Exodus 28:1 - Easy To Read Version {The Lord said to Moses,} “Tell your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to come to you from the people of Israel. These men will serve me as priests. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition FROM AMONG the Israelites take your brother Aaron and his sons with him, that he may minister to Me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. American Standard Version (1901) And bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. Common English Bible Summon to you your brother Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, and Eleazar and Ithamar. Catholic Public Domain Version "Also, join to yourself your brother Aaron, with his sons from the midst of the sons of Israel, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take unto thee also Aaron thy brother with his sons, from among the children of Israel, that they may minister to me in the priest's office: Aaron, Nadab, and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
Amram’s sons were Aaron and Moses. Aaron was chosen to be very special. Aaron and his descendants {\cf2\super [246]} were chosen to be special forever and ever. They were chosen to prepare the holy things for the Lord’s service. Aaron and his descendants were chosen to burn the incense {\cf2\super [247]} before the Lord. They were chosen to serve the Lord as priests. They were chosen to use the Lord’s name and give blessings to the people forever.
Johanan was Azariah’s father. (Azariah is the person that served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.)
Samuel was Elkanah’s son. Elkanah was Jeroham’s son. Jeroham was Eliel’s son. Eliel was Toah’s son.
The Levites left their grasslands and their own fields and came to Judah and Jerusalem. The Levites did this because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests to the Lord.
Aaron’s family, trust the Lord!\par The Lord is their strength and shield.\par
Moses and Aaron were some of his priests.\par And Samuel was one of the men\par who called on his name.\par They prayed to the Lord,\par and he answered them.\par
{God} told Moses, “You, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 elders (leaders) of Israel must come up the mountain and worship me from a distance.
Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 elders (leaders) of Israel went up the mountain.
Put the clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour the special oil on them to make them priests. This will make them holy, and they will serve me as priests.
{Then the Lord said to Moses,} “Now I will tell you what you must do to show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way as priests. Find one young bull and two young goats that have nothing wrong with them.
“So I will make the Meeting Tent [286] holy. And I will make the altar [287] holy. And I will make Aaron and his sons holy so that they can serve me as priests.
Then tie sashes (belts) around their waists. Give them the special hats to wear. At that time they will begin to be priests. They will be priests because of the special law that will continue forever. This is the way you will make Aaron and his sons priests.
“Pour the oil on Aaron and his sons. This will show that they serve me in a special way. Then they can serve me as priests.
the special clothes for Aaron the priest, the special clothes for Aaron’s sons when they serve as priests,
and the special woven clothes for the priest to wear in the Holy Place. [370] These are the special clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear. They will wear these clothes when they serve as priests.”
I went to Pharaoh and said the things you told me to say. But since that time he has been mean to the people. And you have done nothing to help them!”
Then Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu {sinned}. Each son took a dish for burning incense. [115] They used a different fire and lit the incense. They did not use the fire that Moses had commanded them to use.
Aaron had two sons that were still alive, Eleazar and Ithamar. Moses talked to Aaron and his two sons. Moses said, “Some of the grain offering is left from the sacrifices that were burned on the fire. You will eat that part of the grain offering. But you must eat it without adding yeast. Eat it near the altar. [120] Why? Because that offering is very holy. [121]
Those are the parts from the offerings made by fire to the Lord that were given to Aaron and his sons. Whenever Aaron and his sons serve as the Lord’s priests, they get that share of the sacrifices.
“Take Aaron and his sons with him and the clothes, the anointing oil, [82] the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. [83]
But, Aaron, only you and your sons may serve as priests. You are the only ones that can go near the altar. You are the only ones that can go inside the curtain {into the Most Holy Place}. I am giving you a gift—your service as a priest. Anyone else that comes near {my} holy place must be killed.”
But Nadab and Abihu died. They died because they made an offering to the Lord with fire that was not allowed.
Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.
The people of Israel traveled from the wells of the people of Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried. Aaron’s son Eleazar served in Aaron’s place as priest.
Why? Because the Lord your God looked at all your family groups and chose Levi and his descendants [115] to serve him as priests forever.
I chose your family group from all the family groups of Israel. I chose your family group to be my priests. I chose them to offer sacrifices on my altar. I chose them to burn incense [29] and wear the ephod. [30] I also let your family group have the meat from the sacrifices that the people of Israel give to me.