Numbers 3
- 1These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke with Moses in mount Sinai.
- 2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron, Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, who he dedicated to minister in the priest's office.
- 4And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
- 5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
- 7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- 8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- 9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are completely given to him out of the children of Israel.
- 10And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and anyone else who comes near shall be put to death.
- 11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 12And I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that opens the womb among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine.
- 13Because all the firstborn are mine. For on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: my shall they be: I am the Lord.
- 14And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- 15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shall you number them.
- 16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
- 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names, Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- 18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families, Libni, and Shimei.
- 19And the sons of Kohath by their families, Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 20And the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
- 21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- 22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
- 23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
- 24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
- 25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
- 26And the curtains of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar all around, and the cords of it for all its service.
- 27And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
- 28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
- 29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
- 30And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
- 31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the items of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the hanging, and all its service.
- 32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.
- 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
- 34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
- 35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
- 36And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its items, and all that serves to it,
- 37And the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.
- 38But those that camp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel. Anyone else who comes near shall be put to death.
- 39All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
- 40And the Lord said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
- 41And you shall take the Levites for me, I am the Lord, instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel.
- 42And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
- 43And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and sixty and thirteen.
- 44And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
- 46And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and sixty and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the Levites.
- 47You shall take five pieces of silver for each person, by the official sanctuary weight.
- 48And you shall give the money, with which the leftover number of them is to be redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.
- 49And Moses took the redemption money of those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites:
- 50Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five pieces of silver, by the official sanctuary weight:
- 51And Moses gave the money of those who were redeemed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
GIGAKJVThese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke with Moses in mount Sinai.
KJVAnd these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
GIGAKJVAnd these are the names of the sons of Aaron, Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
KJVThese are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
GIGAKJVThese are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, who he dedicated to minister in the priest's office.
KJVAnd Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
GIGAKJVAnd Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVBring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
GIGAKJVBring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
KJVAnd thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are completely given to him out of the children of Israel.
KJVAnd thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and anyone else who comes near shall be put to death.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
GIGAKJVAnd I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that opens the womb among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine.
KJVBecause all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.
GIGAKJVBecause all the firstborn are mine. For on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: my shall they be: I am the Lord.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
KJVNumber the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
GIGAKJVNumber the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shall you number them.
KJVAnd these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
GIGAKJVAnd these were the sons of Levi by their names, Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
KJVAnd these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
GIGAKJVAnd these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families, Libni, and Shimei.
KJVAnd the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Kohath by their families, Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
KJVAnd the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
KJVAnd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
GIGAKJVAnd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
KJVAnd the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd the curtains of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar all around, and the cords of it for all its service.
KJVAnd their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the items of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the hanging, and all its service.
KJVAnd Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
GIGAKJVAnd Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.
KJVAnd under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
GIGAKJVAnd under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its items, and all that serves to it,
KJVAnd the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
GIGAKJVAnd the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.
KJVBut those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
GIGAKJVBut those that camp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel. Anyone else who comes near shall be put to death.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
KJVAnd thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall take the Levites for me, I am the Lord, instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel.
KJVAnd all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
GIGAKJVAnd all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and sixty and thirteen.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVTake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
GIGAKJVTake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
KJVAnd for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;
GIGAKJVAnd for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and sixty and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the Levites.
KJVThou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
GIGAKJVYou shall take five pieces of silver for each person, by the official sanctuary weight.
KJVAnd thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall give the money, with which the leftover number of them is to be redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.
KJVAnd Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
GIGAKJVAnd Moses took the redemption money of those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites:
KJVOf the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
GIGAKJVOf the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five pieces of silver, by the official sanctuary weight:
KJVAnd Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses gave the money of those who were redeemed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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