Bamidbar, בְּמִדְבַּר

Passages

Torah: Numbers 3:40 - 3:51
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13

Torah — Numbers 3:40 - 3:51

3:40 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Muster every firstborn male from the Israelites from one month and above and count their names.

3:41 And you will receive the Levites for me—I am Yahweh—in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the animals among the Israelites.”

3:42 So Moses mustered all the firstborn among the Israelites just as Yahweh commanded him.

3:43 And all the firstborn males among the number of names from one month and above, the ones counted, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

3:44 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

3:45 “Receive the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of their animals; the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh.

3:46 And the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites who are excessive over the Levites,

3:47 you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs per shekel.

3:48 You will give the money to Aaron, and to his sons the ransom of the ones who are excessive among them.”

3:49 And Moses received the money of the redemption from the ones who were excessive from those redeemed of the Levites.

3:50 From the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, in the sanctuary shekel.

3:51 And Moses gave the money of the ransom to Aaron and to his sons according to the word of Yahweh just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

3:40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count the males among the people of Israel who were the oldest sons born in their families. Count all those who are a month old or more. Make a list of their names.

3:41 Take the Levites for me in their place. And take the livestock of the Levites in place of all of the male animals in Israel that were born first to their mothers. I am the Lord.”

3:42 So Moses counted all of the oldest sons in Israel. He did just as the Lord had commanded him.

3:43 There were 22,273 of those sons who were a month old or more. They were listed by name.

3:44 The Lord also said to Moses,

3:45 “Take the Levites in place of all the males who were born first in Israel. Also take the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of Israel. The Levites belong to me. I am the Lord.

3:46 “But there are 273 more males who were born first in Israel than there are male Levites.

3:47 Collect two ounces of silver for each of them. Weigh it out in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent.

3:48 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons. It will buy the freedom of the additional sons in Israel.”

3:49 So Moses collected the silver from the additional sons in Israel to buy their freedom. The Levites took the place of all of the others.

3:50 Moses collected 35 pounds of silver. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights that are used in the sacred tent. Moses collected it from the oldest sons in Israel.

3:51 He gave the silver to Aaron and his sons. He did just as the Lord had commanded him.

Gospel — Luke 4:1-13

4:1 The Temptation of Jesus And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

4:2 forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was hungry.

4:3 So the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!”

4:4 And Jesus replied to him, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.’”

4:5 And he led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

4:6 And the devil said to him, “I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want.

4:7 So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours.”

4:8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”

4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

4:10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’

4:11 and ‘on their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

4:12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.’”

4:13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.

4:1 Jesus Is Tempted Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert.

4:2 There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry.

4:3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4:4 Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man doesn’t live only on bread.’” ()

4:5 Then the devil led Jesus up to a high place. In an instant, he showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world.

4:6 He said to him, “I will give you all their authority and glory. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.

4:7 So if you worship me, it will all be yours.”

4:8 Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’” ()

4:9 Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.

4:10 It is written, “‘The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you.

4:11 They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won’t trip over a stone.’” ()

4:12 Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” ()

4:13 When the devil finished all this tempting, he left Jesus until a better time.

Passages

Torah — Numbers 3:40 - 3:51

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Gospel — Luke 4:1-13

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