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.