Numbers 3:3-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. 4But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
6Bring the tribe of Levi forward and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
7They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8They shall also take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9So you shall assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are exclusively assigned to him from the sons of Israel.
King James Version
4And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
5And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
3These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. 4But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence when they presented unauthorized fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests under the direction of Aaron their father.
5The Lord spoke to Moses:
6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.
7They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
8They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and perform duties for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
3These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests. 4But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron.
5Then the Lord said to Moses,
6Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.
7They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle.
8They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent, serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites.
9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. 4But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
6"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
7They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.
8They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.
9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
New International Version
Chapter 3
3Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. 4Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5The Lord said to Moses,
6"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.
8They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
9Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
New King James Version
Chapter 3
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
7And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.
8Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.
9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.
