Numbers
4
- The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
- "Take a census of the Kohathite branch
of the Levites by their clans and families.
- Count all the men from thirty to fifty years
of age who come to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting.
- "This is the work of the Kohathites
in the Tent of Meeting: the care of the most holy things.
- When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons
are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and cover the ark of the
Testimony with it.
- Then they are to cover this with hides of
sea cows, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.
- "Over the table of the Presence they
are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and
the jars for drink offerings; the bread that is continually there is to remain
on it.
- Over these they are to spread a scarlet cloth,
cover that with hides of sea cows and put its poles in place.
- "They are to take a blue cloth and cover
the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers
and trays, and all its jars for the oil used to supply it.
- Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories
in a covering of hides of sea cows and put it on a carrying frame.
- "Over the gold altar they are to spread
a blue cloth and cover that with hides of sea cows and put its poles in place.
- "They are to take all the articles used
for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with
hides of sea cows and put them on a carrying frame.
- "They are to remove the ashes from the
bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
- Then they are to place on it all the utensils
used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans, meat forks, shovels
and sprinkling bowls. Over it they are to spread a covering of hides of sea
cows and put its poles in place.
- "After Aaron and his sons have finished
covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp
is ready to move, the Kohathites are to come to do the carrying. But they
must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry
those things that are in the Tent of Meeting.
- "Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is
to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular
grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire
tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles."
- The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- "See that the Kohathite tribal clans
are not cut off from the Levites.
- So that they may live and not die when they
come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to
go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.
- But the Kohathites must not go in to look
at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."
- The LORD said to Moses,
- "Take a census also of the Gershonites
by their families and clans.
- Count all the men from thirty to fifty years
of age who come to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- "This is the service of the Gershonite
clans as they work and carry burdens:
- They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,
the Tent of Meeting, its covering and the outer covering of hides of sea cows,
the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- the curtains of the courtyard surrounding
the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance, the ropes and all
the equipment used in its service. The Gershonites are to do all that needs
to be done with these things.
- All their service, whether carrying or doing
other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall
assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry.
- This is the service of the Gershonite clans
at the Tent of Meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar
son of Aaron, the priest.
- "Count the Merarites by their clans
and families.
- Count all the men from thirty to fifty years
of age who come to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- This is their duty as they perform service
at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars,
posts and bases,
- as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard
with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related
to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.
- This is the service of the Merarite clans
as they work at the Tent of Meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of
Aaron, the priest."
- Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community
counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.
- All the men from thirty to fifty years of
age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,
- counted by clans, were 2,750.
- This was the total of all those in the Kohathite
clans who served in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according
to the LORD'S command through Moses.
- The Gershonites were counted by their clans
and families.
- All the men from thirty to fifty years of
age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,
- counted by their clans and families, were
2,630.
- This was the total of those in the Gershonite
clans who served at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according
to the LORD'S command.
- The Merarites were counted by their clans
and families.
- All the men from thirty to fifty years of
age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,
- counted by their clans, were 3,200.
- This was the total of those in the Merarite
clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD'S command through
Moses.
- So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel
counted all the Levites by their clans and families.
- All the men from thirty to fifty years of
age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting
- numbered 8,580.
- At the LORD'S command through Moses, each
was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the
LORD commanded Moses.
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