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Numbers 4 - The Kohathites, The Gershonites and Merarites, Census of the Levites

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 Take a census of the Kohathites separate from the other Levites, by their clans and their...

Numbers 5 - Unclean Persons, Confession and Restitution, Concerning an Unfaithful Wife

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Command the Israelites to put out of the camp everyone who is leprous,[a] or has a discharge, and...

Numbers 6 - The Nazirites, The Priestly Benediction

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When either men or women make a special vow, the vow of a...

Numbers 7 - Offerings of the Leaders

On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and had...

Numbers 8 - The Seven Lamps, Consecration and Service of the Levites

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of...

Numbers 9 - The Passover at Sinai, The Cloud and the Fire

The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,...

Numbers 10 - The Silver Trumpets, Departure from Sinai

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Make two silver trumpets; you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning...

Numbers 11 - Complaining in the Desert, The Seventy Elders, The Quails

Now when the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, the Lord heard it and his anger was kindled. Then the...

Numbers 12 - Aaron and Miriam Jealous of Moses

While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had indeed...

Numbers 13 - Spies Sent into Canaan, The Report of the Spies

The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites; from each of their ancestral...

Numbers 14 - The People Rebel, Moses Intercedes for the People, Attempted Invasion is Repulsed

Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron;...

Numbers 15 - Various Offerings, Penalty for Violating the Sabbath, Fringes on Garments

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am...

Numbers 16 - Revolt of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram

Now Korah son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—descendants of...

Numbers 17 - The Budding of Aaron’s Rod

[a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelites, and get twelve staffs from them, one for each ancestral house, from all...

Numbers 18 - Responsibility of Priests and Levites, The Priests’ Portion

The Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your ancestral house with you shall bear responsibility for offenses connected with the...

Numbers 19 - Ceremony of the Red Heifer

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 This is a statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a...

Numbers 20 - The Waters of Meribah, Passage through Edom Refused, The Death of Aaron

The Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died...

Numbers 21 - The Bronze Serpent, The Journey to Moab, King Sihon Defeated, King Og Defeated

When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against...

Numbers 22 - Balak Summons Balaam to Curse Israel, Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel

The Israelites set out, and camped in the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho. 2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel...

Numbers 23 - Balaam’s First Oracle, Balaam’s Second Oracle

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.” 2 Balak did as Balaam had said;...

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