Passage

Numbers 3.1-4

Book: Numbers · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4. And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. (Numbers 3:1-6, ASV)

WEB

1. Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai. 2. These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 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. 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.

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 6. “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. (Numbers 3:1-6, WEB)

KJV

1. These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. ^{whom: Heb. whose hand he filled} 4. And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. (Numbers 3:1-6, KJV)

YLT

1. And these [are] births of Aaron and Moses, in the day of Jehovah's speaking with Moses in mount Sinai. 2. And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron: the first-born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar; 3. these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest. 4. And Nadab dieth, Abihu also, before Jehovah, in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons they had not; and Eleazar, Ithamar also, acteth as priest in the presence of Aaron their father.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 6. 'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him, (Numbers 3:1-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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