Numbers 3:1

Translations

Modern

This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

Traditional

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

Literal

And these are the records of Aaron and Moses when YHWH spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai:

Latin

Hæ sunt generationes Aaron et Moysi in die qua locutus est Dominus ad Moysen in monte Sinai.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

Notes

Numbers 3:1–4

Aaron's family line provided the priests who led Israel's worship. Aaron's four sons were the core of Israel's priesthood. They served in God's presence on behalf of the people. God chose (ordained) them to lead and serve as ministers in the Tent of Meeting. They also acted as guardians of God's covenant with his people.

Numbers 3:1–4:49

Israel's priests and Levites had duties like moving, assembling, protecting, and maintaining the Tent of Meeting. The way God organized the tribes highlighted his concern for these priestly tasks.

Theme notes and profiles

Eleazar

Related verses

Exodus 6:20
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
Leviticus 25:1
Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,
Matthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Exodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Exodus 6:27
Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
Leviticus 27:34–Numbers 1:1
These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
Genesis 2:4
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

Parallels

Leviticus 10:1–7

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Sinai: Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar Genealogy Numbers, Book of

Topics

Camp of the Israelites Around the Tabernacle Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Mount Sinai: Aaron and his Sons Selected for Priesthood Sinai: A Mountain in the Peninsula East of the Red Sea: The Law Delivered to Moses Upon

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