Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why

Numbers 3

Septuagint (LXX2012) compared with King James Version

Listen & follow along

Today's reading with verse-by-verse highlighting

View

Septuagint (LXX2012)

Authoritative text

King James Version

Masoretic-derived · highlighted where altered

1And these [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sina.
1These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
2And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn; and Abiud, Eleazarand Ithamar.
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 anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
4And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father.
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 ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
5And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
6Take the tribe of Levi , and you shall set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.
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 furniture of the tabernacle of witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works 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 the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
10And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die.
10And 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.
11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
11And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.
12And 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;
13For every firstborn [is] mine; in the day in which I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every firstborn in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I [am] the Lord.
13Because 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.
14And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying,
14And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number you⌃ them every male from a month old and upwards.
15Number 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.
16And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded 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; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei:
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
19and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amramand Issaar, Chebron and Oziel:
19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
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.
21To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
22The numbering of themaccording to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering [was] seven thousand and five hundred.
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.
23And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle .
23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
24And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson [was] Elisaph the son of Dael.
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 Gedson in the tabernacle of witness [was] the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness,
25And 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,
26and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works.
26And 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.
27To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number.
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.
28Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things.
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 Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle toward the south.
29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
30And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, [was] Elisaphan the son of Oziel.
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 [was] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.
31And 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.
32And the chief over the chief of the Levites, [was] Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.
32And 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.
33To Merari [belonged] the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari.
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34The mustering of themaccording to number , every male from a month old and upwards, [was] six thousand and fifty.
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 head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.
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.
36The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari [included] the capitals of the tabernacle, and its bars , and its pillars , and its sockets , and all their furniture, and their works,
36And 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,
37and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords.
37And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east [shall be] Mosesand Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die.
38But 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.
39All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, [were] two and twenty thousand.
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 spoke to Moses, saying, Count every firstborn male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name.
40And 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.
41And you shall take the Levites for meI [am] the Lordinstead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel.
41And 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.
42And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every firstborn among the children of Israel.
42And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43And all the male firstborn in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.
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 threescore and thirteen.
44And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
44And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; I [am] the Lord.
45Take 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.
46And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the firstborn of the sons of Israel;
46And 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;
47you shall even take five shekels a head; you shall take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel.
47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
48And you shall give the moneyto Aaron and to his sons, the ransom of those who exceed in number among them.
48And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
49And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those that exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites.
49And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
50He took the silver from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel.
50Of 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:
51And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over to Aaron and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
51And 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.