These are the descendants of Aharon and Moshe on the day that Adonoy spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai.

These are the names of Aharon’s sons; the firstborn, Nadav, and Avihu, Elazar and Isamar.

These are the names of Aharon’s sons, the anointed kohanim, whose hands are occupied with bringing offerings, to serve [God].

Nadav and Avihu died in the presence of Adonoy, when they offered a strange fire-offering before Adonoy, in the Sinai desert, and they had no sons. [However] Elazar and Isamar served in the presence of their father Aharon.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying;

Bring the tribe of Levi near and have it stand before Aharon the kohein, and they shall serve him.

They shall take care to preserve his guardianship and the guardianship of the entire congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to serve in the service of the Mishkon.

They shall guard all the utensils of the Tent of Meeting and the watch of Bnei Yisroel to serve in the service of the Mishkon.

You shall place the Levites in the charge of Aharon and his sons; they are presented [and given] to him from [among] Bnei Yisroel.

You shall appoint Aharon and his sons and they shall guard their priesthood, and an outsider (non-kohein) who comes near shall be put to death.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying;

Behold! I have taken the Levites from among Bnei Yisroel instead of all the firstborn who have opened the womb, among Bnei Yisroel, and [therefore] the Levites shall be Mine [serve before Me].

For all the firstborn are Mine, since on the day I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified to [before] Me all the firstborn of Bnei Yisroel from man to beast; they shall be Mine, I am Adonoy.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe in the Sinai desert, saying;

Count the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ houses according to their families. All males from the age of one month and above, you shall count them.

Moshe counted them according to the word of Adonoy, just as he was commanded.

These were sons of Levi according to their names, Gershon, Kehos and Merori.

These are the names of Gershon’s sons according to their families; Livni and Shim’i.

The sons of Kehos, according to their families were; Amram, Yitzhar Chevron and Uziel.

The sons of Merori, according to their families were; Machli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their fathers’ houses.

Of Gershon, the family of Livni and the family of Shim’i. These are the families of the Gershonites.

Their numbers, in a count of every male of one month and above; their numbers are seven thousand five hundred.

The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the Mishkon on the west side.

The leader of the household of the Gershonites is Elyasaf the son of Lael.

The guardianship of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting [was]; the Mishkon and the Tent, its cover and the Curtain for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,

The hanging Curtains of the courtyard and the Curtain at the entrance of the courtyard which is around the Mishkon and Altar, and its ropes, for all of the work involving these things [its service].

Of Kehos, was the family of Amram, the family of Yitzhar, the family of Chevron and the family of Uziel, these are the families of the Kehosites.

The number of every male from one month and above is eight thousand six hundred. [They were] the guardians of the sacred vessels.

The families of the children of Kehos shall camp on the south side of the Mishkon.

The leader of the household of the families of the Kehosites, is Elitzafan the son of Uziel.

Their guardianship is the Ark, the Table, the Menorah, the Altars and the sacred utensils with which they serve. And the Curtain, and all of the work involving these things.

The leader of the leaders of Levi shall be Elazar, the son of Aharon, the kohein [who is] in charge of the appointment of the guardians to safeguard the holy [Sanctuary].

Of Merori, was the family of Machli and the family and Mushi; these are the families of the Merorites.

Their numbers, in a count of every male of one month and above, is six thousand two hundred.

The leader of the household of the families of the Merorites is Tzuriel the son of Avichail, they shall camp on the north side of the Mishkon.

The appointed task of the guardianship of the sons of Merori shall be the beams of the Mishkon, its bars, pillars and sockets; all of its utensils, and all of the work involving these things [its service].

Also the pillars of the surrounding courtyard and their sockets, pegs and ropes.

Those who camped in front of the Mishkon in the forefront, in front of the Tent of Meeting on the east side [are]; Moshe, Aharon and his sons, guardians of the guardianship of the Sanctuary to guard on behalf of Bnei Yisroel. Any outsider (non-kohein) who comes near, shall be put to death.

The number of all the Levites whom Moshe and Aharon counted at the word of Adonoy according to their families; every male from one month and above was twenty-two thousand.

Adonoy said to Moshe: Count every male firstborn of Bnei Yisroel from the age of one month and above and take the number of their names.

You shall take the Levites for [before] Me, I, [who am] Adonoy, instead of every firstborn of Bnei Yisroel; and the animals of the Levites instead of every firstborn among the animals of Bnei Yisroel.

Moshe counted just as Adonoy commanded him to, every firstborn of Bnei Yisroel.

Every male firstborn according to the number of names of one month and above according to their numbers, was twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

Take the Levites instead of every firstborn of Bnei Yisroel, and the animals of the Levites instead of their animals, and the Levites shall [serve before Me] be Mine, I am Adonoy.

And the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three that are in excess of the number of Levites from the firstborns of Bnei Yisroel.

You shall take five shekolim apiece from each individual; you shall take it in holy shekolim at twenty gerah for each shekel.

You shall give the money to Aharon and to his sons as a redemption for those whose numbers are in excess [of the Levites.]

Moshe took the redemption money from those whose numbers were in excess of those who were redeemed through the Levites.

From the firstborn of Bnei Yisroel, he took the money. One thousand three hundred sixty-five, in holy shekel.

Moshe gave the money of those who were redeemed to Aharon and to his sons according to the word of Adonoy, just as Adonoy commanded to Moshe.