Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 1

1 God spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month of the second year after their exodus from Egypt, saying:

2 “Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites by families, by their paternal houses, by the number of their names, a head count of every male.

3 You and Aaron must count all those in Israel 20 years old and over, all those fit to serve in the army, by their tribal troops.

4 There must be one man with you from each tribe, the one who is head of his paternal house.

5 These are the names of the men who must stand with you: for Reuben, Elitzur son of Shedei’ur;

6f or Simeon, Shelumi’el son of Tzurishadai;

7 for Judah, Nachshon son of Aminadav;

8 for Issachar, Netan’el son of Tzu’ar;

9 for Zebulun, Eli’av son of Chelon;

10 for the descendants of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama son of Amihud; for Manasseh, Gamli’el son of Pedahtzur;

11 for Benjamin, Avidan son of Gid’oni;

12 for Dan, Achi’ezer son of Amishadai;

13 for Asher, Pag’i’el son of Ochran;

14 for Gad, Elyasaf son of De’u’el;

15 for Naphtali, Achira son of Einan.”

16 These men were the ones summoned from the community as the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they became the heads of the thousands of Israel.

17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who had been designated by their names.

18 They assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month, and they registered their lineage according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, by the number of their names, a head count of every male 20 years old and over.

19 As God commanded Moses, so did he count them in the Sinai desert.

Genesis
Chapter 1

The Account of Creation


1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”
7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
8 God called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.

9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.
12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.

14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.
16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.

20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”
21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.

24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened.
25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
27 So God created human beings in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.

28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.
30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.

31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 1

20 This was the tally of the tribe of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, by the number of individual names, and according to the head count of every male 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

21 the tally of the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

22 This was the tally of the tribe of Simeon—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, by the number of individual names, and according to the head count of every male 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

23 the tally of the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

24 This was the tally of the tribe of Gad—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

25 the tally of the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

26 This was the tally of the tribe of Judah—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

27 the tally of the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

28 This was the tally of the tribe of Issachar—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

29 the tally of the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.

30 This was the tally of the tribe of Zebulun—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

31the tally of the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

32 For the tribe of Joseph: this was the tally of the tribe of Ephraim—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

33 the tally of the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.

34 This was the tally of the tribe of Manasseh—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

35 the tally of the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

36 This was the tally of the tribe of Benjamin—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

37 the tally of the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

38 This was the tally of the tribe of Dan—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

39 the tally of the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

40 This was the tally of the tribe of Asher—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

41 the tally of the tribe of Asher was 41,500.

42 This was the tally of the tribe of Naphtali—their descendants counted according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, and by the number of individual names, 20 years old and over, all who were fit to serve in the army:

43 the tally of the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.

44 These are the tallies counted by Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel—12 men, each representing his fathers’ house.

45 These are the tallies of all the Israelites according to their fathers’ houses, 20 years old and over, all those in Israel who were fit to serve in the army:

46 the sum of all the tallies was 603,550.

47 But the Levites, according to their fathers’ tribe, were not numbered among them.

48 God spoke to Moses, saying:

49 “However, you must neither tally the tribe of Levi nor count them among the Israelites.

50 You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings and over all that pertains to it. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings; they must serve in it, and they must encamp around the Tabernacle.

51 Whenever the Tabernacle is set to travel, the Levites must dismantle it, and whenever the Tabernacle camps, the Levites must erect it; any lay-person who approaches and tries to do this will be put to death.

52 The Israelites must camp according to their tribal troops, each man by his tribe’s division, and each man by his division’s banner,

53 but the Levites must encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, so that no Divine wrath be directed against the community of the Israelites. The Levites must guard the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 The Israelites did this; they did according to all that God had commanded Moses.

Acts 16:9-15

Lydia and her household are baptized

16:9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

16:10 When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

16:11 We therefore set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,

16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days.

16:13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.

16:14 A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul.

16:15 When she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she prevailed upon us.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 2

1 God spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

2 “The Israelites must camp each man by his division’s banner, by the insignias on the banners of their fathers’ houses. They must encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance.

3 Those camping in front, to the east, will be under the banner of the division of Judah, organized according to their troops. The prince of the tribe of Judah is Nachshon son of Aminadav;

4 the tally for his troop is 74,600.

5 Camping next to the tribe of Judah will be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the tribe of Issachar is Netan’el son of Tzu’ar;

6 the tally for his troop is 54,400.

7 Next to the tribe of Issachar will be the tribe of Zebulun. The prince of the tribe of Zebulun is Eli’av son of Chelon;

8 the tally for his troop is 57,400.

9 The total sum for the division of Judah according to their troops is 186,400; these must set out first.

10 Those camping under the banner of the division of Reuben will be to the south, organized according to their troops. The prince of the tribe of Reuben is Elitzur son of Shedei’ur;

11 the tally for his troop is 46,500.

12 Camping next to the tribe of Reuben will be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the tribe of Simeon is Shelumi’el son of Tzurishadai;

13 the tally for his troop is 59,300.

14 Next to the tribe of Simeon will be the tribe of Gad. The prince of the tribe of Gad is Elyasaf son of Re’u’el, who was mentioned previously as De’u’el;

15 the tally for his troop is 45,650.

16 The total sum for the division of Reuben according to their troops is 151,450; they must set out second.

17 Then the Tent of Meeting must set out, together with the Levite camp, in the center of the other camps. Just as they camp, so must they travel, each man in his place, by their banners.

18 Those camping under the banner of the division of Ephraim will be to the west, organized according to their troops. The prince of the tribe of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud;

19 the tally for his troop is 40,500.

20 Next to the tribe of Ephraim will be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the tribe of Manasseh is Gamli’el son of Pedahtzur;

21 the tally for his troop is 32,200.

22 Next to the tribe of Manasseh will be the tribe of Benjamin. The prince of the tribe of Benjamin is Avidan son of Gid’oni;

23 the tally for his troop is 35,400.

24 The total sum for the division of Ephraim according to their troops is 108,100; they must set out third.

25 Those camping under the banner of the division of Dan will be to the north, organized according to their troops. The prince of the tribe of Dan is Achi’ezer son of Amishadai;

26 the tally for his troop is 62,700.

27 Camping next to the tribe of Dan will be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the tribe of Asher is Pagi’el son of Ochran;

28 the tally for his troop is 41,500.

29 Next to the tribe of Asher will be the tribe of Naphtali. The prince of the tribe of Naphtali is Achira son of Einan;

30 the tally for his troop is 53,400.

31 The total sum for the division of Dan is 157,600; they must set out last, according to their banners.”

32 These are the tallies of the Israelites according to their fathers’ houses. The sum of all the tallies of the divisions according to their troops was 603,550.

33 The Levites were not counted with the rest of the Israelites, as God commanded Moses.

34 The Israelites did all that God had commanded Moses; they encamped by their banners, and they journeyed each man with his family, according to his paternal house.

Psalm 67

Let all the peoples praise God

67:1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah

67:2 that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.

67:3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah

67:5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

67:6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.

67:7 May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 3

1 These are the descendants of Aaron and Moses on the day that God spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.

2 These are the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadav, the firstborn; Avihu; Eleazar; and Itamar.

3 These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, whom Moses consecrated to serve as priests.

4 Nadav and Avihu died before God when they brought an unauthorized fire before God in the Sinai desert, and they had no children. Eleazar and Itamar, however, served as priests during their father Aaron’s lifetime.

5 God spoke to Moses, saying:

6 “Bring forth the tribe of Levi and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

7 They must help him keep his charge, that is, the charge of the entire community in front of the Tent of Meeting, to perform the service of the Tabernacle.

8 They must keep the charge of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, the charge of the Israelites, to perform the service of the Tabernacle.

9 You must give over the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given, yes, given over to him from among the Israelites.

10 You must direct Aaron and his sons to guard their priesthood. Any non-priest who approaches to participate in the priestly duties will be put to death.”

11 God spoke to Moses, saying:

12 “As for Me, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites who have opened the womb, so the Levites will be Mine.

13 For all the firstborn are Mine: on the day I killed every firstborn in Egypt, I sanctified for Myself every firstborn in Israel by sparing them, both man and beast. They will be Mine; I am God.”

Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5

The Lamb is the light of God's city

21:10 And in the spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.

21:22 I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.

21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

21:24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

21:25 Its gates will never be shut by day--and there will be no night there.

21:26 People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

21:27 But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

22:2 through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

22:3 Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him;

22:4 they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

22:5 And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 3

14 God spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert, saying:

15 “Tally the Levites according to their fathers’ houses, according to their families; count all males one month old and over.”

16 Moses tallied them according to God’s word, just as he was commanded.

17 These were the sons of Levi, by name: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.

18 The names of the sons of Gershon according to their families were Livni and Shim’i.

19 The sons of Kehat according to their families were Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzi’el.

20 The sons of Merari according to their families were Machli and Mushi. These were the families of Levi according to their fathers’ houses.

21 For Gershon, Moses tallied the family of Livni and the family of Shim’i, these being the families of Gershon.

22 Their tally was the number of males one month old and over, whose tally was 7,500.

23 God told Moses that the families of Gershon must camp behind the Tabernacle, to the west;

24 that the prince of the paternal house of the families of Gershon would be Elyasaf son of La’el;

25 and that the charge of the clan of Gershon in transporting the Tent of Meeting would be the Tabernacle, the Tent, its cover, the Screen for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

26 the nettings of the Courtyard, the Screen at the entrance to the Courtyard that enclosed the Tabernacle and the Altar, and its ropes, for all its work.

27 For Kehat, Moses tallied the family of Amram, the family of Yitzhar, the family of Chevron, and the family of Uzi’el, all these being the families of Kehat.

28 The number of all males one month old and over was 8,600; they were the keepers of the charge of the Sanctuary.

29 God told Moses that the families of the clan of Kehat must camp to the south side of the Tabernacle;

30 that the prince of the paternal house of the families of Kehat would be Elitzafan son of Uzi’el;

31 and that their charge would be the Ark, the Table, the Candelabrum, the Altars, the utensils of the Sanctuary with which they would minister, the partition Curtain, and all its work.

32 God told Moses that the prince over all the princes of the Levites would be Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; his job would be the appointment of the keepers of the charge of the Sanctuary.

33 For Merari, Moses tallied the family of Machli and the family of Mushi, these being the families of Merari.

34 Their tally, the number of males one month old and over, was 6,200.

35 God told Moses that the prince of the paternal house of the families of Merari would be Tzuri’el son of Avichayil; that they must camp on the north side of the Tabernacle;

36 and that the appointed charge of the clan of Merari would be the planks of the Tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all the utensils used in it, all its work,

37 the pillars of the surrounding Courtyard, their sockets, and their stakes and ropes.

38 God told Moses that those who must camp in front of the Tabernacle, in front of the Tent of Meeting to the east, would be Moses, Aaron and his sons. They would be the keepers of the charge of the Sanctuary as a trust for the Israelites, for any outsider who approached to participate would be put to death.

39 The sum of all the tallies of the male Levites, according to their families, one month old and over, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the word of God, was 22,000.

John 14:23-29

The Father will send the Holy Spirit

14:23 Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

14:24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.

14:25 "I have said these things to you while I am still with you.

14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you.

14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.

14:28 You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

14:29 And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 3

40 God said to Moses, “Tally all the firstborn Israelite males one month old and over, and take a census of their names.

41 You must take the Levites for Me—I am God—in place of all the Israelite firstborn, and the Levites’ animals in place of all the firstborn animals of the Israelites.”

42 Moses counted all the Israelite firstborn, as God had commanded him.

43 The tally of the firstborn males one month old and over, according to the number of names, was 22,273.

44 God spoke to Moses, saying:

45 “Take the Levites in place of all the Israelite firstborn and the Levites’ animals in place of their animals, and the Levites will be Mine; I am God.

46 As for those to be redeemed—the 273 Israelite firstborn who are in excess of the Levites—

47 you must take five shekels per head. Take them according to the sacred shekel, by which the shekel is 20 gerah.

48 You must give the money to Aaron and his sons, as redemption for those who are in excess of them.”

49 Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.

50 He took the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 sacred shekels.

51 Moses then gave the money of the redeemed Israelites to Aaron and his sons, in accordance with the word of God, as God had commanded Moses.

John 5:1-9

Jesus heals on the sabbath

5:1 After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

5:2 Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes.

5:3 In these lay many ill, blind, lame, and paralyzed people.

5:5 One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?"

5:7 The ill man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am making my way someone else steps down ahead of me."

5:8 Jesus said to him, "Stand up, take your mat and walk."

5:9 At once the man was made well, and he took up his mat and began to walk. Now that day was a Sabbath.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 3

40 God said to Moses, “Tally all the firstborn Israelite males one month old and over, and take a census of their names.

41 You must take the Levites for Me—I am God—in place of all the Israelite firstborn, and the Levites’ animals in place of all the firstborn animals of the Israelites.”

42 Moses counted all the Israelite firstborn, as God had commanded him.

43 The tally of the firstborn males one month old and over, according to the number of names, was 22,273.

44 God spoke to Moses, saying:

45 “Take the Levites in place of all the Israelite firstborn and the Levites’ animals in place of their animals, and the Levites will be Mine; I am God.

46 As for those to be redeemed—the 273 Israelite firstborn who are in excess of the Levites—

47 you must take five shekels per head. Take them according to the sacred shekel, by which the shekel is 20 gerah.

48 You must give the money to Aaron and his sons, as redemption for those who are in excess of them.”

49 Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.

50 He took the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 sacred shekels.

51 Moses then gave the money of the redeemed Israelites to Aaron and his sons, in accordance with the word of God, as God had commanded Moses.