Numbers - Numeri

36 chapters • 1288 verses

Numeri

36 chapters • 1288 verses

54 verses

The children of Israel are numbered: the Levites are designed to serve the tabernacle.

34 verses

The order of the tribes in their camp.

51 verses

The Levites are numbered and their offices distinguished. They are taken in the place of the firstborn of the children of Israel.

49 verses

The age and time of the Levites' service: their offices and burdens.

31 verses

The unclean are removed out of the camp: confession of sins, and satisfaction: firstfruits and oblations belonging to the priests: trial of jealousy.

27 verses

The law of the Nazarites: the form of blessing the people.

89 verses

The offerings of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle. God speaketh to Moses from the propitiatory.

26 verses

The seven lamps are placed on the golden candlestick, to shine towards the loaves of proposition: the ordination of the Levites: and to what age they shall serve in the tabernacle.

23 verses

The precept of the pasch is renewed: the unclean and travellers are to observe it the second month: the camp is guided by the pillar of the cloud.

36 verses

The silver trumpets and their use. They march from Sinai.

34 verses

The people murmur and are punished with fire. God appointeth seventy ancients for assistants to Moses. They prophesy. The people have their fill of flesh, but forthwith many die of the plague.

15 verses

Mary and Aaron murmur against Moses, whom God praiseth above other prophets. Mary being struck with leprosy, Aaron confesseth his fault. Moses prayeth for her, and after seven days' separation from the camp, she is restored.

34 verses

The twelve spies are sent to view the land. The relation they make of it.

45 verses

The people murmur. God threateneth to destroy them. He is appeased by Moses, yet so as to exclude the murmurers from entering the promised land. The authors of the sedition are struck dead. The rest going to fight against the will of God are beaten.

41 verses

Certain laws concerning sacrifices. Sabbath breaking is punished with death. The law of fringes on their garments.

50 verses

The schism of Core and his adherents: their punishment.

13 verses

The priesthood is confirmed to Aaron by the miracle of the blooming of his rod, which is kept for a monument in the tabernacle.

Capitulum XVIII

32 verses

The charge of the priests and of the Levites, and their portion.

22 verses

The law of the sacrifice of the red cow, and the water of expiation.

30 verses

The death of Mary the sister of Moses. The people murmur for want of water: God giveth it them from the rock. The death of Aaron.

35 verses

King Arad is overcome. The people murmur and are punished with fiery serpents: they are healed by the brazen serpent. They conquer the kings Sehon and Og.

41 verses

Balac, king of Moab, sendeth twice for Balaam to curse Israel. In his way Balaam is rebuked by an angel.

Capitulum XXIII

30 verses

Balaam, instead of cursing Israel, is obliged to bless them, and prophesy good things of them.

25 verses

Balaam still continues to prophesy good things in favour of Israel.

18 verses

The people fall into fornication and idolatry; for which twenty-four thousand are slain. The zeal of Phinees.

65 verses

The people are again numbered by their tribes and families.

Capitulum XXVII

23 verses

The law of inheritance. Josue is appointed to succeed Moses.

Capitulum XXVIII

31 verses

Sacrifices are appointed as well for every day as for sabbaths, and other festivals.

39 verses

Sacrifices for the festivals of the seventh month.

17 verses

Of vows and oaths: and their obligation.

54 verses

The Madianites are slain for having drawn the people of Israel into sin. The dividing of the booty.

Capitulum XXXII

42 verses

The tribes of Ruben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasses, receive their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, upon conditions approved of by Moses.

Capitulum XXXIII

56 verses

The mansions or journeys of the children of Israel towards the land of promise.

Capitulum XXXIV

29 verses

The limits of Chanaan; with the names of the men that make the division of it.

34 verses

Cities are appointed for the Levites. Of which six are to be the cities of refuge.

Capitulum XXXVI

13 verses

That the inheritances may not be alienated from one tribe to another, all are to marry within their own tribes.