Go Fish Ministries, Inc. News Letter July.1, 2010
Jesus said: Follow me and I will make you fishers for the souls of others. Matthew 4:19
Sis. Kimberly Hartfield, B.S. M.S. Christian Community Consultant/Spiritual Peer Counselor Contact or unsubscribe: gofishbooks@gmail.com
Counselors’ Corner
Well July is here already and the fourth is passed. We had a great time at Temple’s 4th of July celebration and watched the fireworks with the kids and ate watermelon. Today July 8, 2010, is my 46th birthday. Boy, am I getting old! But old is good when you have grandkids on the way! I’m so excited about that. Amanda is doing great so far and is showing pretty good now. We hope to have news of the baby’s sex with the next ultrasound, but I believe it’s a boy, because I was reading from the book of Ruth when God showed me I was about to have a grandchild. God is faithful. But I’ll take what ever God gives me and be happy. Pray that Tommy can find better work. He’s working as a bouncer at Roper’s, which is not a good environment, but it’s a job. He needs a job that will support him and Amanda and the coming baby. They’re living with Rocky right now and need a place of their own desperately. Pray that he can find a better job away from that atmosphere. I’m really burdened about that right now.
Selah turns 12 on the 11th of July. She sure is growing up fast! Slow down! I’m so proud of her, and she’s quite a young lady. She’s a great help to me picking blueberries and checking on the garden and such. She’s a real blessing most days. I’m so glad I didn’t stop at child # 6, because 7 and 8 are my biggest blessings! Joey and Selah are my pride and joy. But they still need a bit of discipline once in a while. I just reorganized all their home-school stuff for next year, so I’ll be ready come August. I really enjoy home-schooling most of the time, except math, that is. But I’m working on that area. Selah is going to visit Rose in North Carolina in a couple of weeks, so please pray for safe travel and a good trip. Rose is paying for it all. She’s such a good big sister. Rock’s coming down first and Selah’s going back with him and Amanda. Amanda will take the train back with Selah. I have a hard time trusting my baby girl with anyone, including her sisters and brothers, so pray that I don’t worry too much, as well. This is a big step for me to let her go without me.
My garden is doing well this year. I have harvested a whole bunch of squash and have filled the freezer to capacity. I’ve shared some too. My cucumbers are doing great and I’ve put up several jars of bread and butter pickles. My cherry tomatoes ripened quickly all at the same time and then died out, so I made homemade chili with them and my chili peppers. I planted some new tomato plants, so I hope I get another good harvest before the cold sets in. I actually got a few ears of corn this year and put them in the freezer and ate a few too. I just planted some beans where the corn was, so maybe I’ll get a few of those before fall. My grape vine still has baby green grapes, so maybe we’ll get a few grapes this year. The blue berries have ripened and I’ve made several jars of jelly and put many in the freezer and shared some too and we’re still picking them every day or so. It looks like we may even get a few figs this year, too. There’s baby figs everywhere on the tree. I’m replanting my plots with something new as they become available, so I hope to not have to buy many groceries this year. All I have to buy at this point is meats and staples like flour, sugar, eggs and milk.
My ducks got their wings and flew! Yea, we successfully raised our Easter blessings. Sasha’s got pups if anyone is interested. Just let me know. They’re still young now and but most are doing well. Two look just like golden retrievers and several are black and tan like their father. I’ve been working on this breed for several years now. They have lab, golden retriever, Australian Shepherd, and Husky in them. I’m calling them American Southern Shepherds (ASS, I know, it’s a little southern humor). Anyway I wanted the best of the breeds all rolled into one. Goldens and Huskies are two of the healthiest breeds, and labs and Aussies have the instincts I love. Anyway I designed this breed over several years and finally have all the components I wanted in them. I think their going to be a great breed. They’re young yet, but will be ready next month. I’d like to get a hundred each for them, but I’ll take whatever you can afford to pay if you really want one.
God just keeps blessing and blessing! We did get some maternity clothes for Amanda, so we don’t need them so much now. I found a $2 rack at Hudson’s Dirt Cheap that had some nice ones. I spent about $25 dollars and got her several outfits. I really couldn’t spare it, but I know God will bless me back. She’s having another ultrasound in a couple of weeks, so I can’t wait to see the pictures. We should be able to tell the sex by then and they don’t want to keep it a secret, so we should know soon. Please pray for a healthy baby and a strong Mama!
I’ve had to give up on my website for my Go Fish Christian Books for now. I only got two customers and wasn’t even making enough to cover the $25 to keep it going. I still have the books though, so if you saw something you wanted, just let me know. It’s still about $5 for hardbacks and $3 for paperbacks, but that’s always negotiable. My book inventory is listed below, so you can still let me know if you see anything you want. If you can’t afford that, let me know and I’ll let you have them for whatever you can afford, as long as it covers my cost. Well, that’s all for now, so God bless to all and go fish for Jesus!
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Notes and Prayer Requests
• Several people that I have met as of late have had to leave their husbands because they found out their husbands were molesting their children. This is in epidemic proportions. Please pray for these unnamed families. And pray that I can minister to these broken hearted ladies.
• Pray for Amanda and my first grandbaby that she is carrying!
• Rose, my oldest is having some medical issues as well, so pray for her health and well being.
• I am a Christian Counselor and would be willing to provide services to those in need. I have a master’s degree in Psychological Counseling and am an ordained Minister as well. Please pray that I may be useful to God’s kingdom. I can also mow yards, clean houses or anything else that needs doing. I charge $50 for a yard or 3 BR house. You provide the equipment.
• I have published all of my New Testament paraphrases on the Triond website. The links are listed below in several Daily Bible Reading Plans, if anyone wants to check them out. I have now published all of the New Testament, the Proverbs, and the Psalms online. You can see all of my writings by going to my main Triond link at https://www.triond.com/users/Mama+Heartfilled
• I’ve also began to publish my working drafts of the Old testament on my Blogspot. I’ve done Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and am now working on Numbers. It’s Go Fish Ministries at Blogspot.
• I would appreciate if you’d let me know of grammar, punctuation, and other mistakes I may have made. My goal is to make the paraphrase as simple and clear as possible. I know they still need much work, as they are drafts of a work in progress. I don’t know of many other Bibles that use the Name of Yahweh (I am in Hebrew), so I have worked hard to get it right. Please pray that God helps me in this work, and let me know of any mistakes you find. Thank all of you who are praying for me on this.
# Name of Book Author Description
001HB Discovering Matthew Guidepost Guidepost Home Bible Study
002HB Raising Them Right Focus on the Family Best advice on child rearing
003HB The Weigh Down Diet Gwen Shamblin Inspirational way to lose weight
004HB Hello Future! Insights for Graduates Howard Books A guide to fulfilling your dreams
005HB Self Esteem: The New Reformation Robert Schuller Calls for the church to affirm the worth and dignity of persons
006HB The Jouney Billy Graham How to live by faith in an uncertain world
007HB When God Doesn’t Make Sense Dr. James Dobson For those struggling with trials and heartaches they don’t understand
008HB The De-valuing of America William J. Bennet The fight for our culture and our children
009HB The Journey Toward Wholeness Kenneth Bakken
K. Hofeller A Christ-centered approach to health and healing
010HB A Dangerous Grace Charles Colson Collection of daily readings for the Christian who wants to live dangerously
011HB In The Company of Jesus Bill Donahue Finding unconventional wisdom and unexpected hope
012HB The Magdalene Woman Margaret Rogers A Novel about Mary Magdalene, history’s most mysterious heroine
013HB If life is a bowl of cherries-what am I doing in the pits? Erma Bombeck A hilarious look at the institute of the family
014HB Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus John Gray, Ph.D. A practical guide for improving communication and getting what you want in relationships.
015HB The Hope: A Novel Herman Wouk The saga of Israel - a historical novel about the fragile periods of peace from the 1948 War Independence to the astounding triumph of the Six-Day War in 1967.
016HB The Prayer of Jabez
4 copies Bruce Wilkonson Breaking through to the blessed life- discover how the remarkable prayer of a little known Bible hero can release God’s favor, power, and protection.
017HB Smart Money: Understanding and Successfully Controlling your Financial Behavior Jerry and Ramona Tuma and Tim Lahaye Jerry and Ramona Tuma and Tim Lahaye , Helps you discover why you spend the way you do, master your financial impulses, and resolve financial conflicts in marriage.
018HB Master Your Money: A Step by Step Plan for Financial Freedom Ron Blue Ron Blue combines the Bible’s timeless teachings on stewardship and responsibility with advice on financial management and cash control.
019HB The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples Larry Burkett Larry Burkett offers a practical guide for couples who want to know what the Bible teaches about managing family finances.
020HB The Complete Financial Guide for Single Parents Larry Burkett Larry Burkett - Advice on developing a budget, facing the job market, understanding child support, dealing with wills, trusts, and insurance.
021HB The Purpose Driven Life
3 copies Rick Warren Rick Warren’s book will help you understand why you’re alive and God’s amazing plan for you, both here and now and for eternity.
022HB The Great Investment: Faith, Family, and Finance T.D. Jakes T.D. Jakes presents three aspects that are essential to the life traveler to be happy and successful.
023HB Leading from Your Strengths: Building Close-knit Ministry Teams John Trent, Rodney Cox, and Eric Tooker John Trent, Rodney Cox, and Eric Tooker -Understand your strengths and learn to blend your differences into a strong effective ministry team.
024HB The Refuge: A Look into the Future and the Power of Living in a Christian Community Jim Bakker and Ken Abraham Jim Bakker and Ken Abraham - New Testament Christianity applied to twenty-first century living. Bakker believes that a strong faith in God and commitment to the body of Christ are crucial for every believer.
025HB Go the Distance: The Making of a Promise Keeper John Trent with others John Trent with others - These inspiring pages reveal an exciting approach to setting and pursuing your goals, and they’ll help you see more clearly where you’ve come from, where you stand, and where you want to go.
026HB Tender Warrior: God’s Intention for a Man Stu Weber Stu Weber - Every man’s purpose, every woman’s dream, every child’s hope…It’s time for real mean to emerge.
027HB Spirit Warriors: Strategies for the battles Christian men and women face everyday. Stu Weber Stu Weber shows you how to push back the enemies advance, protect your loved ones, and step into the triumph of Jesus Christ.
028HB Who is This King of Glory? Experiencing the Fullness of Christ’s Work in our Lives. Tony Evans Come along with Dr. Evans on this life-changing journey to know the One and Only Son and the Only God.
029HB Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The fourth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Follow what’s left of the tribulation force as each member struggles to survive and fight antichrist until the glorious appearing of Christ.
030HB Apollyon: The Destroyer is Unleashed Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The fifth title in the best selling Left Behind series will fascinate and captivate newcomers and fans. It’s the most shocking and explicit portrayal yet in the continuing drama of those left behind.
031HB Assassins:
Assignment Jerusalem, Target-Antichrist Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The sixth title in the best selling Left Behind series- world history and prophecy collide in Jerusalem at the middle of the tribulation for the most explosive episode of the continuing drama of those left behind.
032HB The Indwelling: The Beast takes Possession
3 copies Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The seventh title in the best selling Left Behind series- time and eternity seem suspended, and the destiny of mankind hangs in the balance.
033HB The Mark: The Beast Rules the World Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The eighth title in the best selling Left Behind series- the battle is launched between the forces of good and evil for the very souls of men and women around the globe.
034HB Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The ninth title in the best selling Left Behind series-
God inflicts the first Bowl Judgment upon the flesh of those who have taken the mark, while his chosen ones flee to the wilderness, on the brink of Armageddon.
035HB The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The tenth title in the best selling Left Behind series-
All pretense is gone, even on the part of the Antichrist, as the planet hurtles toward Armageddon and the ultimate showdown between good and evil.
036HB Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages
2 copies Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The eleventh title in the best selling Left Behind series- Who will be left standing when the battle leaves the Tribulation Force on the brink of the End of time and the glorious appearing?
037HB Glorious Appearing: The End of Days Tim LaHaye
Jerry Jenkins The twelfth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Believer’s look to the heavens for the glorious appearing of Christ, as the world stands on the brink of the end of time.
038HB A Life God Rewards: Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever Bruce Wilkinson Bruce Wilkinson - What you’ll discover will unlock the power and potential of your life, starting now. And you’ll begin to live with the unshakeable certainty that what you do today matters.
039HB Not a Sparrow Falls Linda Nichols Linda Nichols - Mary longs to bring joy to the troubled family, but wonders if her own secrets will tarnish them all.
040HB Rose’s Garden Carrie Brown Carrie Brown - Conrad and rose had the kind of love that lasts deep into old age, and a long way past death. At Rose’s death Conrad finds himself horribly alone, rejecting offers of consolation, neglecting Rose’s Garden…
041HB In My Enemy’s House Carol Matas Award winning novelist Carol Matas brings readers into the heart of Nazi Germany with the harrowing story of Marisa, a Polish Jew, whose blonde hair and blue eyes make it easy for her to pass as a Christian.
042HB My Bridges of Hope: Searching for Life and Love after Auschwitz Livia Bitton- Jackson Livia Bitton- Jackson - Elli Friedman was fourteen years old in 1945 when American soldiers liberated her from her Nazi captors and the harrowing year she spent at Auschwitz, the concentration camp where Jews were mass murdered.
043HB Gap Creek: The Story of a Marriage Robert Morgan Robert Morgan returns to the vivid world of the Appalachian high country to follow Julie and Hank in their new life on Gap Creek and their efforts to make sense of the world in the last years of the nineteenth century.
044HB The Tender Years Janette Oke Janette Oke- A prairie legacy- Virginia comes of age in this inspiring novel.
045HB Love’s Unending Legacy Janette Oke Janette Oke - Marty returns home to find her family growing and herself in a weary and secretive place. Once again, Marty places her faith in the Lord and faces the future with courage and hope. Fifth in the Love Comes Softly series.
046HB Love’s Unfolding Dream Janette Oke Janette Oke - The joys and trials of girlhood swirled around Belinda- but underneath it all was the dream…Although the setting is of days gone by, the issues of life, love, and faith in God are relevant for today. Sixth in the Love Comes Softly series.
047HB The Beloved Land Janette Oke Janette Oke - An old family diary reveals an extraordinary piece of information, and begins a search spanning two continents. The fifth book in the Song of Acadia series.
048HB The Meeting Place Janette Oke
T. D. Bunn Janette Oke and T.D. Bunn- Two young women, whose lives were shadowed by nations in conflict, begin a friendship that will propel them on a journey that will forever change their lives and destinies. First book in the Song of Acadia series.
049HB When Hope Springs New- When Breaks the Dawn Janette Oke Volume 11 and 12 in the Janette Oke Keepsake series. Older book, a little worn on the cover.
050HB Love Comes Softly- Love’s Enduring Promise Janette Oke Volume 1 and 2 in the Janette Oke Keepsake series. Older book, a good bit worn on the cover.
#HB Name of Book Author Description
051HB The Secret on Ararat Tim LaHaye and Bob Phillips In a quest to find a Biblical symbol of hope for mankind, one man can stop a global conspiracy to steal an incredible secret and unleash a hidden power. Michael Murphy, a man of action and faith, is about to be tested to the very limit.
052HB The Cross Centered Life C.J. Mahaney Sometimes the most important truths are the easiest to forget. It’s time to get back to the starting point of the Christian Life- the cross of Christ. You must keep the gospel of Jesus’ Work on your behalf the main thing.
053HB Jesus Day by Day Beth Moore There are times when you just want your weekday to be interrupted by worship. This book is for those kinds of moments.
054HB Summer of the Midnight Sun Tracie Peterson Leah struggles to put aside the past and the love her heart can’t forget, but when Jayce returns she discovers she can’t hide behind a façade of forgiveness. She begins a heart-wrenching journey that could bring her face to face with loss once again.
055HB Lord, Teach Me How to Love Creflo Dollar Learn from the ultimate example. The information in this book will change your life as It challenges you to love others as God loves you, unconditionally.
056HB Reduce Me to Love By Joyce Meyer Unlocking the Secret to Lasting Joy. In this powerful book, Joyce Meyer provides Biblical insight and draws from her personal experiences to how God changed her life and to introduce you to a life filled with God’s love.
057HB The Preacher’s Daughter Beverly Lewis Annie, the only daughter of an old order Amish preacher, wants to please her parents and the community, but her passion for art is forbidden. She must choose between her art and the people.
058HB Divine Karen Kingsbury At the crossroads of her life, only one power set Mary free and gave her a lifetime of love and hope. A power that could only be divine.
059HB Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele becomes the ears of the tribulation saints at the highest levels of the Carpathia regime, while Buck attempts a rescue run from Israel.
060HB True Women Janice Woods Windle Brought up on her families great epic tales of war and adventure, love and murder, violence and redemption, Janice woods Windle crafts a breathtaking work of historical fiction of the true women of Seguin, Texas and the giants whose destinies touched their lives.
061HB Celebrating The Inner Beauty of Women Janette Oke With an endearing warmth and gentle grace, best selling author Janette Oke takes her readers on a new journey to a place where the softer side of a woman is celebrated, where the qualities that portray women are woven together through touching insights from one of the most beloved storytellers.
062HB Rise Above: God Can Set You Free From Your Weight Problems Forever Gwen Shamblin The author of the Weigh Down Diet helps you jump start your journey to thinness, completely ending your struggle with weight plateaus and set backs and finally leave dieting and binging behind. Enjoy all foods without over eating for the rest of your life.
063HB Praying God’s Word Beth Moore Praying God’s Word is written as a Scripture-Prayer resource and companion to Beth Moore’s Breaking Free seminar and book. It includes brief commentary on particular strongholds, testimonies, Scripture prayers, and pages for journaling.
064HB The Bondage Breaker Neil T Anderson A calm, practical, workable plan from Scripture that results in freedom and victory for the child of God. Neil Anderson reveals why and how Satan battles for control of believers and tells you how to win in spiritual warfare. Don’t wait to discover the defense you need to defeat the enemy.
065HB The Battle for the Family Tim LaHaye The family is fast becoming the target of humanism – the amoral, atheistic philosophy that pervades our whole culture. In order to protect your home you need to know what influences saturate your daily life with values that are contrary to your own and to God’s Word. And you need to know what to do about them.
066HB Songs of the Seers The Master Library A beautiful collection of sacred Hebrew poetry. This volume brings out the nature and poetic structure of the best in Hebrew poetry and will help the reader find a new appreciation for the splendor and devotion of the inspired writers of the chosen people.
067HB How to Win When the Roof Caves In Bill Glass To those in the midst of suffering, Glass offers these words of encouragement, “The victorious life does not mean God removes the problems, but that He gives you the power to meet them.” How to Win when the Roof Caves In examines what it really means to live by faith. Autographed Copy by the legendary football All-American, four time All Pro and inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame. List as Gift Item.
068HB Cracking the DaVinci Code Simon Cox Cracking the DaVinci Code is the first book to cut through the confusion and disclose the amazing facts that underpin the plot. It reveals the historical basis of the secrets in the DaVinci Code.
069HB The Threshing Floor Juanita Bynum Bynum gives you the foundational principles to help you understand how to approach God and know when your in His presence and what to do when you get there.
070HB God.net
One of the Best Books
I’ve Ever Read! James Alexander Langteaux God.net wrestles with the ambiguities of keeping your faith fervent even when it is assaulted in deserts and by disappointments. Langteaux describes how listening to God works. Come with James on this journey beyond belief and see what God will do.
# Title of Book Author Description
071HB First Place Carol Lewis Beginning with the flaws of typical weight loss plans, diets, and fads, Lewis offers an achievable program that will streamline and strengthen both body and soul, by teaching you how to discipline yourself spiritually as well as physically.
072HB It’s Always Darkest Before the Fridge Door Opens Martha Bolten and Phil Callaway Life is like a refrigerator. It offers us plenty of good things if we look past the leftovers and moldy cheese! Let the award-winning comedy team remind you of how and why we can laugh again. Martha and Phil will help you find a way to bring the joy back to life!
073HB Love and Respect Dr. Emerson Eggerichs A Focus on the Family Book- The love she most desires and the respect he desperately needs. Love and Respect reveals why spouses react negatively to each other, and how to deal with conflict quickly, easily, and biblically.
074HB The Visitation Frank Peretti In the world of Christian Fiction, Frank Peretti’s The Visitation is one of the hottest novels. The Visitation will scare you to death! Not only is Peretti the country’s top selling Christian Fiction author, but one of current fictions biggest stars.
075HB Living the Simple Life Elaine St. James James offers simple solutions to help us remove the clutter from our lives, which allows us to get to our most meaningful and enriching activities. Read this and you’ll be inspired to clear a path to get to what really matters.
076HB Angels: God’s Secret Agents Billy Graham World famous clergyman Billy Graham says we are not alone. Angels are real, sent by God to help and protect people. Their powers are beyond human imagination and their presence can reassure and comfort us in times of crises.
077HB The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life Billy Graham It is to help plug the gap in our understanding of the Holy spirit that Dr. Graham explores and answers some of the basic questions concerning this much discussed but often misunderstood member of the Godhead. Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He do?
078HB Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Jim Cymbala Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire is filled with stories of lives transformed by God and inspired by the power of earnest prayer. It shows that God is at work in our day and wishes to be at work in our lives.
079HB The Robe Loyd C. Douglas A Classic 1942 edition. In Good shape.
080HB Facing Death and the Life After Billy Graham Graham calls us to confront the sobering fact of death- realistically, but always with the confidence that through our relationship with Christ we can conquer this final enemy. A landmark book on a vitally important subject.
#SB Name of Book Author Description
001SC Still Living, Still Learning June Titus June Titus- Meditations on moving beyond loss
002SC Handling Opposition as Jesus Did Jeff Kinley Jeff Kinley- Small youth group discipleship study
003SC What Were the Crusades? Third Edition Jonathan Riley Smith Jonathan Riley Smith- Unequalled introduction of the Crusades for students and general readers alike
004SC Ten Commandments Twice Removed Danny Shelton
Shelly Quinn Danny Shelton and Shelly Quinn- A defense of the ten commandments answers critical questions with compelling clarity and Biblical Evidence.
005SC In Christ’s Name: A
Bible Study on Spiritual Growth Larry Taylor Dellanna O’Brien Larry Taylor and Dellanna O’Brien - If you yearn for a deeper spiritual life and a higher spiritual reach, turn to In Christ’s Name for guidance.
006SC If God Loves Me, Why Can’t I Get My Locker Open Lorraine Peterson Lorraine Peterson - Devotional for Teens
007SC The Language of Letting Go Melody Beattie Melody Beattie- Daily meditations inspires us to understand our own codependency recovery process
008SC Angels-
The Hosts of Heaven Dr. David Jeremiah Dr. David Jeremiah reveals ungrounded notions and replaces them with truth from the Biblical Record
009SC Poverty and Joy William J. Short William J. Short sums up the Franciscan tradition as an appealing way of life that is radical and obedient.
010SC The Call to Follow Jesus-Luke Kay Arthur Kay Arthur- 15 minute daily devotionals brings you face to face with the truth of God’s Word.
011SC The Holy Spirit Unleashed in You- Acts Kay Arthur Kay Arthur - 15 minute daily devotionals brings you face to face with the truth of God’s Word.
012SC Look Both Ways: Helping Your Children Stay Innocent and Grow Wise Dan & Elizabeth Hamilton Dan & Elizabeth Hamilton helps you prepare your elementary age child for life in a twisted world by teaching about choices and consequences.
013SC Holding Nothing Back: How Sacrificial Obedience Leads to Intimacy with God Alicia Williamson Alicia Williamson takes you to the next step in your walk with God to a place of indescribable blessing. The place of sacrifice is the place that gives life.
014SC A Moment with God for Teachers: Prayers for Every Teacher Dimensions for Living 58 Prayers that address the common life experiences and concerns of teachers, each accompanied by a relevant scripture.
015SC C.S. Lewis - Through the Shadowlands - The Story of His Life with Joy Davidman Brian Sibley Brian Sibley- A moving tribute to a couple whose faith, hope, and love grew through adversity.
016SC The Pursuit of Holiness Jerry Bridges Jerry Bridges- Whether you’re continuing your pursuit of holiness or just beginning, the principles and guidelines in the Pursuit of Holiness will challenge you to obey God’s command of holiness.
017SC Christianity in the 21st Century- Reflections on the Challenges Ahead Robert Wuthnow Robert Wuthnow - Reflections on the changes taking place in American Society that churches must address if they are to remain vital in the future.
018SC Hide or Seek- How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Child Dr. James Dobson Dr. James Dobson- Presents 12 comprehensive strategies that parents and teachers can cultivate self-esteem and minimize low self-esteem in every child.
019SC Harold Vaughan Harold Vaughan reviews the actual prayers of Jesus and their results to help us understand the essential aspects of prayer.
020SC Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele, Buck Williams, Bruce Barns, and Chloe Steele band together to form the Tribulation Force to fight the enemies of God during the seven year tribulation.
021SC Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele becomes the ears of the tribulation saints at the highest levels of the Carpathia regime, while Buck attempts a rescue run from Israel.
022SC Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the world disappear. People are terror stricken as loved ones vanish before their eyes. As devastating as the disappearances have been, the darkest days lie ahead.
023SC Judy Jacobs What do you do when you can’t go on? When you’ve tried everything but nothing works? You just stand! Jacobs teaches you how to become confident, steadfast, immovable, and consistent in your relationship with God.
024SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis unveils the layers of deeply rooted Amish tradition as seen through the eyes of Leah and Sadie Ebersol, two courting age sisters.
025SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis introduces four courting age sisters, their family and community, whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as their horse and buggy.
# Title Author Description
026SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- Life in Gobler’s Knob was all Leah Ebersol ever wanted until older sister Sadie abandoned faith and family, leaving Leah to believe the worst, that Sadie and her own beloved Jonas had betrayed her.
027SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- At its heart The Prodigal is a multi-layered mystery and saga of love, a story of deceit and tangled webs, of disgrace and redemption, encompassed by the threads that knit Amish families together.
028SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- Jonas Mast’s return from Ohio has given Leah reason to hope again. The Revelation is a suspenseful story of long awaited forgiveness, undying love, and elusive second chances.
029sc Tim LaHaye
Jerry Jenkins The twelfth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Believer’s look to the heavens for the glorious appearing of Christ, as the world stands on the brink of the end of time.
030Sc Andrew Murray One of the best-known and best loved classics of all time on prayer.
031SC Dave Veerman Dave Veerman - Proven techniques for discovering the truths of scripture and putting them into practice today.
032SC
Billy Graham
An unforgettable portrait of a unique man with a message for all times, Just As I Am is a treasure for readers to keep always.
033SC Eugenia Price The beloved bestseller that has shown thousands the altogether amazing difference it makes when a woman is Christ-controlled. You may find your whole life changed.
034SC James Emery White For those who seek God and are willing to come to that search with an open mind and a listening heart, A Search for the Spiritual will prove to be an invaluable travelers companion for the journey that includes an exploration of the Christian Faith.
035SC Floyd C. McElveen It takes more faith to believe everything happens by chance than to believe that the Bible is God’s Word and that Jesus is truly God. McElveen shows us how we can believe this without a doubt.
036SC Linda Kearns Over 100 recipes to help you overcome symptoms naturally. Linda Kearns inspiring recipes will help you sail through menopause. Dietary changes can reduce symptoms.
037SC Billy Graham Daily selections to encourage you and give you hope. They will challenge you to live more fully for Christ each day and to trust God’s great love. Slightly damaged.
038SC David Jeremiah David Jeremiah - Vol.3 study guide covers chapter 11-17 of Revelation and shows you how to escape!
039SC A Beka Book A Beka Book – Older First Grade Homeschool Reader – Helps students become excellent readers and instills values at the same time.
040SC Grant R.Jeffrey Grant R.Jeffrey - The world is rushing towards its final appointment with destiny. You need to know the incredible prophecies which promise a way of escape.
041SC Kingsley Fletcher Kingsley Fletcher - God’s secret to enduring, meaningful, relationships, the power of covenant can and must be applied to our daily lives and to the life of the church to bind us together forever.
042SC Hal Lindsey In his most important book to date, Hal Lindsey shows us the way to the one kind of faith tough enough to meet the tough times ahead.
043SC Jenkins & LaHaye The young Tribulation Force Goes back to school. As the world spins out of control, four young friends spread the truth and fight the forces of evil that threaten their lives.
044SC Bryan D. Collier Bryan D. Collier- Becoming an Orchard identifies strategies for fruit bearing that any community of faith of any size can use to fulfill Jesus’call.
045SC
Aubrey Malphurs
Aubrey Malphurs - This study clarifies how much freedom each church should have in designing its ministry. It identifies what should and should not change over time.
046SC John Hagee John Hagee will help you understand the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and how it fits into the events prophesied in the Bible and the coming antichrist- Older book with slight damage
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Numbers 11-15
Numbers
Chapters11-15
11[1-3] The people were complainers, saying evil things about Yahweh, and hearing it, Yahweh was very angry; and the fire of Yahweh burned up the edge of the camp. When the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to Yahweh and the fire stopped. So the name of that place was called Taberah, which means burning, because the fire of Yahweh burned them up.
[4-6] The mixed people that was among them began to crave other foods and the people of Israel also cried again, and asked, “Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic which we freely ate in Egypt, but now we’re half-starved; and there’s nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
[7-9] The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like the yellow sap of the bdellium tree. The people went out and gathered it, grinding it in mills, or beating it with a stone in a bowl, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and it tasted like fresh olive oil. When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on top.
[10-15] Moses heard the people crying throughout their families at the doors of their tents. Yahweh was very angry and Moses was upset. So Moses asked Yahweh, “Why have you hurt me this way? and why haven’t I pleased You that You put the hard work of all these people on me? Am I a parent to all these people? Have I birthed them that you should tell me, ‘Carry them in your arms like a nursing baby to the land which you promised to their ancestors?’ Where can I get meat to give them all? They cry to Me, ‘Give us meat to eat.’ I can’t handle all these people alone, it’s too much for me. So if You do this to me, please just kill me now, if I’ve pleased you; and don’t let me see all this trouble.”
[16-20] So Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather to Me seventy of the leaders of Israel, whom you know to be leaders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the Meeting Place to stand there with you. I’ll come down and talk with you there: and I’ll take from the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they’ll help you with the hard work of the people, so that you won’t have it to do by yourself. Tell the people, ‘Dedicate yourselves for tomorrow, and you’ll eat meat because you’ve complained before Yahweh, ‘Who will give us meat to eat? We were well in Egypt.’ So Yahweh will give you meat, and you’ll eat. You won’t eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, but a whole month, until it comes out your noses, and you’ll hate it; because you’ve rejected Yahweh who’s among you, and have complained before God, ‘Why did we come out of Egypt?’”
[21-25] Then Moses said, “There are 600,000 of my people on foot; and You’ve said, ‘I’ll give them meat to eat a whole month.’ Will flocks and herds be killed for them, and be enough for them? or will all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?” But Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh's power grown weak? Now you’ll see whether My word will happen to you or not.” Then Moses went out, and told the people what Yahweh had said and gathered seventy of the leaders of the people, and set them around the Place of Worship. Then Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to Moses, and took some of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy leaders: and when the Spirit rested on them, they preached, but not after that.
[26-30] But two men had stayed in the camp, the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit came on them; and they were of those who were listed, but had not gone out to the Place of Worship; and they preached in the camp. A young man ran out, and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are preaching in the camp.” And Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ helper, who was one of his young helpers, answered, Moses, tell them to stop. So Moses asked, “Are you jealous for my sake? I would want all of Yahweh's people to be preachers, and that Yahweh would put the Holy Spirit on them all! So Moses and the leaders of Israel went into the camp.
[31-35] So Yahweh sent a wind, and brought quails from the west, and let them fall in the camp, about a day's trip all around the camp, and about three feet deep on top of the ground. So the people got up all that day and night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. The smallest amount anyone gathered was about 800 gallons and they spread them all around the camp for themselves. And while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was even chewed, Yahweh was angry at the people, and sent the people a very bad disease. So the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, which means Graves of Lust, because there they buried the people who lusted. From Kibrothhattaavah the people moved out to Hazeroth; and they stayed at Hazeroth.
12[1-5] Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; because Moses had married an Ethiopian woman. They asked, “Has Yahweh spoken only with Moses? Hasn't he spoken with us also?” But Yahweh heard it. Now Moses was more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth. Then Yahweh suddenly spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, saying, “Come out to the Meeting Place, you three. So they came out. Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Place of Worship, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.
[6-9] Then Yahweh said, “Now hear My words: If there’s a preacher among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to them in a vision, I’ll talk to them in a dream. My servant Moses isn’t so; who’s the only faithful one in my whole house. With Moses I talk face to face, very clearly, and not with confusing words; and he sees what Yahweh looks like. So why then weren’t you afraid to talk badly about My servant, Moses?” Then Yahweh was very angry with them; and left. The cloud moved from over the Place of Worship; and Miriam had a severe skin disease, and was white as snow. So when Aaron looked at Miriam, she had leprosy.
[11-16] Then Aaron said to Moses, “Please, Moses, please don't lay this sin on us, because we’ve acted foolishly, and have sinned. Don’t let her, I pray, be as a dead baby, whose skin is half gone when it comes out of the mother's womb.” So Moses cried to Yahweh, “Please God, heal her, I beg you.” So Yahweh said to Moses, If someone had only spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? Let her be put out of the camp for seven days, and then she’ll come back. So Miriam was put out of the camp for seven days: and the people didn't move until Miriam came back. Afterward the people left from Hazeroth, and stayed in the countryside of Paran.
13[1-3] Yahweh told Moses, “Send some people to spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the people of Israel: send someone of every family, everyone a leader among them. So Moses sent them from the countryside of Paran by the word of Yahweh: all of those who were heads of the people of Israel.
[4-16] These were their names: Of the family of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the family of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. Of the family of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Of the family of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. Of the family of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun. Of the family of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. Of the family of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. Of the family of Joseph, namely, of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. Of the family of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. Of the family of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. Of the family of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. Of the family of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. These are the names of those who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea, the son of Nun, Joshua.
[17-20] Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country: and see what the land is like; and if the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many; and if the land they live in is good or bad; and what cities they live in, whether in camps, or in strongholds; and if the land has food or not, and if it has wood in it, or not. Be brave, and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
[21-24] So they went up, and spied out the land from the countryside of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath. They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Atheman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the giant people of Anak were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) They came to the river of Eshcol, and cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes from there, and they carried it on a staff between two of them; and they also brought some pomegranates and figs. That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the people of Israel cut down from there.
[25-29] They came back from spying out the land at the end of forty days. They went out and came back to Moses, Aaron, and all the people of the people of Israel, to the countryside of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the people, and showed them the fruit of the land. They told them, “We came to the land where you sent us; and it’s full of milk and honey; and this is its fruit. But the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are large and walled: and we also saw the giant people of Anak there. Amalek lives in the land of the South; the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanite lives by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.
[30-33] Caleb calmed the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and take it; we’re strong enough to overcome it.” But the men who went up with them said, “We can't go up against these people; they’re stronger than we are.” So they said bad things about the land they had spied out to the people of Israel, saying, “The land that we’ve gone to spy out, is a land that destroys its people; and all the people who we saw in it are giants. We saw the giants, the sons of Anak, who come from the giants: and we looked as small as grasshoppers, both to ourselves and them.”
14[1-] All the people raised their voices, and cried all that night. All the people of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron: and all the people said to them, “We wish that we had died in the land of Egypt or out in this countryside! Why does Yahweh bring us to this land to die in a war? Our wives and our little ones will be victims! Wouldn't it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” Then they said one to another, “Let’s make a captain, and go back to Egypt.”
[5-10] Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the people of Israel. Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes in protest and they told all the people of Israel, “The land, which we went through to spy out, is a very good land. If Yahweh is pleased with us, God will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which is full of milk and honey. Only don't go against Yahweh, nor be afraid of the people of the land and they’re food will be ours! They have no protection, and Yahweh is with us, so don't be afraid of them.” But all the people called out to have them killed. Then the light of Yahweh appeared in the Meeting Place to all the people of Israel.
[11-19] Then Yahweh asked Moses, “How long will these people hate Me? and how long will they not believe in Me with all the great things that I’ve done among them? I’ll punish them with disease, and disown them, and make you a greater and stronger nation than they are.” But Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear it. You brought up these people in Your power from among them; and they’ll tell it to the people of this land. They’ve heard that You Yahweh are in the midst of these people and are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them and goes before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if You kill these people as one person, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will say, ‘Because Yahweh was not able to bring these people into the land which was promised them, God has killed them in the countryside.’ Now please let the power of God be great, as you have said, ‘Yahweh is slow to become angry, and great in compassion, forgiving fault and disobedience; and that will in no way clear the guilty, passing down the faults of the fathers to their children up to the third and fourth generation. Please forgive the fault of these people by the greatness of your compassion, as you have forgiven these people, from Egypt even until now.”
[20-25] Yahweh said, “I’ve forgiven them by your word: but as sure as I live, and as all the earth will be filled with the light of Yahweh, all those who have seen My light, and My signs, which I did in Egypt and in the countryside, yet have tempted Me these ten times, and have not listened to My voice, won’t see the land which I promised their ancestors, nor will any of those who hated Me see it. But My servant Caleb, who had another spirit, and has fully followed Me, I’ll bring into the land into which he went; and his children will own it. Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite live in the valley: tomorrow turn around, and go back into the countryside by the way of the Red Sea.”
[26-30] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “How long will I put up with these evil people, that complain against Me? I’ve heard the complaints of the people of Israel, which they say against Me. Tell them, as I live, says Yahweh, just as you’ve said to me, I’ll do to you: your dead bodies will fall in this countryside; and all who were counted of your whole number, from twenty years old and up, who have complained against Me won’t come into the land that I promised I would let you live in, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[31-35] But your little ones, that you said would be victims, them I’ll bring in, and they’ll know the land which you have rejected. But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this countryside. Your children will wander through the countryside for forty years, and will die for your unfaithfulness, until your dead bodies have rotted in the countryside. After the number of days which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you’ll be punished for your faults, and for forty years, you’ll know that I have left you. I, Yahweh, have spoken, and I’ll do this to all these evil people, who are gathered together against Me: in this countryside they’ll fall, and there they’ll die.”
[36-40] Then those who Moses sent to spy out the land, and who came back, and made all the people complain, by saying bad things about the land, died from the disease that Yahweh sent on them. But only Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, stayed alive out of those who went to spy out the land. When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, they cried tdo wrongibly. They got up early in the morning, and went to the top of the mountain, saying, “See, we’re here, and will go to the place which Yahweh has promised us: we’ve sinned.”
[41-45] but Moses said, “Now why are you disobeying the word of Yahweh, seeing it won’t prosper? Don't go up, for Yahweh isn't with you; so that you won’t be struck down by your enemies. For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you’ll die in the war: because you’ve turned from following Yahweh, so Yahweh won’t be with you.” And they went up to the top of the mountain anyway, but the Box of the Law of Yahweh, and Moses, didn't go out of the camp. Then the Amalekite and the Canaanite who lived in that mountain came down, and attacked them and beat them back down to Hormah.
15[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, When you come into your home land, which I’m giving to you, and make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to keep a promise, or as a freewill offering, or in your set feasts, to make a good smell to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock; then whoever gives their offering will give to Yahweh a meal offering of a 3 quart jar of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a 5 quart jar of oil: and one-fourth of a 5 quart jar of wine for the drink offering, you’ll fix with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
[6-11] Or for a male goat, fix for a meal offering of two 3 quart jars of fine flour mixed with one third of a 5 quart jar of oil and for the drink offering give one third of a 5 quart jar of wine, for a good smell to Yahweh. When you fix a bull for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice, to keep a promise, or for peace offerings to Yahweh; then offer with the bull a meal offering of three 3 quart jars of fine flour mixed with half a 5 quart jar of oil: and offer for the drink offering half a 5 quart jar of wine, for an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh. Do this for each bull, or for each male goat, or for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats.
[12-16] By the number that you fix, do with everyone by their number. All who are native-born will do these things in this way, in giving an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh. If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your people, and gives an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh; as you do, so they’ll do. There will be one law for all the people, both for you and for anyone else who lives as a foreigner with you, a law forever for all your people. As you are, so will the foreigner be before Yahweh. One law and one rule will be for you, and for anyone else who lives as a foreigner with you.
Chapters11-15
11[1-3] The people were complainers, saying evil things about Yahweh, and hearing it, Yahweh was very angry; and the fire of Yahweh burned up the edge of the camp. When the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to Yahweh and the fire stopped. So the name of that place was called Taberah, which means burning, because the fire of Yahweh burned them up.
[4-6] The mixed people that was among them began to crave other foods and the people of Israel also cried again, and asked, “Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic which we freely ate in Egypt, but now we’re half-starved; and there’s nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
[7-9] The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like the yellow sap of the bdellium tree. The people went out and gathered it, grinding it in mills, or beating it with a stone in a bowl, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and it tasted like fresh olive oil. When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on top.
[10-15] Moses heard the people crying throughout their families at the doors of their tents. Yahweh was very angry and Moses was upset. So Moses asked Yahweh, “Why have you hurt me this way? and why haven’t I pleased You that You put the hard work of all these people on me? Am I a parent to all these people? Have I birthed them that you should tell me, ‘Carry them in your arms like a nursing baby to the land which you promised to their ancestors?’ Where can I get meat to give them all? They cry to Me, ‘Give us meat to eat.’ I can’t handle all these people alone, it’s too much for me. So if You do this to me, please just kill me now, if I’ve pleased you; and don’t let me see all this trouble.”
[16-20] So Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather to Me seventy of the leaders of Israel, whom you know to be leaders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the Meeting Place to stand there with you. I’ll come down and talk with you there: and I’ll take from the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they’ll help you with the hard work of the people, so that you won’t have it to do by yourself. Tell the people, ‘Dedicate yourselves for tomorrow, and you’ll eat meat because you’ve complained before Yahweh, ‘Who will give us meat to eat? We were well in Egypt.’ So Yahweh will give you meat, and you’ll eat. You won’t eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, but a whole month, until it comes out your noses, and you’ll hate it; because you’ve rejected Yahweh who’s among you, and have complained before God, ‘Why did we come out of Egypt?’”
[21-25] Then Moses said, “There are 600,000 of my people on foot; and You’ve said, ‘I’ll give them meat to eat a whole month.’ Will flocks and herds be killed for them, and be enough for them? or will all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?” But Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh's power grown weak? Now you’ll see whether My word will happen to you or not.” Then Moses went out, and told the people what Yahweh had said and gathered seventy of the leaders of the people, and set them around the Place of Worship. Then Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to Moses, and took some of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy leaders: and when the Spirit rested on them, they preached, but not after that.
[26-30] But two men had stayed in the camp, the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit came on them; and they were of those who were listed, but had not gone out to the Place of Worship; and they preached in the camp. A young man ran out, and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are preaching in the camp.” And Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ helper, who was one of his young helpers, answered, Moses, tell them to stop. So Moses asked, “Are you jealous for my sake? I would want all of Yahweh's people to be preachers, and that Yahweh would put the Holy Spirit on them all! So Moses and the leaders of Israel went into the camp.
[31-35] So Yahweh sent a wind, and brought quails from the west, and let them fall in the camp, about a day's trip all around the camp, and about three feet deep on top of the ground. So the people got up all that day and night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. The smallest amount anyone gathered was about 800 gallons and they spread them all around the camp for themselves. And while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was even chewed, Yahweh was angry at the people, and sent the people a very bad disease. So the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, which means Graves of Lust, because there they buried the people who lusted. From Kibrothhattaavah the people moved out to Hazeroth; and they stayed at Hazeroth.
12[1-5] Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; because Moses had married an Ethiopian woman. They asked, “Has Yahweh spoken only with Moses? Hasn't he spoken with us also?” But Yahweh heard it. Now Moses was more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth. Then Yahweh suddenly spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, saying, “Come out to the Meeting Place, you three. So they came out. Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Place of Worship, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.
[6-9] Then Yahweh said, “Now hear My words: If there’s a preacher among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to them in a vision, I’ll talk to them in a dream. My servant Moses isn’t so; who’s the only faithful one in my whole house. With Moses I talk face to face, very clearly, and not with confusing words; and he sees what Yahweh looks like. So why then weren’t you afraid to talk badly about My servant, Moses?” Then Yahweh was very angry with them; and left. The cloud moved from over the Place of Worship; and Miriam had a severe skin disease, and was white as snow. So when Aaron looked at Miriam, she had leprosy.
[11-16] Then Aaron said to Moses, “Please, Moses, please don't lay this sin on us, because we’ve acted foolishly, and have sinned. Don’t let her, I pray, be as a dead baby, whose skin is half gone when it comes out of the mother's womb.” So Moses cried to Yahweh, “Please God, heal her, I beg you.” So Yahweh said to Moses, If someone had only spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? Let her be put out of the camp for seven days, and then she’ll come back. So Miriam was put out of the camp for seven days: and the people didn't move until Miriam came back. Afterward the people left from Hazeroth, and stayed in the countryside of Paran.
13[1-3] Yahweh told Moses, “Send some people to spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the people of Israel: send someone of every family, everyone a leader among them. So Moses sent them from the countryside of Paran by the word of Yahweh: all of those who were heads of the people of Israel.
[4-16] These were their names: Of the family of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the family of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. Of the family of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Of the family of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. Of the family of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun. Of the family of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. Of the family of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. Of the family of Joseph, namely, of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. Of the family of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. Of the family of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. Of the family of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. Of the family of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. These are the names of those who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea, the son of Nun, Joshua.
[17-20] Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country: and see what the land is like; and if the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many; and if the land they live in is good or bad; and what cities they live in, whether in camps, or in strongholds; and if the land has food or not, and if it has wood in it, or not. Be brave, and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
[21-24] So they went up, and spied out the land from the countryside of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath. They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Atheman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the giant people of Anak were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) They came to the river of Eshcol, and cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes from there, and they carried it on a staff between two of them; and they also brought some pomegranates and figs. That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the people of Israel cut down from there.
[25-29] They came back from spying out the land at the end of forty days. They went out and came back to Moses, Aaron, and all the people of the people of Israel, to the countryside of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the people, and showed them the fruit of the land. They told them, “We came to the land where you sent us; and it’s full of milk and honey; and this is its fruit. But the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are large and walled: and we also saw the giant people of Anak there. Amalek lives in the land of the South; the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanite lives by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.
[30-33] Caleb calmed the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and take it; we’re strong enough to overcome it.” But the men who went up with them said, “We can't go up against these people; they’re stronger than we are.” So they said bad things about the land they had spied out to the people of Israel, saying, “The land that we’ve gone to spy out, is a land that destroys its people; and all the people who we saw in it are giants. We saw the giants, the sons of Anak, who come from the giants: and we looked as small as grasshoppers, both to ourselves and them.”
14[1-] All the people raised their voices, and cried all that night. All the people of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron: and all the people said to them, “We wish that we had died in the land of Egypt or out in this countryside! Why does Yahweh bring us to this land to die in a war? Our wives and our little ones will be victims! Wouldn't it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” Then they said one to another, “Let’s make a captain, and go back to Egypt.”
[5-10] Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the people of Israel. Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes in protest and they told all the people of Israel, “The land, which we went through to spy out, is a very good land. If Yahweh is pleased with us, God will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which is full of milk and honey. Only don't go against Yahweh, nor be afraid of the people of the land and they’re food will be ours! They have no protection, and Yahweh is with us, so don't be afraid of them.” But all the people called out to have them killed. Then the light of Yahweh appeared in the Meeting Place to all the people of Israel.
[11-19] Then Yahweh asked Moses, “How long will these people hate Me? and how long will they not believe in Me with all the great things that I’ve done among them? I’ll punish them with disease, and disown them, and make you a greater and stronger nation than they are.” But Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear it. You brought up these people in Your power from among them; and they’ll tell it to the people of this land. They’ve heard that You Yahweh are in the midst of these people and are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them and goes before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if You kill these people as one person, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will say, ‘Because Yahweh was not able to bring these people into the land which was promised them, God has killed them in the countryside.’ Now please let the power of God be great, as you have said, ‘Yahweh is slow to become angry, and great in compassion, forgiving fault and disobedience; and that will in no way clear the guilty, passing down the faults of the fathers to their children up to the third and fourth generation. Please forgive the fault of these people by the greatness of your compassion, as you have forgiven these people, from Egypt even until now.”
[20-25] Yahweh said, “I’ve forgiven them by your word: but as sure as I live, and as all the earth will be filled with the light of Yahweh, all those who have seen My light, and My signs, which I did in Egypt and in the countryside, yet have tempted Me these ten times, and have not listened to My voice, won’t see the land which I promised their ancestors, nor will any of those who hated Me see it. But My servant Caleb, who had another spirit, and has fully followed Me, I’ll bring into the land into which he went; and his children will own it. Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite live in the valley: tomorrow turn around, and go back into the countryside by the way of the Red Sea.”
[26-30] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “How long will I put up with these evil people, that complain against Me? I’ve heard the complaints of the people of Israel, which they say against Me. Tell them, as I live, says Yahweh, just as you’ve said to me, I’ll do to you: your dead bodies will fall in this countryside; and all who were counted of your whole number, from twenty years old and up, who have complained against Me won’t come into the land that I promised I would let you live in, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[31-35] But your little ones, that you said would be victims, them I’ll bring in, and they’ll know the land which you have rejected. But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this countryside. Your children will wander through the countryside for forty years, and will die for your unfaithfulness, until your dead bodies have rotted in the countryside. After the number of days which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you’ll be punished for your faults, and for forty years, you’ll know that I have left you. I, Yahweh, have spoken, and I’ll do this to all these evil people, who are gathered together against Me: in this countryside they’ll fall, and there they’ll die.”
[36-40] Then those who Moses sent to spy out the land, and who came back, and made all the people complain, by saying bad things about the land, died from the disease that Yahweh sent on them. But only Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, stayed alive out of those who went to spy out the land. When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, they cried tdo wrongibly. They got up early in the morning, and went to the top of the mountain, saying, “See, we’re here, and will go to the place which Yahweh has promised us: we’ve sinned.”
[41-45] but Moses said, “Now why are you disobeying the word of Yahweh, seeing it won’t prosper? Don't go up, for Yahweh isn't with you; so that you won’t be struck down by your enemies. For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you’ll die in the war: because you’ve turned from following Yahweh, so Yahweh won’t be with you.” And they went up to the top of the mountain anyway, but the Box of the Law of Yahweh, and Moses, didn't go out of the camp. Then the Amalekite and the Canaanite who lived in that mountain came down, and attacked them and beat them back down to Hormah.
15[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, When you come into your home land, which I’m giving to you, and make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to keep a promise, or as a freewill offering, or in your set feasts, to make a good smell to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock; then whoever gives their offering will give to Yahweh a meal offering of a 3 quart jar of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a 5 quart jar of oil: and one-fourth of a 5 quart jar of wine for the drink offering, you’ll fix with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
[6-11] Or for a male goat, fix for a meal offering of two 3 quart jars of fine flour mixed with one third of a 5 quart jar of oil and for the drink offering give one third of a 5 quart jar of wine, for a good smell to Yahweh. When you fix a bull for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice, to keep a promise, or for peace offerings to Yahweh; then offer with the bull a meal offering of three 3 quart jars of fine flour mixed with half a 5 quart jar of oil: and offer for the drink offering half a 5 quart jar of wine, for an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh. Do this for each bull, or for each male goat, or for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats.
[12-16] By the number that you fix, do with everyone by their number. All who are native-born will do these things in this way, in giving an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh. If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your people, and gives an offering made by fire, for a good smell to Yahweh; as you do, so they’ll do. There will be one law for all the people, both for you and for anyone else who lives as a foreigner with you, a law forever for all your people. As you are, so will the foreigner be before Yahweh. One law and one rule will be for you, and for anyone else who lives as a foreigner with you.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Numbers 6-10
Numbers
Chapters 6-10
6[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, When either man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to set themselves apart for Yahweh, they won’t drink wine or any alcoholic drink. They won’t drink any vinegar of wine, or vinegar of alcoholic drinks, nor will they drink any grapejuice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. As long as they’re separated they won’t eat anything of the grapevine, from the seeds to the skins. As long as they’re separated, their hair won’t be cut, until the days are over, in which they separate themselves for Yahweh. They’ll be holy and let the locks of their hair grow long.
[6-9] As long as they’re separated for Yahweh they won’t go near a dead body. They won’t make themselves unfit for a parent, or for a sibling, when they die; because they’re set apart to God. As long as they’re separated they’re holy to Yahweh. If anyone dies very suddenly beside them, and makes them unfit during their separation; then they’ll shave their head to be made fit again. On the seventh day they’ll shave it.
[10-12] On the eighth day they’ll bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Meeting Place. The priest will offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and cover their sins for them, because they brought guilt on themselves because of the dead, and will make them holy again that same day. They’ll set themselves apart for Yahweh as long as they’re separated, and will bring a a year old male lamb for a guilt offering; but the former days won’t be counted, because they were made unfit.
[13-17]This is the law of the Nazirite: when the days of their separation are over, they’ll be brought to the door of the Meeting Place, and will make their offering to Yahweh, a year old male lamb without anything wrong with it for a burnt offering, and a year old female lamb without anything wrong with it for a sin offering, and one male goat without anything wrong with it for peace offerings, and a basket of bread made without yeast, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, and wafers made without yeast and anointed with oil, and their meal offering, and their drink offerings. The priest will offer them before Yahweh, and will offer the sin offering, and the burnt offering. The priest will offer the male goat for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, with the basket of bread made without yeast and will also offer its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[18-21] The Nazirite will shave their head of separation at the door of the Meeting Place, and will take the hair of the head of separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest will take the boiled shoulder of the male goat, and one cake made without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer made without yeast, and will put them in the hands of the Nazirite, after they’ve shaved the head of separation; and the priest will wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that’s waved and the thigh that’s offered. Then the Nazirite may drink wine again. This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of their offering to Yahweh for their separation, besides whatever else they’re able to give. By the vow which they vow, so they must do by the law of their separation.”
[22-27] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell Aaron and their sons, 'This is how you’ll bless the people of Israel.' You’ll tell them, 'May Yahweh bless you, and keep you. May Yahweh shine on you, and be gracious to you. May Yahweh look after you, and give you peace.' “So they’ll bless the people of Israel with My Name; and I’ll bless them.”
7[1-3] When Moses had finished setting up the Place of Worship, and had anointed it and dedicated it, with all its furniture, and the altar with all its tools, and had anointed and dedicated them; the leaders of Israel, the leaders of their family groups, made offerings. These were the leaders of the families. These are the ones who were over those who were counted: and they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered wagons, and twelve bulls; a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one a bull: and they gave them before the Place of Worship.
[4-9] Yahweh told Moses, “Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the Meeting Place; and you’ll give them to the Levites, to everyone for their work.” So Moses took the wagons and the bulls, and gave them to the Levites. He gave two wagons and four bulls to the sons of Gershon for their work: and he gave four wagons and eight bulls to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because their work was in the Place of Worship; they carried it on their shoulders.
[10-11] The leaders gave offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed before the altar. Yahweh said to Moses, “They’ll offer their offering, each leader on their day, for the dedication of the altar.”
[12-17] The one who offered their offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the family of Judah, and their offering was one silver plate, the weight of which was $$130, one silver bowl of $$70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
[18-23] On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, gave their offering. He gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
[24-29] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun gave their offering of
one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
[30-35] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
[36-41] On the 5th day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[42-47] On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
[48-53] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
[54-59] On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[60-65] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[66-71] On the Place of Worshiph day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
[72-77] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the children of Asher gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
[78-83] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
[84-89] This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; each silver plate weighing $130, and each bowl $70; all the silver of the tools $2,400, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing $10 apiece, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; all the gold of the spoons weighed $120 dollars; twelve bulls for the burnt offering, twelve male goats, twelve male lambs a year old, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; and twenty-four bulls for the sacrifice of peace offerings, sixty male sheep, sixty male goats, sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed. When Moses went into the Meeting Place to talk to Yahweh, he heard God’s voice speaking to him from on top of the mercy seat that was on the Box of the Testimony, from between the two angels: and God talked with Moses.
8[1-4] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell Aaron, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the lamp stand.'” So Aaron lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh told Moses. The Lampstand was made of molded work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was molded work: the lamp stand was made by the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses.
[5-8] Yahweh told Moses, “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and fitse them. Do this to them to fitse them: sprinkle fit water on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and wash themselves. Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and take another young bull for a sin offering.
[9-11] You’ll offer the Levites before the Meeting Place. You’ll gather all the people of Israel together and offer the Levites before Yahweh. The people of Israel will lay their hands on the Levites, and Aaron will offer the Levites before Yahweh for a wave offering, on behalf of the people of Israel, so that they may do the work of Yahweh.
[12-14] The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Yahweh, to cover sins for the Levites. You’ll set the Levites before Aaron, and before their sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh. So set the Levites apart from among the people of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.
[15-18] Then the Levites will go in to do the work of the Meeting Place: and you’ll fitse them, and offer them as a wave offering. They’re all given to Me from among the people of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel. I’ve taken them for Myself because all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I dedicated them for Myself. I’ve taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel.
[19-20] I’ve given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to their sons from among the people of Israel, to do the work of the people of Israel in the Meeting Place, and to cover the sins of the people of Israel; so that there be no trouble among the people of Israel, when the people of Israel come to the Place of Worship.” So Moses, and Aaron, and all the people of Israel, did this to the Levites. The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh told Moses to do with the Levites.
[21-22] The Levites fitsed themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron covered their sins to fitse them. Then, the Levites went in to do their work in the Meeting Place before Aaron, and his sons. So they did what Yahweh had told Moses to do to the Levites.
[23-26] Yahweh told Moses, “This is what the Levites are to do: from 25 years old and up they’ll go in to do the work of the Meeting Place; and from the age of 50 years they’ll stop doing the work, and won’t serve any more, but will serve with their brothers in the Meeting Place, taking care of it, but won’t do any work. So this is what the Levites are to do for their duties.”
9[1-5] Yahweh told Moses in the countryside of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover in its set time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, keep it in its set time, by all its laws and rules.” So Moses told the people of Israel to keep the Passover and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at evening, in the countryside of Sinai. So the people of Israel did all that Yahweh told Moses for them to do.
[6-12] There were certain men, who were unfit because of a dead body, so that they couldn’t keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. They said to them, “We are unfit because of a dead body. Why are we kept from making an offering to Yahweh in its set time among the people of Israel?” So Moses answered them, “Wait until I hear what Yahweh will say about you.” So Yahweh told Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, 'If anyone of you or of your people is unfit for a dead body, or is on a journey far away, they will still keep the Passover to Yahweh. On the fourteenth day of the second month, at evening they’ll keep it; They’ll eat it with bread made without yeast and bitter herbs. They’ll leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it. By all the law of the Passover they’ll keep it.
[13-14] But anyone who’s fit, and isn’t on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, they’ll be cut off from their people because they didn't make the offering of Yahweh in its set time, and they’ll be guilty of sin. If a foreigner lives among you, and wants to keep the Passover to Yahweh; they’ll do it by the law of the Passover, and by its rule. You’ll have one law, both for the foreigner, and for those who are born in the land.'”
[15-17] On the day that the Place of Worship was raised up, the cloud covered the Place of Worship, the Meeting Place of God: and at evening it looked like a fire over the Place of Worship, until morning. This is how it stayed. The cloud covered it, and looked like a fire by night. Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Place of Worship, then the people of Israel traveled; and in the place where the cloud stayed, there the people of Israel lived.
[18-23] At the word of Yahweh, the people of Israel traveled, and at the word of Yahweh they lived. As long as the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship they stayed there to live. When the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship many days, then the people of Israel did what Yahweh said, and didn't travel. Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the Place of Worship; then by the word of Yahweh they stayed there to live, and by the word of Yahweh they traveled. Sometimes the cloud was there from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they traveled. Whether by day or night, when the cloud was taken up, they traveled. Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship, the people of Israel stayed there to live, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled. At the word of Yahweh they lived and traveled. They did what Yahweh said, at the word of Yahweh by Moses.
10[1-6] Yahweh told Moses, “Make two silver trumpets of molded work and use them for calling the people together, and for the moving out of the camps. When they blow them, all the people will come to you at the door of the Meeting Place. If they blow just one, then the leaders, the heads of the 1,000’s of Israel, will come to you. When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side will move out. When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side will move out: They’ll blow an alarm to tell them when to move out.
[7-10] But when the assembly is to be gathered together, blow, but don’t sound an alarm. The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets; and they’ll do this for you as a law forever throughout your generations. When you go to war in your land against an enemy who abuses you, then sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you’ll be remembered by Yahweh your God, and you’ll be saved from your enemies. Also in your celebration days, and your set feasts, and the first days of your months, you’ll blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they’ll be a reminder to your God for you: I am Yahweh your God.
[11-13] On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was taken up from over the Meeting Place of God. So the people of Israel moved out of the countryside of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the countryside of Paran. They first moved out by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[14-17] In the first place the flag of the camp of Judah set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Over the family group of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. Over the family group of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. The Place of Worship was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Place of Worship, set out.
[18-21] The flag of the camp of Reuben set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Elizur the son of Shedeur. Over the family group of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Over the family group of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. The Kohathites set out, carrying the Place of Worship: and the others set up the Place of Worship as they were coming.
[22-24] The flag of the camp of Ephraim set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Elishama the son of Ammihud. Over the family group of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Over the family group of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[25-28] The flag of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the last of all the camps, set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Over the family group of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. Over the family group of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. So the people of Israel moved by their family groups as they set out.
[29-] Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, “We are moving out to the place where Yahweh said, ‘I’ll give it you’ so come with us, and we’ll be good to you; Yahweh has promised good things for Israel. But he said to him, “I won’t go; but I’ll go back to my own land and family.” So Moses said, “Don't leave us, please; because you know how to live in the countryside, and you’ll be our guide. If you go with us, whatever good Yahweh does for us, we’ll do for you.”
[33-36] They set out from the Mount of Yahweh three days' journey; and the Box of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days' journey, to find a resting place for them. The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set out from the camp. When the Box moved forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered; and let those who hate you run from you. When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the many thousands of the people of Israel.
Chapters 6-10
6[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, When either man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to set themselves apart for Yahweh, they won’t drink wine or any alcoholic drink. They won’t drink any vinegar of wine, or vinegar of alcoholic drinks, nor will they drink any grapejuice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. As long as they’re separated they won’t eat anything of the grapevine, from the seeds to the skins. As long as they’re separated, their hair won’t be cut, until the days are over, in which they separate themselves for Yahweh. They’ll be holy and let the locks of their hair grow long.
[6-9] As long as they’re separated for Yahweh they won’t go near a dead body. They won’t make themselves unfit for a parent, or for a sibling, when they die; because they’re set apart to God. As long as they’re separated they’re holy to Yahweh. If anyone dies very suddenly beside them, and makes them unfit during their separation; then they’ll shave their head to be made fit again. On the seventh day they’ll shave it.
[10-12] On the eighth day they’ll bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Meeting Place. The priest will offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and cover their sins for them, because they brought guilt on themselves because of the dead, and will make them holy again that same day. They’ll set themselves apart for Yahweh as long as they’re separated, and will bring a a year old male lamb for a guilt offering; but the former days won’t be counted, because they were made unfit.
[13-17]This is the law of the Nazirite: when the days of their separation are over, they’ll be brought to the door of the Meeting Place, and will make their offering to Yahweh, a year old male lamb without anything wrong with it for a burnt offering, and a year old female lamb without anything wrong with it for a sin offering, and one male goat without anything wrong with it for peace offerings, and a basket of bread made without yeast, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, and wafers made without yeast and anointed with oil, and their meal offering, and their drink offerings. The priest will offer them before Yahweh, and will offer the sin offering, and the burnt offering. The priest will offer the male goat for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, with the basket of bread made without yeast and will also offer its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[18-21] The Nazirite will shave their head of separation at the door of the Meeting Place, and will take the hair of the head of separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest will take the boiled shoulder of the male goat, and one cake made without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer made without yeast, and will put them in the hands of the Nazirite, after they’ve shaved the head of separation; and the priest will wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that’s waved and the thigh that’s offered. Then the Nazirite may drink wine again. This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of their offering to Yahweh for their separation, besides whatever else they’re able to give. By the vow which they vow, so they must do by the law of their separation.”
[22-27] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell Aaron and their sons, 'This is how you’ll bless the people of Israel.' You’ll tell them, 'May Yahweh bless you, and keep you. May Yahweh shine on you, and be gracious to you. May Yahweh look after you, and give you peace.' “So they’ll bless the people of Israel with My Name; and I’ll bless them.”
7[1-3] When Moses had finished setting up the Place of Worship, and had anointed it and dedicated it, with all its furniture, and the altar with all its tools, and had anointed and dedicated them; the leaders of Israel, the leaders of their family groups, made offerings. These were the leaders of the families. These are the ones who were over those who were counted: and they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered wagons, and twelve bulls; a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one a bull: and they gave them before the Place of Worship.
[4-9] Yahweh told Moses, “Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the Meeting Place; and you’ll give them to the Levites, to everyone for their work.” So Moses took the wagons and the bulls, and gave them to the Levites. He gave two wagons and four bulls to the sons of Gershon for their work: and he gave four wagons and eight bulls to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because their work was in the Place of Worship; they carried it on their shoulders.
[10-11] The leaders gave offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed before the altar. Yahweh said to Moses, “They’ll offer their offering, each leader on their day, for the dedication of the altar.”
[12-17] The one who offered their offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the family of Judah, and their offering was one silver plate, the weight of which was $$130, one silver bowl of $$70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
[18-23] On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, gave their offering. He gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
[24-29] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun gave their offering of
one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
[30-35] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
[36-41] On the 5th day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[42-47] On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
[48-53] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
[54-59] On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[60-65] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[66-71] On the Place of Worshiph day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
[72-77] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the children of Asher gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
[78-83] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali gave their offering of one silver plate, the weight of which was $130, one silver bowl of $70, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; one golden spoon of $10, full of incense; one young bull, one male goat, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two bulls, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
[84-89] This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; each silver plate weighing $130, and each bowl $70; all the silver of the tools $2,400, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing $10 apiece, in the dollar of the Place of Worship; all the gold of the spoons weighed $120 dollars; twelve bulls for the burnt offering, twelve male goats, twelve male lambs a year old, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; and twenty-four bulls for the sacrifice of peace offerings, sixty male sheep, sixty male goats, sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed. When Moses went into the Meeting Place to talk to Yahweh, he heard God’s voice speaking to him from on top of the mercy seat that was on the Box of the Testimony, from between the two angels: and God talked with Moses.
8[1-4] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell Aaron, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the lamp stand.'” So Aaron lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh told Moses. The Lampstand was made of molded work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was molded work: the lamp stand was made by the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses.
[5-8] Yahweh told Moses, “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and fitse them. Do this to them to fitse them: sprinkle fit water on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and wash themselves. Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and take another young bull for a sin offering.
[9-11] You’ll offer the Levites before the Meeting Place. You’ll gather all the people of Israel together and offer the Levites before Yahweh. The people of Israel will lay their hands on the Levites, and Aaron will offer the Levites before Yahweh for a wave offering, on behalf of the people of Israel, so that they may do the work of Yahweh.
[12-14] The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Yahweh, to cover sins for the Levites. You’ll set the Levites before Aaron, and before their sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh. So set the Levites apart from among the people of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.
[15-18] Then the Levites will go in to do the work of the Meeting Place: and you’ll fitse them, and offer them as a wave offering. They’re all given to Me from among the people of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel. I’ve taken them for Myself because all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I dedicated them for Myself. I’ve taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel.
[19-20] I’ve given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to their sons from among the people of Israel, to do the work of the people of Israel in the Meeting Place, and to cover the sins of the people of Israel; so that there be no trouble among the people of Israel, when the people of Israel come to the Place of Worship.” So Moses, and Aaron, and all the people of Israel, did this to the Levites. The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh told Moses to do with the Levites.
[21-22] The Levites fitsed themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron covered their sins to fitse them. Then, the Levites went in to do their work in the Meeting Place before Aaron, and his sons. So they did what Yahweh had told Moses to do to the Levites.
[23-26] Yahweh told Moses, “This is what the Levites are to do: from 25 years old and up they’ll go in to do the work of the Meeting Place; and from the age of 50 years they’ll stop doing the work, and won’t serve any more, but will serve with their brothers in the Meeting Place, taking care of it, but won’t do any work. So this is what the Levites are to do for their duties.”
9[1-5] Yahweh told Moses in the countryside of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover in its set time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, keep it in its set time, by all its laws and rules.” So Moses told the people of Israel to keep the Passover and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at evening, in the countryside of Sinai. So the people of Israel did all that Yahweh told Moses for them to do.
[6-12] There were certain men, who were unfit because of a dead body, so that they couldn’t keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. They said to them, “We are unfit because of a dead body. Why are we kept from making an offering to Yahweh in its set time among the people of Israel?” So Moses answered them, “Wait until I hear what Yahweh will say about you.” So Yahweh told Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, 'If anyone of you or of your people is unfit for a dead body, or is on a journey far away, they will still keep the Passover to Yahweh. On the fourteenth day of the second month, at evening they’ll keep it; They’ll eat it with bread made without yeast and bitter herbs. They’ll leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it. By all the law of the Passover they’ll keep it.
[13-14] But anyone who’s fit, and isn’t on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, they’ll be cut off from their people because they didn't make the offering of Yahweh in its set time, and they’ll be guilty of sin. If a foreigner lives among you, and wants to keep the Passover to Yahweh; they’ll do it by the law of the Passover, and by its rule. You’ll have one law, both for the foreigner, and for those who are born in the land.'”
[15-17] On the day that the Place of Worship was raised up, the cloud covered the Place of Worship, the Meeting Place of God: and at evening it looked like a fire over the Place of Worship, until morning. This is how it stayed. The cloud covered it, and looked like a fire by night. Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Place of Worship, then the people of Israel traveled; and in the place where the cloud stayed, there the people of Israel lived.
[18-23] At the word of Yahweh, the people of Israel traveled, and at the word of Yahweh they lived. As long as the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship they stayed there to live. When the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship many days, then the people of Israel did what Yahweh said, and didn't travel. Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the Place of Worship; then by the word of Yahweh they stayed there to live, and by the word of Yahweh they traveled. Sometimes the cloud was there from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they traveled. Whether by day or night, when the cloud was taken up, they traveled. Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the Place of Worship, the people of Israel stayed there to live, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled. At the word of Yahweh they lived and traveled. They did what Yahweh said, at the word of Yahweh by Moses.
10[1-6] Yahweh told Moses, “Make two silver trumpets of molded work and use them for calling the people together, and for the moving out of the camps. When they blow them, all the people will come to you at the door of the Meeting Place. If they blow just one, then the leaders, the heads of the 1,000’s of Israel, will come to you. When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side will move out. When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side will move out: They’ll blow an alarm to tell them when to move out.
[7-10] But when the assembly is to be gathered together, blow, but don’t sound an alarm. The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets; and they’ll do this for you as a law forever throughout your generations. When you go to war in your land against an enemy who abuses you, then sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you’ll be remembered by Yahweh your God, and you’ll be saved from your enemies. Also in your celebration days, and your set feasts, and the first days of your months, you’ll blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they’ll be a reminder to your God for you: I am Yahweh your God.
[11-13] On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was taken up from over the Meeting Place of God. So the people of Israel moved out of the countryside of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the countryside of Paran. They first moved out by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[14-17] In the first place the flag of the camp of Judah set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Over the family group of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. Over the family group of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. The Place of Worship was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Place of Worship, set out.
[18-21] The flag of the camp of Reuben set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Elizur the son of Shedeur. Over the family group of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Over the family group of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. The Kohathites set out, carrying the Place of Worship: and the others set up the Place of Worship as they were coming.
[22-24] The flag of the camp of Ephraim set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Elishama the son of Ammihud. Over the family group of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Over the family group of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[25-28] The flag of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the last of all the camps, set out by their family groups: and over their family group was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Over the family group of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. Over the family group of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. So the people of Israel moved by their family groups as they set out.
[29-] Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, “We are moving out to the place where Yahweh said, ‘I’ll give it you’ so come with us, and we’ll be good to you; Yahweh has promised good things for Israel. But he said to him, “I won’t go; but I’ll go back to my own land and family.” So Moses said, “Don't leave us, please; because you know how to live in the countryside, and you’ll be our guide. If you go with us, whatever good Yahweh does for us, we’ll do for you.”
[33-36] They set out from the Mount of Yahweh three days' journey; and the Box of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days' journey, to find a resting place for them. The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set out from the camp. When the Box moved forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered; and let those who hate you run from you. When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the many thousands of the people of Israel.
Numbers 1-5
Numbers (The Count)
Chapters 1-5
1[1-4] In the countryside of Sinai, in the Meeting Place, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, Yahweh told Moses, “Count all the people of Israel, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, one male at a time; from twenty years old and up, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron will count them by their family groups. Take one man of every family; each a leader of their family group.
[5-15] These are the names of the ones who will stand with you: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, of Zebulun; Of the children of Joseph: Elishama, the son of Ammihud, of Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, of Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ochran, of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, of Naphtali.”
[16-18] These are the ones who were called of the people, the leaders of their families; they were the leaders of the 1,000’s of Israel. So Moses and Aaron took these men who were called by name. They gathered all the people together on the first day of the second month; and they told their ancestry by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, one at a time. As Yahweh told Moses, so he counted them in the countryside of Sinai.
[20-21] The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, one at a time, every male from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Reuben, were 46,500.
[22-23] Of the children of Simeon, their people, by their families, by their family groups, those who were counted of them, by the number of their names, one at a time, every male from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Simeon, were 59,300.
[24-25] Of the children of Gad, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Gad, were 45,650.
[26-27] Of the children of Judah, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Judah, were 64,600.
[28-29] Of the children of Issachar, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Issachar, were 54,400.
[30-31] Of the children of Zebulun, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Zebulun, were 57,400.
[32-33] Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Ephraim, were 40,500.
[34-35] Of the children of Manasseh, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Manasseh, were 32,200.
[36-37] Of the children of Benjamin, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Benjamin, were 35,400.
[38-39] Of the children of Dan, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Dan, were 62,700.
[40-41] Of the children of Asher, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Asher, were 41,500.
[42-43] Of the children of Naphtali, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Naphtali, were 53,400.
[44-46] These are the ones who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the leaders of Israel, being twelve men, who were each leaders for their family group. So all those who were counted of the people of Israel by their family groups, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war in Israel; were 603,550.
[47-51] But the family of the Levites were not counted among them because Yahweh had told Moses, “Don’t count the family of Levi, among the people of Israel; but set the Levites over the Meeting Place of God, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They’ll carry the Place of Worship, and all its furnishings; and They’ll take care of it, and will live around it. When the Place of Worship is to move out, the Levites will take it down; and when the Place of Worship is to be set up, the Levites will set it up. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death.
[52-54] The people of Israel will set up their tents, each in their own camp, by their own flag, by their family groups. But the Levites will live around the Meeting Place of God, that there may be no great anger on the people of Israel: and the Levites will take care of the Meeting Place of God.” So the people of Israel did everything that Yahweh told Moses to do.
2[1-2] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “The people of Israel will live everyone by their own flag, with the signs of their family groups they’ll live around the Meeting Place at a distance.”
[3-4] Those who live on the east side toward the sunrise will be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Judah will be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Those who were counted of their family group were 74,600.
[5-6] Those who live next to them will be the family of Issachar: and the leader of the children of Issachar will be Nethanel the son of Zuar. Those who were counted of their family group were 54,400.
[7-9] The family of Zebulun: and the leader of the children of Zebulun will be Eliab the son of Helon. Those who were counted of their family group were 57,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Judah were 186,400 by their family groups. They’ll set out first.
[10-11] On the south side will be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their family groups. The leader of the children of Reuben will be Elizur the son of Shedeur. Those who were counted of their family group were 46,500.
[12-13] Those who live next to them will be the family of Simeon. The leader of the children of Simeon will be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Those who were counted of their family group, were 59,300.
[14-17] The family of Gad: and the leader of the children of Gad will be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. Those who were counted of their family group were 45,650. So all who were counted of the camp of Reuben were 151,450 by their family groups. They’ll set out second. Then the camp of the Levites will set out with the Meeting Place, in the midst of the camps. As they live, so they’ll set out, everyone in their place, by their flags.
[18-19] On the west side will be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Ephraim will be Elishama the son of Ammihud. Those who were counted of their family group were 40,500.
[20-21] Next to them will be the family of Manasseh: and the leader of the children of Manasseh will be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Those who were counted of their family group were 32,200.
[22-24] The family of Benjamin: and the leader of the children of Benjamin will be Abidan the son of Gideoni. Their family group, and those who were counted of them were 35,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were 186,100 by their family groups. They’ll set out third.
[25-26] On the north side will be the flag of the camp of Dan by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Dan will be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Those who were counted of their family group were 62,700.
[27-28] Those who live next to them will be the family of Asher: and the leader of the children of Asher will be Pagiel the son of Ochran. Those who were counted of their family group were 41,500.
[29-31] The family of Naphtali: and the leader of the children of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan. Those who were counted of their family group were 53,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They’ll set out last by their flags.
[32-34] So these are the ones who were counted of the people of Israel by their family groups. All who were counted of the camps by their family groups were 603,550. But the Levites were not counted among the people of Israel; as Yahweh told Moses. So the people of Israel did all that Yahweh told Moses to do, and they lived by their flags, and set out, everyone by their families, by their family groups.
3[1-4] This is the history of the people of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, the first, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom were dedicated to serve in the priest's office. But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they made an offering to Yahweh that they had not been told to do, in the countryside of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office with Aaron their father.
[5-10] Yahweh told Moses, “Bring the family of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve with them. They’ll do what he says, and take care of all the people before the Meeting Place, to do the work of the Place of Worship. They’ll take care of all the furnishings of the Meeting Place, and the needs of the people of Israel, to do the work of the Place of Worship. You’ll give the Levites to Aaron and to their sons. They’re all given to them out of the people of Israel. You’ll set up Aaron and their sons as priests. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death.”
[11-13] Yahweh told Moses, “See, I’ve taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn who open the womb from among the people of Israel; and the Levites will be mine because all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to Me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They’ll be mine. I am Yahweh.”
[14-16] Yahweh told Moses in the countryside of Sinai, “Count the children of Levi by their family groups, by their families: every male from a month old and up you’ll count.” So Moses counted them at the word of Yahweh, as he was told.
[17-20] The sons of Levi by their names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The names of the sons of Gershon by their families were Libni and Sthemei. The sons of Kohath by their families were Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their family groups.
[21-26] Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Sthemeites. These are the families of the Gershonites. Those who were counted of them, by the number of all the males, from a month old and up, were 7,500. The families of the Gershonites will live behind the Place of Worship on the west. The leader of the Gershonites will be Eliasaph, the son of Lael. The sons of Gershon will take care of the Meeting Place, which is the Place of Worship, with its tent, covering, and the screen for the door of the Meeting Place, and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the Place of Worship, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its work.
[27-32] Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites. By the number of all the males, from a month old and up, there were 8,600 taking care of the Place of Worship. The families of the sons of Kohath will live on the south side of the Place of Worship. The leader of the families of the Kohathites will be Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel. They’ll take care of the Box, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the tools of the Place of Worship with which they serve, and the screen, and all its work. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be the head leader of all the leaders of the Levites, to oversee those who take care of the Place of Worship.
[33-37] Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari. Those who were counted of them, by the number of all the males, from a month old and up, were 6,200. The leader of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail. They’ll live on the north side of the Place of Worship. The sons of Merari will take care of the Place of Worship's boards, its bars, its posts, its holders, all its tools, all its work, the posts of the court around it, their holders, their nails, and their cords.
[38-39] Those who live before the Place of Worship on the east, in front of the Meeting Place toward the sunrise, will be Moses, and Aaron and their sons, taking care of the Place of Worship for the needs of the people of Israel. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death. All who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the word of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and up, were 22,000.
[40-43] Yahweh said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the people of Israel from a month old and up, and take the number of their names. Take the Levites for Me, Yahweh, instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel; and the tame animals of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the tame animals of the people of Israel.” So Moses counted, as Yahweh told them, all the firstborn among the people of Israel. All the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and up, of those who were counted of them, were 22, 273.
[44-48] Yahweh told Moses, “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the tame animals of the Levites instead of their tame animals; and the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh. For the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, who number more than the Levites, who are to be bought back, take five dollars apiece for each one. You’ll take them in the dollar of the Place of Worship (the dollar is twenty nickels) and give the money, with which what is left of them is bought back, to Aaron and to their sons.”
[49-51] So Moses took the money that was paid back from those who were more than the number of Levites; from the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, $1,365 in the dollar of the Place of Worship. Then Moses gave the money paid back to Aaron and to their sons, by the word of Yahweh, as Yahweh told Moses.
4[1-3] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “Count the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, all who go to do the work in the Meeting Place.
[4-6] This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the Meeting Place for the most holy things. When the camp move outs forward, Aaron will go in, and their sons, and they’ll take down the veil of the screen, cover the Box of the Testimony with it, and will put a leather covering on it, and will spread over it a blue cloth, and will put in its poles.
[7-8] On the table of holy bread they’ll spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the pouring cups; and the bread will always be on it. They’ll spread on them a red cloth, and cover it with a leather covering, and will put in its poles.
[9-10] They’ll take a blue cloth, and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its tools, and its trays, and all its oil tools, with which they serve with. They’ll put it and all its tools in a leather covering, and will put it on the frame.
[11-14] On the golden altar they’ll spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a leather covering, and will put in its poles. They’ll take all the ministry tools, with which they serve in the Place of Worship, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a leather covering, and will put them on the frame. They’ll take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. They’ll put on it all its tools, with which they serve with, the trays, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the pans; all the tools of the altar; and they’ll spread on it a leather covering, and put in its poles.
[15-16] When Aaron and their sons have finished covering the Place of Worship, and all its furniture, as the camp move outs forward; then the sons of Kohath will come to carry it: but they can’t touch the Place of Worship or they’ll die. These things are the work of the sons of Kohath in the Meeting Place. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will take care of the oil for the light, the good smelling incense, the continual bread offering, and the anointing oil, taking care of the Place of Worship, and of all its furnishings.”
[17-20] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “Don't cut off the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they come to the most holy things: Aaron and their sons will go in, and give everyone their work and what they are to do; but they themselves won’t go in to see the Place of Worship even for a second, or they’ll die.”
[21-28] Yahweh told Moses, “Count the sons of Gershon also, by their family groups, by their families; from 30 to 50 years old; all who are able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place. This is the work of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in what they are to do: They’ll carry the curtains of the Place of Worship, and the Meeting Place, its covering, and the leather covering that’s on top of it, and the screen for the door of the Meeting Place, and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the Place of Worship and around the altar, and their cords, and all the tools of their work, and whatever will be done with them. In it they’ll serve. All the work of the sons of the Gershonites that they are to do will be done at the word of Aaron and their sons; and you’ll tell them everything they are to do. This is the work of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Meeting Place: and Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be their leader.
[29-33] As for the sons of Merari, you’ll count them by their families, by their family groups; from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who’s able to go in to do the work of the Meeting Place. This is what they are to do, by all their work in the Meeting Place: the Place of Worship's boards, bars, posts, holders, the posts of the court around it, their holders, nails, cords, all their tools, and with all their work: all the tools which they use are to be told them by name. This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, by all their work, in the Meeting Place, led by Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.”
[34-37] Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the people counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work for the Meeting Place. Those who were counted of them by their families were 2,750. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Meeting Place, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[38-41] Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place were 2,630. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Meeting Place, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh.
[42-45] Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place, even those who were counted of them by their families were 3,200. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[46-49] All those who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work of what they are to do in the Meeting Place were 8,580. By the word of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone by their work, and what they were to do. So they were counted by them, as Yahweh told Moses.
5[1-4] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to put out of the camp everyone who has a skin desease, and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is made unfit by the dead. Put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don’t make the camp unfit, where I live.” So the people of Israel did so, and put them out outside the camp; as Yahweh had told Moses.
[5-10] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel when a man or woman does any sin that humans do, so as to wrong Yahweh, and that soul is guilty; then they’ll admit their sin which they’ve done, and pay for the wrong in full, and add a fifth to it, and give it to the one that was wronged. But if they have no one to pay back for the wrong, what’s paid back for the wrong to Yahweh will be the priest's; besides the male goat for covering sins, by which sins are covered for them. Every offering that’s raised up of all the holy things of the people of Israel, which they give to the priest, will be their. Everyone's holy things will be their: whatever anyone gives the priest, it will be their.”
[11-15] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel if anyone's wife is unfaithful and wrongs them, and a man has sex with her, and it’s kept secret from her husband, and she’s made unfit, and there’s no witness against her, and she isn't caught in the act; and he has a spirit of jealousy, and is jealous of their wife, whether she’s unfit or she isn't unfit, then the man will bring their wife to the priest, and will bring her offering for her, which is a 3 quart jar of barley meal. He will pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a reminder meal offering, to bring to memory a fault.
[16-22] The priest will bring and set her before Yahweh; and the priest will take holy water in a clay pot; and some of the dust that’s on the floor of the Place of Worship, and put it into the water. The priest will set the woman before Yahweh, and let the woman's hair hang loose, and put the meal offering of reminder in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy. The priest will hold the bitter water that brings punishment. The priest will make her promise, and will tell the woman, 'If no man has had sex with you, and if you haven't gone and made yourself unfit, being married to your husband, be free from this bitter water that brings punishment.’ But if she has been unfaithful, being married to her husband, and if she is unfit, and some man has had sex with her besides her husband, then the priest will make the woman say a promise to God, and the priest will tell the woman, 'Yahweh will punish you for what you have promised in front of your people, when Yahweh lets your thigh rot off, and your body swell; and this water that brings punishment will go into your insides, and make your body swell, and your thigh rot off.' Then the woman is to say, 'So be it, So be it.'
[23-26] The priest will write these punishments in a book, and blot them out with the bitter water. The priest will make the woman drink the bitter water that causes the punishment; and the water that causes the punishment will go into her and make her sick. The priest will take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and will wave the meal offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar. The priest will take a handful of the meal offering, as the reminder of it, and burn it on the altar, and will then make the woman drink the water.
[27-31] When he has made her drink the water, then if she’s unfit, and has wronged her husband, the water that causes the punishment will go in into her and make her sick, and her body will swell, and her thigh will rot off: and the woman will be punished in front of her people. If the woman isn't unfit, and hasn’t sinned; then she will be free, and have children. “This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being married to her husband, is unfaithful, and is made unfit; or when the spirit of jealousy comes on a man, and he’s jealous of their wife; then he will set the woman before Yahweh, and the priest will do everything this law says. The man will be free from fault, and the woman will be guilty of her fault.”
Chapters 1-5
1[1-4] In the countryside of Sinai, in the Meeting Place, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, Yahweh told Moses, “Count all the people of Israel, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, one male at a time; from twenty years old and up, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron will count them by their family groups. Take one man of every family; each a leader of their family group.
[5-15] These are the names of the ones who will stand with you: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, of Zebulun; Of the children of Joseph: Elishama, the son of Ammihud, of Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, of Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ochran, of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, of Naphtali.”
[16-18] These are the ones who were called of the people, the leaders of their families; they were the leaders of the 1,000’s of Israel. So Moses and Aaron took these men who were called by name. They gathered all the people together on the first day of the second month; and they told their ancestry by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, one at a time. As Yahweh told Moses, so he counted them in the countryside of Sinai.
[20-21] The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, one at a time, every male from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Reuben, were 46,500.
[22-23] Of the children of Simeon, their people, by their families, by their family groups, those who were counted of them, by the number of their names, one at a time, every male from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Simeon, were 59,300.
[24-25] Of the children of Gad, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Gad, were 45,650.
[26-27] Of the children of Judah, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Judah, were 64,600.
[28-29] Of the children of Issachar, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Issachar, were 54,400.
[30-31] Of the children of Zebulun, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Zebulun, were 57,400.
[32-33] Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Ephraim, were 40,500.
[34-35] Of the children of Manasseh, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Manasseh, were 32,200.
[36-37] Of the children of Benjamin, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Benjamin, were 35,400.
[38-39] Of the children of Dan, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Dan, were 62,700.
[40-41] Of the children of Asher, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Asher, were 41,500.
[42-43] Of the children of Naphtali, their people, by their families, by their family groups, by the number of their names, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war; and those who were counted of them, of the family of Naphtali, were 53,400.
[44-46] These are the ones who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the leaders of Israel, being twelve men, who were each leaders for their family group. So all those who were counted of the people of Israel by their family groups, from twenty years old and up, all who were able to go out to war in Israel; were 603,550.
[47-51] But the family of the Levites were not counted among them because Yahweh had told Moses, “Don’t count the family of Levi, among the people of Israel; but set the Levites over the Meeting Place of God, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They’ll carry the Place of Worship, and all its furnishings; and They’ll take care of it, and will live around it. When the Place of Worship is to move out, the Levites will take it down; and when the Place of Worship is to be set up, the Levites will set it up. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death.
[52-54] The people of Israel will set up their tents, each in their own camp, by their own flag, by their family groups. But the Levites will live around the Meeting Place of God, that there may be no great anger on the people of Israel: and the Levites will take care of the Meeting Place of God.” So the people of Israel did everything that Yahweh told Moses to do.
2[1-2] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “The people of Israel will live everyone by their own flag, with the signs of their family groups they’ll live around the Meeting Place at a distance.”
[3-4] Those who live on the east side toward the sunrise will be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Judah will be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Those who were counted of their family group were 74,600.
[5-6] Those who live next to them will be the family of Issachar: and the leader of the children of Issachar will be Nethanel the son of Zuar. Those who were counted of their family group were 54,400.
[7-9] The family of Zebulun: and the leader of the children of Zebulun will be Eliab the son of Helon. Those who were counted of their family group were 57,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Judah were 186,400 by their family groups. They’ll set out first.
[10-11] On the south side will be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their family groups. The leader of the children of Reuben will be Elizur the son of Shedeur. Those who were counted of their family group were 46,500.
[12-13] Those who live next to them will be the family of Simeon. The leader of the children of Simeon will be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Those who were counted of their family group, were 59,300.
[14-17] The family of Gad: and the leader of the children of Gad will be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. Those who were counted of their family group were 45,650. So all who were counted of the camp of Reuben were 151,450 by their family groups. They’ll set out second. Then the camp of the Levites will set out with the Meeting Place, in the midst of the camps. As they live, so they’ll set out, everyone in their place, by their flags.
[18-19] On the west side will be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Ephraim will be Elishama the son of Ammihud. Those who were counted of their family group were 40,500.
[20-21] Next to them will be the family of Manasseh: and the leader of the children of Manasseh will be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Those who were counted of their family group were 32,200.
[22-24] The family of Benjamin: and the leader of the children of Benjamin will be Abidan the son of Gideoni. Their family group, and those who were counted of them were 35,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were 186,100 by their family groups. They’ll set out third.
[25-26] On the north side will be the flag of the camp of Dan by their family groups: and the leader of the children of Dan will be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Those who were counted of their family group were 62,700.
[27-28] Those who live next to them will be the family of Asher: and the leader of the children of Asher will be Pagiel the son of Ochran. Those who were counted of their family group were 41,500.
[29-31] The family of Naphtali: and the leader of the children of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan. Those who were counted of their family group were 53,400. So all who were counted of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They’ll set out last by their flags.
[32-34] So these are the ones who were counted of the people of Israel by their family groups. All who were counted of the camps by their family groups were 603,550. But the Levites were not counted among the people of Israel; as Yahweh told Moses. So the people of Israel did all that Yahweh told Moses to do, and they lived by their flags, and set out, everyone by their families, by their family groups.
3[1-4] This is the history of the people of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, the first, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom were dedicated to serve in the priest's office. But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they made an offering to Yahweh that they had not been told to do, in the countryside of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office with Aaron their father.
[5-10] Yahweh told Moses, “Bring the family of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve with them. They’ll do what he says, and take care of all the people before the Meeting Place, to do the work of the Place of Worship. They’ll take care of all the furnishings of the Meeting Place, and the needs of the people of Israel, to do the work of the Place of Worship. You’ll give the Levites to Aaron and to their sons. They’re all given to them out of the people of Israel. You’ll set up Aaron and their sons as priests. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death.”
[11-13] Yahweh told Moses, “See, I’ve taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn who open the womb from among the people of Israel; and the Levites will be mine because all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to Me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They’ll be mine. I am Yahweh.”
[14-16] Yahweh told Moses in the countryside of Sinai, “Count the children of Levi by their family groups, by their families: every male from a month old and up you’ll count.” So Moses counted them at the word of Yahweh, as he was told.
[17-20] The sons of Levi by their names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The names of the sons of Gershon by their families were Libni and Sthemei. The sons of Kohath by their families were Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their family groups.
[21-26] Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Sthemeites. These are the families of the Gershonites. Those who were counted of them, by the number of all the males, from a month old and up, were 7,500. The families of the Gershonites will live behind the Place of Worship on the west. The leader of the Gershonites will be Eliasaph, the son of Lael. The sons of Gershon will take care of the Meeting Place, which is the Place of Worship, with its tent, covering, and the screen for the door of the Meeting Place, and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the Place of Worship, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its work.
[27-32] Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites. By the number of all the males, from a month old and up, there were 8,600 taking care of the Place of Worship. The families of the sons of Kohath will live on the south side of the Place of Worship. The leader of the families of the Kohathites will be Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel. They’ll take care of the Box, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the tools of the Place of Worship with which they serve, and the screen, and all its work. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be the head leader of all the leaders of the Levites, to oversee those who take care of the Place of Worship.
[33-37] Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari. Those who were counted of them, by the number of all the males, from a month old and up, were 6,200. The leader of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail. They’ll live on the north side of the Place of Worship. The sons of Merari will take care of the Place of Worship's boards, its bars, its posts, its holders, all its tools, all its work, the posts of the court around it, their holders, their nails, and their cords.
[38-39] Those who live before the Place of Worship on the east, in front of the Meeting Place toward the sunrise, will be Moses, and Aaron and their sons, taking care of the Place of Worship for the needs of the people of Israel. Anyone else who comes near will be put to death. All who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the word of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and up, were 22,000.
[40-43] Yahweh said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the people of Israel from a month old and up, and take the number of their names. Take the Levites for Me, Yahweh, instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel; and the tame animals of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the tame animals of the people of Israel.” So Moses counted, as Yahweh told them, all the firstborn among the people of Israel. All the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and up, of those who were counted of them, were 22, 273.
[44-48] Yahweh told Moses, “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the tame animals of the Levites instead of their tame animals; and the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh. For the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, who number more than the Levites, who are to be bought back, take five dollars apiece for each one. You’ll take them in the dollar of the Place of Worship (the dollar is twenty nickels) and give the money, with which what is left of them is bought back, to Aaron and to their sons.”
[49-51] So Moses took the money that was paid back from those who were more than the number of Levites; from the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, $1,365 in the dollar of the Place of Worship. Then Moses gave the money paid back to Aaron and to their sons, by the word of Yahweh, as Yahweh told Moses.
4[1-3] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “Count the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, all who go to do the work in the Meeting Place.
[4-6] This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the Meeting Place for the most holy things. When the camp move outs forward, Aaron will go in, and their sons, and they’ll take down the veil of the screen, cover the Box of the Testimony with it, and will put a leather covering on it, and will spread over it a blue cloth, and will put in its poles.
[7-8] On the table of holy bread they’ll spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the pouring cups; and the bread will always be on it. They’ll spread on them a red cloth, and cover it with a leather covering, and will put in its poles.
[9-10] They’ll take a blue cloth, and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its tools, and its trays, and all its oil tools, with which they serve with. They’ll put it and all its tools in a leather covering, and will put it on the frame.
[11-14] On the golden altar they’ll spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a leather covering, and will put in its poles. They’ll take all the ministry tools, with which they serve in the Place of Worship, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a leather covering, and will put them on the frame. They’ll take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. They’ll put on it all its tools, with which they serve with, the trays, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the pans; all the tools of the altar; and they’ll spread on it a leather covering, and put in its poles.
[15-16] When Aaron and their sons have finished covering the Place of Worship, and all its furniture, as the camp move outs forward; then the sons of Kohath will come to carry it: but they can’t touch the Place of Worship or they’ll die. These things are the work of the sons of Kohath in the Meeting Place. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will take care of the oil for the light, the good smelling incense, the continual bread offering, and the anointing oil, taking care of the Place of Worship, and of all its furnishings.”
[17-20] Yahweh told Moses and Aaron, “Don't cut off the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they come to the most holy things: Aaron and their sons will go in, and give everyone their work and what they are to do; but they themselves won’t go in to see the Place of Worship even for a second, or they’ll die.”
[21-28] Yahweh told Moses, “Count the sons of Gershon also, by their family groups, by their families; from 30 to 50 years old; all who are able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place. This is the work of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in what they are to do: They’ll carry the curtains of the Place of Worship, and the Meeting Place, its covering, and the leather covering that’s on top of it, and the screen for the door of the Meeting Place, and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the Place of Worship and around the altar, and their cords, and all the tools of their work, and whatever will be done with them. In it they’ll serve. All the work of the sons of the Gershonites that they are to do will be done at the word of Aaron and their sons; and you’ll tell them everything they are to do. This is the work of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Meeting Place: and Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be their leader.
[29-33] As for the sons of Merari, you’ll count them by their families, by their family groups; from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who’s able to go in to do the work of the Meeting Place. This is what they are to do, by all their work in the Meeting Place: the Place of Worship's boards, bars, posts, holders, the posts of the court around it, their holders, nails, cords, all their tools, and with all their work: all the tools which they use are to be told them by name. This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, by all their work, in the Meeting Place, led by Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.”
[34-37] Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the people counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work for the Meeting Place. Those who were counted of them by their families were 2,750. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Meeting Place, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[38-41] Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place were 2,630. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Meeting Place, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh.
[42-45] Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work in the Meeting Place, even those who were counted of them by their families were 3,200. These are the ones who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted by the word of Yahweh by Moses.
[46-49] All those who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families, and by their family groups, from 30 to 50 years old, everyone who was able to go in to do the work of what they are to do in the Meeting Place were 8,580. By the word of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone by their work, and what they were to do. So they were counted by them, as Yahweh told Moses.
5[1-4] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to put out of the camp everyone who has a skin desease, and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is made unfit by the dead. Put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don’t make the camp unfit, where I live.” So the people of Israel did so, and put them out outside the camp; as Yahweh had told Moses.
[5-10] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel when a man or woman does any sin that humans do, so as to wrong Yahweh, and that soul is guilty; then they’ll admit their sin which they’ve done, and pay for the wrong in full, and add a fifth to it, and give it to the one that was wronged. But if they have no one to pay back for the wrong, what’s paid back for the wrong to Yahweh will be the priest's; besides the male goat for covering sins, by which sins are covered for them. Every offering that’s raised up of all the holy things of the people of Israel, which they give to the priest, will be their. Everyone's holy things will be their: whatever anyone gives the priest, it will be their.”
[11-15] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel if anyone's wife is unfaithful and wrongs them, and a man has sex with her, and it’s kept secret from her husband, and she’s made unfit, and there’s no witness against her, and she isn't caught in the act; and he has a spirit of jealousy, and is jealous of their wife, whether she’s unfit or she isn't unfit, then the man will bring their wife to the priest, and will bring her offering for her, which is a 3 quart jar of barley meal. He will pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a reminder meal offering, to bring to memory a fault.
[16-22] The priest will bring and set her before Yahweh; and the priest will take holy water in a clay pot; and some of the dust that’s on the floor of the Place of Worship, and put it into the water. The priest will set the woman before Yahweh, and let the woman's hair hang loose, and put the meal offering of reminder in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy. The priest will hold the bitter water that brings punishment. The priest will make her promise, and will tell the woman, 'If no man has had sex with you, and if you haven't gone and made yourself unfit, being married to your husband, be free from this bitter water that brings punishment.’ But if she has been unfaithful, being married to her husband, and if she is unfit, and some man has had sex with her besides her husband, then the priest will make the woman say a promise to God, and the priest will tell the woman, 'Yahweh will punish you for what you have promised in front of your people, when Yahweh lets your thigh rot off, and your body swell; and this water that brings punishment will go into your insides, and make your body swell, and your thigh rot off.' Then the woman is to say, 'So be it, So be it.'
[23-26] The priest will write these punishments in a book, and blot them out with the bitter water. The priest will make the woman drink the bitter water that causes the punishment; and the water that causes the punishment will go into her and make her sick. The priest will take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and will wave the meal offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar. The priest will take a handful of the meal offering, as the reminder of it, and burn it on the altar, and will then make the woman drink the water.
[27-31] When he has made her drink the water, then if she’s unfit, and has wronged her husband, the water that causes the punishment will go in into her and make her sick, and her body will swell, and her thigh will rot off: and the woman will be punished in front of her people. If the woman isn't unfit, and hasn’t sinned; then she will be free, and have children. “This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being married to her husband, is unfaithful, and is made unfit; or when the spirit of jealousy comes on a man, and he’s jealous of their wife; then he will set the woman before Yahweh, and the priest will do everything this law says. The man will be free from fault, and the woman will be guilty of her fault.”
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