Numbers 7:60–9:14
60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendantsm of Benjamin: 61 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsn according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋o filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋p filled with incense; 63 one ⌊young⌋q bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋r as a burnt offering; 64 one he-goat as a sin offering; 65 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.s This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendantst of Dan: 67 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsu according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋v filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋w filled with incense; 69 one ⌊young⌋x bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋y as a burnt offering; 70 one he-goat as a sin offering; 71 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.z This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the descendantsa of Asher: 73 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsb according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋c filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋d filled with incense; 75 one ⌊young⌋e bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋f as a burnt offering; 76 one he-goat as a sin offering; 77 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.g This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendantsh of Naphtali: 79 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsi according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋j filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋k filled with incense; 81 one ⌊young⌋l bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋m as a burnt offering; 82 one he-goat as a sin offering; 83 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.n This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
84 This was the dedication of the altar on the day of anointing it, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls for drinking wine, twelve golden dishes; 85 each plate of silver weighed one hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl for drinking seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel; 86 the twelve golden dishes filled with incense, each dish weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, all the gold of the dishes one hundred and twenty; 87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋,o and their grain offering; and twelve he-goats as a sin offering; 88 and all the cattle of the sacrifice of the fellowship offering twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, sixty male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.p These were the dedication of the altar after its anointing.
89 And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him,q he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover,r which is on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.
8 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him: ‘When you are setting up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the face of the lampstand.’ ” 3 And Aaron did so; he set up the lampstand in front of the face of its lamps, just as Yahweh commanded Moses. 4 And this is ⌊how the lampstand was made⌋,a a hammered-work of gold; from its base up to its blossom,b it was hammered-work according to the pattern that Yahweh showed Moses; so he made the lampstand.
5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Take the Levites from the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋c and purify them. 7 So you will do to them, to purify them: sprinkle on them waters of purification, and ⌊they will shave their whole body⌋d and wash their garments. 8 And they will take a ⌊young bull⌋e and its grain offering of finely milled flour mixed with oil, and you will take a second ⌊young bull⌋f as a sin offering. 9 You will bring the Levites ⌊before⌋g the tent of assembly, and you will summon the entire community of the ⌊Israelites⌋.h 10 And you will bring the Levites ⌊before Yahweh⌋,i and the ⌊Israelites⌋j will lay their hands on the Levites, 11 and ⌊Aaron will offer⌋k the Levites as a wave offering ⌊before Yahweh⌋l from the ⌊Israelites⌋,m and they will do the work of Yahweh. 12 And the Levites will lay their hands on the head of the one bull and offer it as a sin offering and the other one as a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 And you will present the Levites ⌊before⌋n Aaron and ⌊before⌋o his sons, and he ⌊will offer⌋p them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
14 “And you will separate the Levites from the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋,q and the Levites will be for me. 15 And after this the Levites will come to serve at the tent of assembly, and you will purify them, and you ⌊will offer⌋r them as a wave offering. 16 For they are given to me exclusively from the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋.s I have taken them for myself in place of the firstborn of every womb, every firstborn from the ⌊Israelites⌋.t 17 For every firstborn among the ⌊Israelites⌋u is mine, both humankind and animal. On the day I destroyed every firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them to me, 18 and I have taken the Levites in the place of every firstborn among the ⌊Israelites⌋.v 19 And I have given the Levites; they are given to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋w to do the work of the ⌊Israelites⌋x in the tent of the assembly and to make atonement for the ⌊Israelites⌋,y so a plague will not be among the ⌊Israelites⌋z when the ⌊Israelites⌋a come near the sanctuary.”
20 And Moses and Aaron and the entire community of the ⌊Israelites⌋b did to the Levites; everything that Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the ⌊Israelites⌋c did to them. 21 And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their garments, and ⌊Aaron offered them⌋d as a wave offering ⌊before Yahweh⌋;e and Aaron made atonement for them to purify them. 22 After this the Levites came to do their work in the tent of assembly before Aaron and his sons. Just as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This is what is for the Levites: ⌊those twenty-five years old⌋f and above willg come to help with the service in the work of the tent of assembly; 25 and ⌊those fifty years old⌋h willi return from the service of the work and will serve no longer. 26 Theyj can attendk their brothers in the tent of assembly to keep their responsibilities, but theyl will not do work. This is what you will do concerning the Levites and their responsibilities.”
9 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying, 2 “Let the ⌊Israelites⌋a observe the Passover at its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month ⌊at twilight⌋b you will perform it at its appointed time according to all its decrees; and according to all its stipulations you will observe it.” 4 So Moses spoke to the ⌊Israelites⌋c to observe the Passover. 5 And they observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month ⌊at twilight⌋d in the desert of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, thus the ⌊Israelites⌋e did.
6 And it happened, men who were unclean ⌊by a dead person⌋f were not able to perform the Passover on that day. And they came ⌊before⌋g Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said to him, “Although we are unclean ⌊by a dead person⌋,h why are we hindered from presenting the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time in the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋?”i 8 Moses said to them, “Stay. I will hear what Yahweh commands to you.”
9 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,j saying, ‘Each man that is unclean ⌊by a dead person⌋k or is on a far journey, you or your ⌊descendants⌋,l he will observe the Passover of Yahweh. 11 On the second month on the fourteenth day ⌊at twilight⌋m they will observe it; they will eat it with unleavened bread and bitter plants. 12 They will leave none of it until morning, and they will not break a bone in it; they will observe it according to every decree of the Passover. 13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey, and he fails to observe the Passover, that person will be cut off from the people because he did not present the offering of Yahweh on its appointed time. That man will bear his guilt. 14 If an alien dwells with you he will observe the Passover of Yahweh according to the decree of the Passover and according to its stipulation; thus you will have one decree for you, for the alien and for the native of the land.’ ”