Numbers 17 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Numbers 18

¹Yahweh said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your fathers’ house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Aaron^H175, Thou and thy sons^H1121 and thy father's^H1 house^H1004 with thee shall bear^H5375^(H8799) the iniquity^H5771 of the sanctuary^H4720: and thou and thy sons^H1121 with thee shall bear^H5375^(H8799) the iniquity^H5771 of your priesthood^H3550.

² Bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the Tent of the Testimony.

KJVAnd thy brethren^H251 also of the tribe^H4294 of Levi^H3878, the tribe^H7626 of thy father^H1, bring^H7126^(H8685) thou with thee, that they may be joined^H3867^(H8735) unto thee, and minister^H8334^(H8762) unto thee: but thou and thy sons^H1121 with thee shall minister before^H6440 the tabernacle^H168 of witness^H5715.

³ They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they nor you.

KJVAnd they shall keep^H8104^(H8804) thy charge^H4931, and the charge^H4931 of all the tabernacle^H168: only they shall not come nigh^H7126^(H8799) the vessels^H3627 of the sanctuary^H6944 and the altar^H4196, that neither they, nor ye also, die^H4191^(H8799).

⁴ They shall be joined to you and keep the responsibility of the Tent of Meeting, for all the service of the Tent. A stranger shall not come near to you.

KJVAnd they shall be joined^H3867^(H8738) unto thee, and keep^H8104^(H8804) the charge^H4931 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, for all the service^H5656 of the tabernacle^H168: and a stranger^H2114^(H8801) shall not come nigh^H7126^(H8799) unto you.

⁵ “You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

KJVAnd ye shall keep^H8104^(H8804) the charge^H4931 of the sanctuary^H6944, and the charge^H4931 of the altar^H4196: that there be no wrath^H7110 any more upon the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

⁶ Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to Yahweh, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.

KJVAnd I, behold, I have taken^H3947^(H8804) your brethren^H251 the Levites^H3881 from among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: to you they are given^H5414^(H8803) as a gift^H4979 for the LORD^H3068, to do^H5647^(H8800) the service^H5656 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150.

⁷ You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil. You shall serve. I give you the service of the priesthood as a gift. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”

KJVTherefore thou and thy sons^H1121 with thee shall keep^H8104^(H8799) your priest's office^H3550 for every thing^H1697 of the altar^H4196, and within^H1004 the vail^H6532; and ye shall serve^H5647^(H8804): I have given^H5414^(H8799) your priest's office^H3550 unto you as a service^H5656 of gift^H4979: and the stranger^H2114^(H8801) that cometh nigh^H7131 shall be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

⁸ Yahweh spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of Israel. I have given them to you by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion forever.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Aaron^H175, Behold, I also have given^H5414^(H8804) thee the charge^H4931 of mine heave offerings^H8641 of all the hallowed things^H6944 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478; unto thee have I given^H5414^(H8804) them by reason of the anointing^H4888, and to thy sons^H1121, by an ordinance^H2706 for ever^H5769.

⁹ This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall give to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

KJVThis shall be thine of the most^H6944 holy things^H6944, reserved from the fire^H784: every oblation^H7133 of theirs, every meat offering^H4503 of theirs, and every sin offering^H2403 of theirs, and every trespass offering^H817 of theirs, which they shall render^H7725^(H8686) unto me, shall be most^H6944 holy^H6944 for thee and for thy sons^H1121.

¹⁰ You shall eat of it like the most holy things. Every male shall eat of it. It shall be holy to you.

KJVIn the most^H6944 holy^H6944 place shalt thou eat^H398^(H8799) it; every male^H2145 shall eat^H398^(H8799) it: it shall be holy^H6944 unto thee.

¹¹ “This is yours, too: the wave offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the children of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and to your daughters with you, as a portion forever. Everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it.

KJVAnd this is thine; the heave offering^H8641 of their gift^H4976, with all the wave offerings^H8573 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: I have given^H5414^(H8804) them unto thee, and to thy sons^H1121 and to thy daughters^H1323 with thee, by a statute^H2706 for ever^H5769: every one that is clean^H2889 in thy house^H1004 shall eat^H398^(H8799) of it.

¹² “I have given to you all the best of the oil, all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Yahweh.

KJVAll the best^H2459 of the oil^H3323, and all the best^H2459 of the wine^H8492, and of the wheat^H1715, the firstfruits^H7225 of them which they shall offer^H5414^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, them have I given^H5414^(H8804) thee.

¹³ The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to Yahweh, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it.

KJVAnd whatsoever is first ripe^H1061 in the land^H776, which they shall bring^H935^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068, shall be thine; every one that is clean^H2889 in thine house^H1004 shall eat^H398^(H8799) of it.

¹⁴ “Everything devoted in Israel shall be yours.

KJVEvery thing devoted^H2764 in Israel^H3478 shall be thine.

¹⁵ Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal, shall be yours. Nevertheless, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

KJVEvery thing that openeth^H6363 the matrix^H7358 in all flesh^H1320, which they bring^H7126^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068, whether it be of men^H120 or beasts^H929, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn^H1060 of man^H120 shalt thou surely^H6299^(H8800) redeem^H6299^(H8799), and the firstling^H1060 of unclean^H2931 beasts^H929 shalt thou redeem^H6299^(H8799).

¹⁶ You shall redeem those who are to be redeemed of them from a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of money, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which weighs twenty gerahs.

KJVAnd those that are to be redeemed^H6299^(H8803) from a month^H2320 old^H1121 shalt thou redeem^H6299^(H8799), according to thine estimation^H6187, for the money^H3701 of five^H2568 shekels^H8255, after the shekel^H8255 of the sanctuary^H6944, which is twenty^H6242 gerahs^H1626.

¹⁷ “But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

KJVBut the firstling^H1060 of a cow^H7794, or the firstling^H1060 of a sheep^H3775, or the firstling^H1060 of a goat^H5795, thou shalt not redeem^H6299^(H8799); they are holy^H6944: thou shalt sprinkle^H2236^(H8799) their blood^H1818 upon the altar^H4196, and shalt burn^H6999^(H8686) their fat^H2459 for an offering made by fire^H801, for a sweet^H5207 savour^H7381 unto the LORD^H3068.

¹⁸ Their meat shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.

KJVAnd the flesh^H1320 of them shall be thine, as the wave^H8573 breast^H2373 and as the right^H3225 shoulder^H7785 are thine.

¹⁹ All the wave offerings of the holy things which the children of Israel offer to Yahweh, I have given you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a portion forever. It is a covenant of salt forever before Yahweh to you and to your offspring with you.”

KJVAll the heave offerings^H8641 of the holy things^H6944, which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 offer^H7311^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068, have I given^H5414^(H8804) thee, and thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323 with thee, by a statute^H2706 for ever^H5769: it is a covenant^H1285 of salt^H4417 for ever^H5769 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 unto thee and to thy seed^H2233 with thee.

²⁰ Yahweh said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H559^(H8799) unto Aaron^H175, Thou shalt have no inheritance^H5157^(H8799) in their land^H776, neither shalt thou have any part^H2506 among^H8432 them: I am thy part^H2506 and thine inheritance^H5159 among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

²¹ “To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting.

KJVAnd, behold, I have given^H5414^(H8804) the children^H1121 of Levi^H3878 all the tenth^H4643 in Israel^H3478 for an inheritance^H5159, for^H2500 their service^H5656 which they serve^H5647^(H8802), even the service^H5656 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150.

²² Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.

KJVNeither must the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 henceforth^H5750 come nigh^H7126^(H8799) the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, lest they bear^H5375^(H8800) sin^H2399, and die^H4191^(H8800).

²³ But the Levites shall do the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. Among the children of Israel, they shall have no inheritance.

KJVBut the Levites^H3881 shall do^H5647^(H8804) the service^H5656 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, and they shall bear^H5375^(H8799) their iniquity^H5771: it shall be a statute^H2708 for ever^H5769 throughout your generations^H1755, that among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 they have^H5157^(H8799) no inheritance^H5159.

²⁴ For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as a wave offering to Yahweh, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance. Therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’”

KJVBut the tithes^H4643 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which they offer^H7311^(H8686) as an heave offering^H8641 unto the LORD^H3068, I have given^H5414^(H8804) to the Levites^H3881 to inherit^H5159: therefore I have said^H559^(H8804) unto them, Among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 they shall have^H5157^(H8799) no inheritance^H5159.

²⁵ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

²⁶ “Moreover you shall speak to the Levites, and tell them, ‘When you take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a wave offering of it for Yahweh, a tithe of the tithe.

KJVThus speak^H1696^(H8762) unto the Levites^H3881, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, When ye take^H3947^(H8799) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 the tithes^H4643 which I have given^H5414^(H8804) you from them for your inheritance^H5159, then ye shall offer^H7311^(H8689) up an heave offering^H8641 of it for the LORD^H3068, even a tenth^H4643 part of the tithe^H4643.

²⁷ Your wave offering shall be credited to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the wine press.

KJVAnd this your heave offering^H8641 shall be reckoned^H2803^(H8738) unto you, as though it were the corn^H1715 of the threshingfloor^H1637, and as the fulness^H4395 of the winepress^H3342.

²⁸ Thus you also shall offer a wave offering to Yahweh of all your tithes, which you receive of the children of Israel; and of it you shall give Yahweh’s wave offering to Aaron the priest.

KJVThus ye also shall offer^H7311^(H8686) an heave offering^H8641 unto the LORD^H3068 of all your tithes^H4643, which ye receive^H3947^(H8799) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478; and ye shall give^H5414^(H8804) thereof the LORD'S^H3068 heave offering^H8641 to Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548.

²⁹ Out of all your gifts, you shall offer every wave offering to Yahweh, of all its best parts, even the holy part of it.’

KJVOut of all your gifts^H4979 ye shall offer^H7311^(H8686) every heave offering^H8641 of the LORD^H3068, of all the best^H2459 thereof, even the hallowed part^H4720 thereof out of it.

³⁰ “Therefore you shall tell them, ‘When you heave its best from it, then it shall be credited to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the wine press.

KJVTherefore thou shalt say^H559^(H8804) unto them, When ye have heaved^H7311^(H8687) the best^H2459 thereof from it, then it shall be counted^H2803^(H8738) unto the Levites^H3881 as the increase^H8393 of the threshingfloor^H1637, and as the increase^H8393 of the winepress^H3342.

³¹ You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.

KJVAnd ye shall eat^H398^(H8804) it in every place^H4725, ye and your households^H1004: for it is your reward^H7939 for^H2500 your service^H5656 in the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150.

³² You shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it its best. You shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that you not die.’”

KJVAnd ye shall bear^H5375^(H8799) no sin^H2399 by reason of it, when ye have heaved^H7311^(H8687) from it the best^H2459 of it: neither shall ye pollute^H2490^(H8762) the holy things^H6944 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, lest ye die^H4191^(H8799).

WEB·Numbers 17

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and take^H3947^(H8798) of every one of them a rod^H4294^H4294 according to the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1, of all their princes^H5387 according to the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1 twelve^H8147^H6240 rods^H4294: write^H3789^(H8799) thou every man's^H376 name^H8034 upon his rod^H4294.

³ You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

KJVAnd thou shalt write^H3789^(H8799) Aaron's^H175 name^H8034 upon the rod^H4294 of Levi^H3878: for one^H259 rod^H4294 shall be for the head^H7218 of the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1.

⁴ You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.

KJVAnd thou shalt lay them up^H3240^(H8689) in the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150 before^H6440 the testimony^H5715, where I will meet^H3259^(H8735) with you.

⁵ It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that the man's^H376 rod^H4294, whom I shall choose^H977^(H8799), shall blossom^H6524^(H8799): and I will make to cease^H7918^(H8689) from me the murmurings^H8519 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, whereby they murmur^H3885^(H8688) against you.

⁶ Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and every one of their princes^H5387 gave^H5414^(H8799) him a rod^H4294^H4294 apiece, for each prince^H5387^H5387 one^H259^H259, according to their fathers^H1' houses^H1004, even twelve^H6240^H8147 rods^H4294: and the rod^H4294 of Aaron^H175 was among^H8432 their rods^H4294.

⁷ Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 laid up^H3240^(H8686) the rods^H4294 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 in the tabernacle^H168 of witness^H5715.

⁸ On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

KJVAnd it came to pass, that on the morrow^H4283 Moses^H4872 went^H935^(H8799) into the tabernacle^H168 of witness^H5715; and, behold, the rod^H4294 of Aaron^H175 for the house^H1004 of Levi^H3878 was budded^H6524^(H8804), and brought forth^H3318^(H8686) buds^H6525, and bloomed^H6692^(H8686) blossoms^H6731, and yielded^H1580^(H8799) almonds^H8247.

⁹ Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 brought out^H3318^(H8686) all the rods^H4294 from before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 unto all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: and they looked^H7200^(H8799), and took^H3947^(H8799) every man^H376 his rod^H4294.

¹⁰ Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Bring^H7725 Aaron's^H175 rod^H4294 again^H7725^(H8685) before^H6440 the testimony^H5715, to be kept^H4931 for a token^H226 against the rebels^H4805^H1121; and thou shalt quite take away^H3615^(H8762) their murmurings^H8519 from me, that they die^H4191^(H8799) not.

¹¹ Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 did^H6213^(H8799) so: as the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) him, so did^H6213^(H8804) he.

¹² The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 spake^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800), Behold, we die^H1478^(H8804), we perish^H6^(H8804), we all perish^H6^(H8804).

¹³ Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”

KJVWhosoever cometh any thing near^H7131 unto the tabernacle^H4908 of the LORD^H3068 shall die^H4191^(H8799): shall we be consumed^H8552^(H8804) with dying^H1478^(H8800)?

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