| Chapter | Verse/s | Verse Summary |
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| 1. | (1-3) | Command to number males 20 years old and up |
| (4-16) | Heads of tribes appointed | |
| (17-19) | Census carried out as commanded | |
| (20-46) | Results of the census | |
| (47-50) | Levites exempted | |
| (51-53) | Levites responsibility and relationship to the Tabernacle | |
| (54) | Summary - instructions carried out |
| 2. | (1-33) | Placement of the tribes around the Tabernacle |
| (34) | Summary of things done as commanded |
| 3. | (1-3) | The sons of Aaron consecrated as priests |
| (4) | Nadab and Abihu | |
| (5-9) | Levites given to priests as for service to Tabernacle | |
| (10) | Anointment of priests - foreigners excluded | |
| (11-13) | Levites taken instead of the firstborn | |
| (14-22) | Census of the Levites | |
| (23-39) | Division of tasks for the Levites - total number | |
| (40-51) | Numbering of the firstborn and Levites - redemption money |
| 4. | (1-3) | Census of the sons of Kohath |
| (4-15) | Procedures for preparing the holy things for movement | |
| (16) | Responsibilities of Eleazar | |
| (17-20) | Sons of Kohath and the holy things | |
| (21-28) | Sons of Gershon - coverings of the Tabernacle | |
| (29-33) | Sons of Merari - boards, pillars etc. | |
| (34-49) | Census of the houses of Kohath, Gershon, Merari |
| 5. | (1-4) | Lepers etc. put out of the camp |
| (5-10) | Recompense for trespasses | |
| (11-31) | Infidelity |
| 6. | (1-21) | Law of the Nazarite |
| (22-27) | Blessing of the Children of Israel |
| 7. | (1-9) | Day the Tabernacle dedicated - wagons offered |
| (10-11) | Gods instructions for the offerings for the altar | |
| (12-17) | Offerings on the first day of the dedication - Judah | |
| (18-23) | Offerings on the second day of the dedication - Issachar | |
| (24-29) | Offerings on the third day of the dedication - Zebulun | |
| (30-35) | Offerings on the fourth day of the dedication - Reuben | |
| (36-41) | Offerings on the fifth day of the dedication - Simeon | |
| (42-47) | Offerings on the sixth day of the dedication - Gad | |
| (48-53) | Offerings on the seventh day of the dedication - Ephraim | |
| (54-59) | Offerings on the eighth day of the dedication - Manasseh | |
| (60-65) | Offerings on the ninth day of the dedication - Benjamin | |
| (66-71) | Offerings on the tenth day of the dedication - Dan | |
| (72-77) | Offerings on the eleventh day of the dedication - Asher | |
| (78-83) | Offerings on the twelfth day of the dedication - Naphtali | |
| (84-88) | Summary of the offerings | |
| (89) | God speaks from between the Cherubim on the Mercy Seat |
| 8. | (1-4) | Lighting the candlestick / lampstand |
| (5-19) | Instruction and reason for separation of the Levites | |
| (20-22) | Separation & cleansing of the Levites carried out | |
| (23-26) | Ages of the Levites to serve in the Tabernacle |
| 9. | (1-5) | Keeping of the Passover |
| (6-14) | Questions and exceptions on keeping the Passover | |
| (15-23) | The cloud and movement of the Tabernacle and Israel |
| 10. | (1-10) | Silver trumpets and their use |
| (11-13) | Israel leaves Sinai | |
| (14-28) | Procession - order of Israel as they marched | |
| (29-32) | Moses asks his brother-in-law to with them | |
| (33-36) | Ark set forward to find resting place for Israel |
| 11. | (1-3) | Complainers consumed by fire |
| (4-6) | People cry for flesh | |
| (7-9) | Description of Manna | |
| (10-15) | Moses weary - asks God to kill him | |
| (16-17) | Seventy to help bear the burden | |
| (18-23) | God promises to provide flesh | |
| (24-25) | Seventy elders receive spirit and prophesy | |
| (26-30) | Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp | |
| (31-34) | Quails and the plague from God | |
| (35) | The people move on |
| 12. | (1-3) | Aaron and Miriam complain about Moses wife |
| (4-9) | God speaks to Aaron, Moses and Miriam | |
| (10-15) | Miriam stricken with leprosy | |
| (16) | Camp moved from Hazeroth to Paran |
| 13. | (1-3) | God commands men to search out Canaan |
| (4-16) | List of those sent to spy | |
| (17-20) | Moses instructions | |
| (21-25) | The results of the search | |
| (26-33) | The report of the spies |
| 14. | (1-10) | People cry out and plan to return to Egypt |
| (11-12) | God threatens to destroy Israel | |
| (13-19) | Moses intercedes | |
| (20-25) | God's response | |
| (26-38) | God pronounces judgment - to wander 40 years | |
| (39-45) | Attempt to enter Canaan against God's will |
| 15. | (1-16) | Law of burnt offerings - when in land |
| (17-21) | Heave offering of the bread of the land | |
| (22-29) | Offering for sin of ignorance | |
| (30-31) | Presumptuous sin | |
| (32-36) | Consequence for violating the Sabbath | |
| (37-41) | Fringe of blue on garments to remember God |
| 16. | (1-35) | Rebellion of Dathan and Abiram |
| (36-40) | Censers recovered and used as cover for the altar | |
| (41-45) | People murmur - God threatens to consume them | |
| (46-50) | Aaron takes censer and intervenes |
| 17. | (1-9) | Leadership confirmed by rod budding |
| (10-11) | Aaron's rod kept as a token | |
| (12-13) | Fear of Tabernacle expressed |
| 18. | (1-7) | Charges in service of the Tabernacle |
| (8-19) | Priests portions of the offerings etc. | |
| (20-24) | Levites inheritance | |
| (25-32) | Offerings to be given by Levites |
| 19. | (1-10) | The burnt heifer of purification - water of separation |
| (11-16) | Uncleanness and dead bodies | |
| (17-22) | Water of purification and cleansing |
| 20. | (1) | Move to Kadesh - Miriam dies |
| (2-13) | Meribah - Moses strikes the rock | |
| (14-21) | Edom denies passage | |
| (22) | Movement from Kadesh to Mount Hor | |
| (23-29) | Aaron dies - Eleazar made priest |
| 21. | (1-3) | War with Canaanites |
| (4-9) | Fiery serpents from God | |
| (10-20) | Movement of the Hebrews described | |
| (21-32) | War with Sihon king of the Amorites | |
| (33-35) | War with Og king of Bashan |
| 22. | (1-21) | Balak sends for Balaam |
| (22-35) | Angel blocks Balaam's way | |
| (36-41) | Balak and Balaam meet |
| 23. | (1-3) | Balak and Balaam offer burnt offerings |
| (4-5) | God talks to Balaam | |
| (6-10) | Balaam speaks the word from God | |
| (11-15) | Balak moves Balaam to Zophim | |
| (16) | God puts a word in Balaam's mouth | |
| (17-24) | Balaam speaks to Balak again | |
| (25-30) | Balak moves Balaam to Peor |
| 24. | (1-9) | Balaam blesses Israel |
| (10-13) | Balak angry with Balaam | |
| (14-24) | Balaam prophesies | |
| (25) | Balak and Balaam part company |
| 25. | (1-5) | Israelites fornicate and worship baal |
| (6-15) | Phinehas kills Israelite and Midianite woman | |
| (16-18) | God commands Israel to vex Midian |
| 26. | (1-4) | Command to take the sum of the people 20 yrs old and upward |
| (5-11) | Reuben | |
| (12-14) | Simeon | |
| (15-18) | Gad | |
| (19-22) | Judah | |
| (23-25) | Issachar | |
| (26-27) | Zebulun | |
| (28-34) | Manasseh | |
| (35-37) | Ephraim | |
| (38-41) | Benjamin | |
| (42-43) | Dan | |
| (44-47) | Asher | |
| (48-50) | Naphtali | |
| (51) | Total of the census | |
| (52-56) | Way the land is to be divided | |
| (57-62) | Levi | |
| (63-65) | Number did not include those numbered at Sinai - had died |
| 27. | (1-7) | Daughters of Zelophehad given inheritance |
| (8-11) | Succession for inheritance | |
| (12-14) | Moses to see land and die | |
| (15-23) | Joshua appointed as successor |
| 28. | (1-2) | Reminder to offer sacrifices |
| (3-8) | Daily continual burnt offerings | |
| (9-10) | Sabbath offerings | |
| (11-15) | Offering in beginnings of months | |
| (16) | Passover | |
| (17-25) | Feast of unleavened bread | |
| (26-31) | Offerings with firstfruits |
| 29. | (1-6) | Offerings in the seventh month - 1st day |
| (7-11) | 10th day | |
| (12-16) | 15th day | |
| (17-19) | 2nd day | |
| (20-22) | 3rd day | |
| (23-25) | 4th day | |
| (26-28) | 5th day | |
| (29-31) | 6th day | |
| (32-34) | 7th day | |
| (35-38) | 8th day | |
| (39-40) | Law passed on to Israel |
| 30. | (1-2) | If a man makes a vow |
| (3-5) | Daughter making a vow | |
| (6-8) | Wife making a vow | |
| (9) | Vows by women widowed and divorced | |
| (10-15) | Wife - vow in husbands house | |
| (16) | Summary - statutes between father/daughter and husband/wife |
| 31. | (1-8) | War with Midian |
| (9-12) | Women and spoils taken | |
| (13-18) | Moses and judgment of women and children taken | |
| (19-20) | Those who had killed or touched the dead to cleanse | |
| (21-24) | Purification of the spoils and men | |
| (25-31) | Tribute required | |
| (32-40) | List of spoils | |
| (41-47) | Portion of Eleazar and the Levites | |
| (48-54) | Officers make an oblation |
| 32. | (1-5) | Reuben and Gad request to settle in Gilead |
| (6-15) | Moses warns against discouraging Israel | |
| (16-19) | Reuben and Gad promise to fight | |
| (20-24) | Moses judgment | |
| (25-27) | Reuben and Gad promise to fight | |
| (28-32) | Presentation to the priest and chiefs | |
| (33-42) | Settlements of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh |
| 33. | (1-49) | Summary of movement and events in the wilderness |
| (50-56) | God's commands to possess the land and warning |
| 34. | (1-2) | Description of inheritance |
| (3-5) | Southern border | |
| (6) | Western border | |
| (7-9) | Northern border | |
| (10-12) | Eastern border | |
| (13-15) | Moses gives commandment to the people | |
| (16-29) | Men named who will divide the inheritance |
| 35. | (1-8) | Cities to be given to the Levites |
| (9-15) | Cities of refuge to be given | |
| (16-34) | Murder and consequences |
| 36. | (1-12) | Marriage and inheritance of the land |
| (13) | Commandment / judgments given in the plain of Moab |