Category: Numbers

“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until…

It has a few laws in it, including keeping the camp pure (forcing unclean people to live outside the camp), restitution for wrongs, and how to test if a wife is unfaithful. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful…

This chapter details the duties of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites (clans of Levites) regarding the moving of the tabernacle. “The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, from thirty years old up to…

This chapter is primarily about the Levites – their lineage and duties regarding their service to God. “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before…

This chapter describes how the tribes are to be arranged in the Israelite camp, and in what order they will make/break camp. It also reminds us of the census numbers. For brevity I will exclude most of the verses, but feel free to read the whole chapter if you’re interested. “The Lord said to Moses…

“The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, ‘Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers’ houses,…