Numbers 3
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Now these are the a records of Aaron and Moses when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
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And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the b firstborn, and c Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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These are the names of the sons of Aaron, d the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.
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e Nadab and Abihu had died before the LORD when they offered profane fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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f "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
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"And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do g the work of the tabernacle.
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"Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.
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"And h you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.
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"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, i and they shall attend to their priesthood; j but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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"Now behold, k I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be l Mine,
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"because m all the firstborn are Mine. n On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the LORD."
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:
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"Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number o every male from a month old and above."
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So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
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p These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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And these are the names of the sons of q Gershon by their families: r Libni and Shimei.
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And the sons of s Kohath by their families: t Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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u And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
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From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.
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Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above - of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred.
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v The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
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And the leader of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
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w The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included x the tabernacle, y the tent with z its covering, a the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,
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b the screen for the door of the court, c the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and d their cords, according to all the work relating to them.
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e From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.
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According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping charge of the sanctuary.
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f The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
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And the leader of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of g Uzziel.
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h Their duty included i the ark, j the table, k the lampstand, l the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, m the screen, and all the work relating to them.
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And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.
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From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
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And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred.
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The leader of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. n These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
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And o the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them,
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and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords.
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p Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, q keeping charge of the sanctuary, r to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but s the outsider who came near was to be put to death.
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t All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand.
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Then the LORD said to Moses: u "Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names.
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v "And you shall take the Levites for Me - I am the LORD - instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel."
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So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded him.
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And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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w "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the LORD.
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"And for x the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, y who are more than the number of the Levites,
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"you shall take z five shekels for each one a individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, b the shekel of twenty gerahs.
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"And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons."
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So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites.
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From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, c one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
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And Moses d gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Exodus 6:16 - 27
These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.
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Exodus 6:23
Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Leviticus 10:1
Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.
Leviticus 10:2
So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Numbers 26:60
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Numbers 26:61
And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the LORD.
1 Chronicles 24:2
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.
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Exodus 28:41
So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.
Leviticus 8:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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Leviticus 10:1
Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.
Leviticus 10:2
So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Numbers 26:61
And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the LORD.
1 Chronicles 24:2
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.
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Numbers 8:6 - 22
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.
Numbers 18:1 - 7
Then the LORD said to Aaron: "You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood.
Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.
Deuteronomy 33:8 - 11
And of Levi he said: " Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, Whom You tested at Massah, And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah.
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Numbers 1:50
But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and camp around the tabernacle.
Numbers 8:11
And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD, like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the LORD.
Numbers 8:15
After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them, like a wave offering.
Numbers 8:24
This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting.
Numbers 8:26
"They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties."
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Numbers 8:19
"And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary."
Numbers 18:6
Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the LORD, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.
Numbers 18:7
"Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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Exodus 29:9
And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put the hats on them. The priesthood shall be theirs for a perpetual statute. So you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Numbers 18:7
"Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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Numbers 1:51
And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
Numbers 3:38
Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but the outsider who came near was to be put to death.
Numbers 16:40
To be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
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Numbers 3:41
"And you shall take the Levites for Me - I am the LORD - instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel."
Numbers 8:16
For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.
Numbers 18:6
Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the LORD, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.
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Exodus 13:2
"Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine."
Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the LORD.
Numbers 8:14
Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.
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Exodus 13:2
"Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever o...
Leviticus 27:26
But the firstborn of the animals, which should ...
Numbers 8:16
For they are wholly given to Me from among the ...
Numbers 8:17
For all the firstborn among the children of Isr...
Nehemiah 10:36
To bring the firstborn of our sons and our catt...
Luke 2:23
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Ever...
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Exodus 13:12
That you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD's.
Exodus 13:15
'And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'
Numbers 8:17
For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to Myself.
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Numbers 3:39
All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand.
Numbers 26:62
Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel.
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Genesis 46:11
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Exodus 6:16 - 22
These are the names of the sons of Levi accordi...
Numbers 26:57
And these are those who were numbered of the Le...
1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:6
Also David separated them into divisions among ...
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Numbers 4:38 - 41
And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers' house.
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Exodus 6:17
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi according to their families.
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Numbers 4:34 - 37
And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers' house.
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Exodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three.
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Exodus 6:19
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Numbers 4:42 - 45
Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers' house.
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Numbers 1:53
"but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
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Numbers 4:24 - 26
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying:
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Exodus 25:9
According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.
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Exodus 26:1
Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.
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Exodus 26:7
You shall also make curtains of goats' hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.
Exodus 26:14
You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that.
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Exodus 26:36
You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.
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Exodus 27:9
You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side.
Exodus 27:12
And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets.
Exodus 27:14
The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
Exodus 27:15
And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
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Exodus 27:16
For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets.
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Exodus 35:18
The pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords.
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1 Chronicles 26:23
Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
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Exodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three.
Numbers 1:53
"but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
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Leviticus 10:4
Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
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Numbers 4:15
And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
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Exodus 25:10
And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
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Exodus 25:23
You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
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Exodus 25:31
You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.
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Exodus 27:1
You shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide - the altar shall be square - and its height shall be three cubits.
Exodus 30:1
You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.
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Exodus 26:31 - 33
You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
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Numbers 1:53
"but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
Numbers 2:25
"The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai."
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Numbers 4:31
And this is what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets.
Numbers 4:32
And the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall assign to each man by name the items he must carry.
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Numbers 1:53
"but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
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Numbers 18:5
And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.
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Numbers 3:7
And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.
Numbers 3:8
Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.
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Numbers 3:10
"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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Numbers 3:43
And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
Numbers 4:48
Those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
Numbers 26:62
Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel.
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Numbers 3:15
"Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above."
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Numbers 3:12
Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine.
Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the LORD.
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Numbers 3:12
Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine.
Numbers 3:41
"And you shall take the Levites for Me - I am the LORD - instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel."
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Exodus 13:13
But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.
Exodus 13:15
'And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'
Numbers 18:15
Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
Numbers 18:16
And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
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Numbers 3:39
All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand.
Numbers 3:43
And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
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Leviticus 27:6
And if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver.
Numbers 18:16
And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
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Numbers 1:2
Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually.
Numbers 1:18
And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually.
Numbers 1:20
Now the children of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
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Exodus 30:13
This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs). The half-shekel shall be an offering to the LORD.
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Numbers 3:46
And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites.
Numbers 3:47
You shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs.
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Numbers 3:48
"And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons."
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