!"Moses Intercedes for the People
12. I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!"
Moses Intercedes for the People
13. But Moses objected. "What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?" he asked the LORD. "They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt.
14. Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, LORD, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
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45. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chased them back as far as Hormah.

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# Chapter 15
1. Then the LORD told Moses,
2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
"When you finally settle in the land I am giving you,
3. you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats.
4. When you present these offerings, you must also give the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.
5. For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
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17. Then the LORD said to Moses,
18. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
"When you arrive in the land where I am taking you,
19. and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the LORD.
20. Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor.
21. Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the LORD each year from the first of your ground flour.
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29. These same instructions apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.
30. "But those who brazenly violate the LORD's will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the LORD, and they must be cut off from the community.
31. Since they have treated the LORD's word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt."Penalty for Breaking the Sabbath
31. Since they have treated the LORD's word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt."
Penalty for Breaking the Sabbath
32. One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
33. The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.
34. They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him.
35. Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp."
36. So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Tassels on Clothing
36. So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Tassels on Clothing
37. Then the LORD said to Moses,
38. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
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41. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the LORD your God!"

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50. Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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13. Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. Are we all doomed to die?"

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5. "You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the LORD's anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.
6. I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for service in the Tabernacle.
7. But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death."Support for the Priests and Levites
7. But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death."
Support for the Priests and Levites
8. The LORD gave these further instructions to Aaron: "I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share.
9. You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings--including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings--will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons.
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32. You will not be considered guilty for accepting the LORD's tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die."

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22. Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening."

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11. Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill.
12. But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!"
13. This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means "arguing") because there the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.Edom Refuses Israel Passage
13. This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means "arguing") because there the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.
Edom Refuses Israel Passage
14. While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message:
"This is what your relatives, the people of Israel, say: You know all the hardships we have been through.
15. Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brutally mistreated by the Egyptians.
16. But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.
17. Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory."
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19. The Israelites answered, "We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That's all we ask."
20. But the king of Edom replied, "Stay out! You may not pass through our land." With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.
21. Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.The Death of Aaron
21. Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.
The Death of Aaron
22. The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor.
23. There, on the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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29. When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.

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# Chapter 21
1. The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road through Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners.
2. Then the people of Israel made this vow to the LORD: "If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns."
3. The LORD heard the Israelites' request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah ever since.The Bronze Snake
3. The LORD heard the Israelites' request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah ever since.
The Bronze Snake
4. Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey,
5. and they began to speak against God and Moses. "Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?" they complained. "There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!"
@@ -12,7 +15,9 @@ Victory over the Canaanites
7. Then the people came to Moses and cried out, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes." So Moses prayed for the people.
8. Then the LORD told him, "Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!"
9. So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!Israel's Journey to Moab
9. So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!
Israel's Journey to Moab
10. The Israelites traveled next to Oboth and camped there.
11. Then they went on to Iye-abarim, in the wilderness on the eastern border of Moab.
@@ -24,15 +29,23 @@ Victory over the Canaanites
16. From there the Israelites traveled to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Assemble the people, and I will give them water."
17. There the Israelites sang this song:
"Spring up, O well!
Yes, sing its praises!
Yes, sing its praises!
18. Sing of this well,
which princes dug,
which princes dug,
which great leaders hollowed out
with their scepters and staffs."
with their scepters and staffs."
Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,
19. Nahaliel, and Bamoth.
20. After that they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Peak overlooks the wasteland.Victory over Sihon and Og
20. After that they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Peak overlooks the wasteland.
Victory over Sihon and Og
21. The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message:
@@ -45,20 +58,31 @@ Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,
26. Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River.
27. Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him:
"Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt!
Let the city of Sihon be restored.
Let the city of Sihon be restored.
28. A fire flamed forth from Heshbon,
a blaze from the city of Sihon.
a blaze from the city of Sihon.
It burned the city of Ar in Moab;
it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights.
it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights.
29. What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh!
You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh!
Chemosh has left his sons as refugees,
his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.
his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.
30. We have utterly destroyed them,
from Heshbon to Dibon.
from Heshbon to Dibon.
We have completely wiped them out
as far away as Nophah and Medeba."
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35. And Israel killed King Og, his sons, and all his subjects; not a single survivor remained. Then Israel occupied their land.

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3. And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified.
4. The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, "This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!"
So Balak, king of Moab,
5. sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said:
"Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.
6. Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse."
7. Balak's messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel. They went to Balaam and delivered Balak's message to him.
@@ -26,12 +28,15 @@ So Balak, king of Moab,
15. Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time.
16. They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him:
"This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to help me.
17. I will pay you very well and do whatever you tell me. Just come and curse these people for me!"
18. But Balaam responded to Balak's messengers, "Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD my God.
19. But stay here one more night, and I will see if the LORD has anything else to say to me."
20. That night God came to Balaam and told him, "Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do."Balaam and His Donkey
20. That night God came to Balaam and told him, "Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do."
Balaam and His Donkey
21. So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials.
22. But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the LORD to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along,
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ So Balak, king of Moab,
30. "But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life," the donkey answered. "Have I ever done anything like this before?"
"No," Balaam admitted.
31. Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him.
32. "Why did you beat your donkey those three times?" the angel of the LORD demanded. "Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me.
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41. The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.

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6. So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.
7. This was the message Balaam delivered:
"Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
'Come,' he said, 'curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel's doom.'
Come and announce Israel's doom.'
8. But how can I curse those
whom God has not cursed?
whom God has not cursed?
How can I condemn those
whom the LORD has not condemned?
9. I see them from the cliff tops;
I watch them from the hills.
I watch them from the hills.
I see a people who live by themselves,
set apart from other nations.
set apart from other nations.
10. Who can count Jacob's descendants, as numerous as dust?
Who can count even a fourth of Israel's people?
Who can count even a fourth of Israel's people?
Let me die like the righteous;
let my life end like theirs."
let my life end like theirs."
11. Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!"
12. But Balaam replied, "I will speak only the message that the LORD puts in my mouth."Balaam's Second Message
12. But Balaam replied, "I will speak only the message that the LORD puts in my mouth."
Balaam's Second Message
13. Then King Balak told him, "Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!"
14. So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.
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18. This was the message Balaam delivered:
"Rise up, Balak, and listen!
Hear me, son of Zippor.
Hear me, son of Zippor.
19. God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
20. Listen, I received a command to bless;
God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
21. No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
no trouble is in store for Israel.
no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the LORD their God is with them;
he has been proclaimed their king.
he has been proclaimed their king.
22. God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
23. No curse can touch Jacob;
no magic has any power against Israel.
no magic has any power against Israel.
For now it will be said of Jacob,
'What wonders God has done for Israel!'
'What wonders God has done for Israel!'
24. These people rise up like a lioness,
like a majestic lion rousing itself.
like a majestic lion rousing itself.
They refuse to rest
until they have feasted on prey,
drinking the blood of the slaughtered!"
until they have feasted on prey,
drinking the blood of the slaughtered!"
25. Then Balak said to Balaam, "Fine, but if you won't curse them, at least don't bless them!"
26. But Balaam replied to Balak, "Didn't I tell you that I can do only what the LORD tells me?"Balaam's Third Message
26. But Balaam replied to Balak, "Didn't I tell you that I can do only what the LORD tells me?"
Balaam's Third Message
27. Then King Balak said to Balaam, "Come, I will take you to one more place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them from there."
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2. where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him,
3. and this is the message he delivered:
"This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
4. the message of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
5. How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob;
how lovely are your homes, O Israel!
how lovely are your homes, O Israel!
6. They spread before me like palm groves,
like gardens by the riverside.
like gardens by the riverside.
They are like tall trees planted by the LORD,
like cedars beside the waters.
like cedars beside the waters.
7. Water will flow from their buckets;
their offspring have all they need.
their offspring have all they need.
Their king will be greater than Agag;
their kingdom will be exalted.
their kingdom will be exalted.
8. God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
9. Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you."
and cursed is everyone who curses you."
10. King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, "I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.
11. Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the LORD has kept you from your reward."
12. Balaam told Balak, "Don't you remember what I told your messengers? I said,
13. 'Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD.' I told you that I could say only what the LORD says!
14. Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future."Balaam's Final Messages
14. Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future."
Balaam's Final Messages
15. This is the message Balaam delivered:
"This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
16. the message of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
who bows down with eyes wide open:
17. I see him, but not here and now.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the heads of Moab's people,
cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.
18. Edom will be taken over,
and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered,
while Israel marches on in triumph.
and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered,
while Israel marches on in triumph.
19. A ruler will rise in Jacob
who will destroy the survivors of Ir."
who will destroy the survivors of Ir."
20. Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:
"Amalek was the greatest of nations,
but its destiny is destruction!"
but its destiny is destruction!"
21. Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:
"Your home is secure;
your nest is set in the rocks.
your nest is set in the rocks.
22. But the Kenites will be destroyed
when Assyria takes you captive."
23. Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
"Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?
unless God has willed it?
24. Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus;
they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber,
but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."
they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber,
but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."
25. Then Balaam left and returned home, and Balak also went on his way.

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18. because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed at the time of the plague because of what happened at Peor."

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3. So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel:
4. "List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses."
This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.The Tribe of Reuben
This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
The Tribe of Reuben
5. These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son:
The Hanochite clan, named after their ancestor Hanoch.
The Palluite clan, named after their ancestor Pallu.
6. The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron.
The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi.
7. These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730.
8. Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab,
9. and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD.
10. But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.
11. However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.The Tribe of Simeon
11. However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.
The Tribe of Simeon
12. These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon:
The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel.
The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin.
The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin.
13. The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar.
The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul.
14. These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.The Tribe of Gad
14. These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.
The Tribe of Gad
15. These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad:
The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon.
The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi.
The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni.
16. The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni.
The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
17. The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi.
The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli.
18. These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.The Tribe of Judah
18. These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.
The Tribe of Judah
19. Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.
20. These were the clans descended from Judah's surviving sons:
The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah.
The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez.
The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
21. These were the subclans descended from the Perezites:
The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron.
The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
22. These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.The Tribe of Issachar
22. These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.
The Tribe of Issachar
23. These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar:
The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola.
The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah.
24. The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub.
The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron.
25. These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300.The Tribe of Zebulun
25. These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300.
The Tribe of Zebulun
26. These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun:
The Seredite clan, named after their ancestor Sered.
The Elonite clan, named after their ancestor Elon.
The Jahleelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahleel.
27. These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.The Tribe of Manasseh
27. These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.
The Tribe of Manasseh
28. Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.
29. These were the clans descended from Manasseh:
The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir.
The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir's son.
30. These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites:
The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer.
The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.
31. The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel.
The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.
32. The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida.
The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.
33. (One of Hepher's descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)
34. These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.The Tribe of Ephraim
34. These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.
The Tribe of Ephraim
35. These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim:
The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah.
The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker.
The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan.
36. This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites:
The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran.
37. These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500.
These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.The Tribe of Benjamin
These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.
The Tribe of Benjamin
38. These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin:
The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela.
The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel.
The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram.
39. The Shuphamite clan, named after their ancestor Shupham.
The Huphamite clan, named after their ancestor Hupham.
40. These were the subclans descended from the Belaites:
The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard.
The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.
41. These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.The Tribe of Dan
41. These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.
The Tribe of Dan
42. These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan:
The Shuhamite clan, named after their ancestor Shuham.
43. These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400.The Tribe of Asher
43. These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400.
The Tribe of Asher
44. These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher:
The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah.
The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi.
The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah.
45. These were the subclans descended from the Beriites:
The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber.
The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel.
46. Asher also had a daughter named Serah.
47. These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.The Tribe of Naphtali
47. These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.
The Tribe of Naphtali
48. These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali:
The Jahzeelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahzeel.
The Gunite clan, named after their ancestor Guni.
49. The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer.
The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem.
50. These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.Results of the Registration
50. These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.
Results of the Registration
51. In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.
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53. "Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes' populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list.
54. Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population.
55. But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list.
56. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups."The Tribe of Levi
56. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups."
The Tribe of Levi
57. This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans:
The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon.
The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath.
The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari.
58. The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites.
Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,
59. and Amram's wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam.
60. To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61. But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.
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8. "And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters.
9. And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers.
10. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
11. But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses."Joshua Chosen to Lead Israel
11. But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses."
Joshua Chosen to Lead Israel
12. One day the LORD said to Moses, "Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel.
13. After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron,
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5. With each lamb you must offer a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives.
6. This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
7. Along with it you must present the proper liquid offering of one quart of alcoholic drink with each lamb, poured out in the Holy Place as an offering to the LORD.
8. Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.The Sabbath Offerings
8. Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
The Sabbath Offerings
9. "On the Sabbath day, sacrifice two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. They must be accompanied by a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a liquid offering.
10. This is the burnt offering to be presented each Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.The Monthly Offerings
10. This is the burnt offering to be presented each Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.
The Monthly Offerings
11. "On the first day of each month, present an extra burnt offering to the LORD of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
12. These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram,
13. and two quarts with each lamb. This burnt offering will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
14. You must also present a liquid offering with each sacrifice: two quarts of wine for each bull, a third of a gallon for the ram, and one quart for each lamb. Present this monthly burnt offering on the first day of each month throughout the year.
15. "On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.Offerings for the Passover
15. "On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.
Offerings for the Passover
16. "On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the LORD's Passover.
17. On the following day--the fifteenth day of the month--a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten.
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22. You must also offer a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD.
23. Present these offerings in addition to your regular morning burnt offering.
24. On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings.
25. The seventh day of the festival will be another official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day.Offerings for the Festival of Harvest
25. The seventh day of the festival will be another official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day.
Offerings for the Festival of Harvest
26. "At the Festival of Harvest, when you present the first of your new grain to the LORD, you must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work on that day.
27. Present a special burnt offering on that day as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs.
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31. Prepare these special burnt offerings, along with their liquid offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying grain offering. Be sure that all the animals you sacrifice have no defects.

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3. These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram,
4. and two quarts with each of the seven lambs.
5. In addition, you must sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD.
6. These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the LORD, a pleasing aroma to him.Offerings for the Day of Atonement
6. These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the LORD, a pleasing aroma to him.
Offerings for the Day of Atonement
7. "Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.
8. You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
9. These offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram,
10. and two quarts of choice flour with each of the seven lambs.
11. You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings.Offerings for the Festival of Shelters
11. You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings.
Offerings for the Festival of Shelters
12. "Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters, a seven-day festival to the LORD.
13. On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
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40. So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the LORD had commanded him.

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16. These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter who still lives at home.

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21. Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, "The LORD has given Moses this legal requirement:
22. Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead--
23. that is, all metals that do not burn--must be passed through fire in order to be made ceremonially pure. These metal objects must then be further purified with the water of purification. But everything that burns must be purified by the water alone.
24. On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp."Division of the Plunder
24. On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp."
Division of the Plunder
25. And the LORD said to Moses,
26. "You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
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54. So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle as a reminder to the LORD that the people of Israel belong to him.

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42. Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself.

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56. And I will do to you what I had planned to do to them."

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13. Then Moses told the Israelites, "This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
14. The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
15. on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise."Leaders to Divide the Land
15. on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise."
Leaders to Divide the Land
16. And the LORD said to Moses,
17. "Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.
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29. These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites."

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6. "Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.
7. In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites.
8. These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land."Cities of Refuge
8. These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land."
Cities of Refuge
9. The LORD said to Moses,
10. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
"When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11. designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.
12. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community.
13. Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
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34. You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the LORD, who lives among the people of Israel."

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13. These are the commands and regulations that the LORD gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.