Bible Reading April 6 (World English Bible)
Numbers
3, 4
Num
3:1 Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in
the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
Num
3:2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn,
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Num
3:3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were
anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Num
3:4 Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange
fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no
children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in
the presence of Aaron their father.
Num
3:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Num
3:6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron
the priest, that they may minister to him.
Num
3:7 They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the
whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of
the tabernacle.
Num
3:8 They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and
the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the
tabernacle.
Num
3:9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are
wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Num
3:10 You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their
priesthood. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death."
Num
3:11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Num
3:12 "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children
of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the
children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:
Num
3:13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the
firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am
Yahweh."
Num
3:14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Num
3:15 "Count the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by
their families. You shall count every male from a month old and
upward."
Num
3:16 Moses numbered them according to the word of Yahweh, as he was
commanded.
Num
3:17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and
Kohath, and Merari.
Num
3:18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families:
Libni and Shimei.
Num
3:19 The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
Num
3:20 The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These
are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Num
3:21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of
the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Num
3:22 Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all
the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were numbered
of them were seven thousand five hundred.
Num
3:23 The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the
tabernacle westward.
Num
3:24 The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be
Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Num
3:25 The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be
the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the
door of the Tent of Meeting,
Num
3:26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of
the court, which is by the tabernacle, and around the altar, and its
cords for all of its service.
Num
3:27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of
the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of
the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
Num
3:28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and
upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the
requirements of the sanctuary.
Num
3:29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south
side of the tabernacle.
Num
3:30 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the
Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
Num
3:31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the
altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and
the screen, and all its service.
Num
3:32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the
princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the
requirements of the sanctuary.
Num
3:33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
Num
3:34 Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all
the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two
hundred.
Num
3:35 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was
Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the
tabernacle.
Num
3:36 The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the
tabernacle's boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its
instruments, all its service,
Num
3:37 the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins,
and their cords.
Num
3:38 Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of
the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and
his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of
the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to
death.
Num
3:39 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered at the commandment of Yahweh, by their families, all the
males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
Num
3:40 Yahweh said to Moses, "Number all the firstborn males of
the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the
number of their names.
Num
3:41 You shall take the Levites for me (I am Yahweh) instead of
all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the livestock of
the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the
children of Israel."
Num
3:42 Moses numbered, as Yahweh commanded him, all the firstborn
among the children of Israel.
Num
3:43 All the firstborn males according to the number of names, from
a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them, were
twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
Num
3:44 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Num
3:45 "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the
children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their
livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am Yahweh.
Num
3:46 For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the
firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the
Levites,
Num
3:47 you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the
shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty
gerahs):
Num
3:48 and you shall give the money, with which the remainder of them
is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons."
Num
3:49 Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the
number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
Num
3:50 from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money,
one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary:
Num
3:51 and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons,
according to the word of Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Num
4:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Num
4:2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of
Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Num
4:3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all
who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
Num
4:4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of
Meeting, the most holy things.
Num
4:5 When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons,
and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of
the Testimony with it,
Num
4:6 and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread
over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.
Num
4:7 On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and
put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which
to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
Num
4:8 They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same
with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
Num
4:9 They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand of the
light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all
its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
Num
4:10 They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of
sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
Num
4:11 On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover
it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
Num
4:12 They shall take all the vessels of ministry, with which they
minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover
them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.
Num
4:13 They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a
purple cloth on it.
Num
4:14 They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister
about it, the fire pans, the flesh hooks, the shovels, and the
basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a
covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
Num
4:15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the
sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves
forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but
they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are
the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.
Num
4:16 "The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be
the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal
offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the
tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its
furnishings."
Num
4:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Num
4:18 "Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites
from among the Levites;
Num
4:19 but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they
approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and
appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;
Num
4:20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a
moment, lest they die."
Num
4:21 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Num
4:22 "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their
fathers' houses, by their families;
Num
4:23 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until
fifty years old; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the
work in the Tent of Meeting.
Num
4:24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in
serving and in bearing burdens:
Num
4:25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent
of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above
on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
Num
4:26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of
the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and around the
altar, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and
whatever shall be done with them. Therein shall they serve.
Num
4:27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the
service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in
all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all
their responsibilities.
Num
4:28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the
Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Num
4:29 "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their
families, by their fathers' houses;
Num
4:30 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to
fifty years old, everyone who enters on the service, to do the work
of the Tent of Meeting.
Num
4:31 This is the duty of their burden, according to all their
service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle's boards, its bars,
its pillars, its sockets,
Num
4:32 and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and
their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all
their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the
duty of their burden.
Num
4:33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari,
according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."
Num
4:34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered
the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers'
houses,
Num
4:35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old,
everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of
Meeting.
Num
4:36 Those who were numbered of them by their families were two
thousand seven hundred fifty.
Num
4:37 These are those who were numbered of the families of the
Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and
Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
Num
4:38 Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families,
and by their fathers' houses,
Num
4:39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old,
everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of
Meeting,
Num
4:40 even those who were numbered of them, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
Num
4:41 These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons
of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and
Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh.
Num
4:42 Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Num
4:43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old,
everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of
Meeting,
Num
4:44 even those who were numbered of them by their families, were
three thousand two hundred.
Num
4:45 These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons
of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment
of Yahweh by Moses.
Num
4:46 All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by
their fathers' houses,
Num
4:47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old,
everyone who entered in to do the work of service, and the work of
bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
Num
4:48 even those who were numbered of them, were eight thousand five
hundred eighty.
Num
4:49 According to the commandment of Yahweh they were numbered by
Moses, everyone according to his service, and according to his
burden. Thus were they numbered by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Luke 5
Luk 5:1
Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the
word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
Luk 5:2
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out
of them, and were washing their nets.
Luk 5:3
He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to
put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes
from the boat.
Luk 5:4
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into
the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."
Luk 5:5
Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took
nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."
Luk 5:6
When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and
their net was breaking.
Luk 5:7
They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should
come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they
began to sink.
Luk 5:8
But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,
"Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."
Luk 5:9
For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish
which they had caught;
Luk 5:10
and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners
with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on
you will be catching people alive."
Luk 5:11
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and
followed him.
Luk 5:12
It happened, while he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a
man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and
begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me
clean."
Luk 5:13
He stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to.
Be made clean." Immediately the leprosy left him.
Luk 5:14
He commanded him to tell no one, "But go your way, and show
yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to
what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
Luk 5:15
But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes
came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
Luk 5:16
But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
Luk 5:17
It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there
were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out
of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the
Lord was with him to heal them.
Luk 5:18
Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to
bring him in to lay before Jesus.
Luk 5:19
Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went
up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot
into the midst before Jesus.
Luk 5:20
Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven
you."
Luk 5:21
The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is
this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
Luk 5:22
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are
you reasoning so in your hearts?
Luk 5:23
Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say,
'Arise and walk?'
Luk 5:24
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you,
arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."
Luk 5:25
Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was
laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
Luk 5:26
Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled
with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
Luk 5:27
After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi
sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"
Luk 5:28
He left everything, and rose up and followed him.
Luk 5:29
Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd
of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
Luk 5:30
Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and
sinners?"
Luk 5:31
Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a
physician, but those who are sick do.
Luk 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Luk 5:33
They said to him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray,
likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and
drink?"
Luk 5:34
He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom
fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luk 5:35
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from
them. Then they will fast in those days."
Luk 5:36
He also told a parable to them. "No one puts a piece from a new
garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the
piece from the new will not match the old.
Luk 5:37
No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will
burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be
destroyed.
Luk 5:38
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are
preserved.
Luk 5:39
No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says,
'The old is better.' "
In
one of the more well-known scenes of Scripture, the Lord, in the midst
of an unconsumed burning bush, appeared to Moses on Mount Horeb. He
revealed to Moses that it was time to deliver the Israelites out of
Egyptian bondage. It was time to give the descendants of Abraham the
land of Canaan, which He had promised to his descendants more than 400
years earlier (cf. Genesis 12:1,7; 13:15; 15:13). It was time for Moses to lead God’s people out of Egypt (Exodus 3:10).