Quotes About Community

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.

Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.

You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.

After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day

But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORDís offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.

If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.í”

At the LORDís command the Israelites set out, and at the LORDís command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.

They camped at the LORDís command, and they set out at the LORDís command; they carried out the LORDís charge according to His command through Moses.

But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

They set out this first time according to the LORDís command through Moses.

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.