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The Kohathites
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
Duties of the Kohathites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
“Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
“This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.
This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: it is most holy.
When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law.
And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;
and shall put thereon a covering of badgers' skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put its staves [to it].
“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.
And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue; and put thereon the dishes, and the cups, and the bowls, and goblets of the drink-offering; and the continual bread shall be thereon.
They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
“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 olive oil used to supply it.
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they perform its service;
Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.
and they shall put it and all the utensils thereof within a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put it upon a pole.
“Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
“They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.
And they shall take all the instruments of service, wherewith they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put them upon a pole.
“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
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 the durable leather and put the poles in place.
and they shall put upon it all the utensils thereof, wherewith they perform service about it: the firepans, the forks, and the shovels, and the bowls, -- all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skin, and put its staves [to it].
“After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and 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.
And when Aaron and his sons have ended covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp setteth forward, then afterwards the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. This is what the sons of Kohath have to carry 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.”
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have the oversight of the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, -- the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its furniture.
“See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites.
Ye shall not cut off the families of the Kohathites from among 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 this shall ye do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they draw near unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;
But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
but they shall not go in and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.
The Gershonites
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
Duties of the Gershonites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
“Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans.
Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, according to their fathers' houses, after their families.
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old shalt thou number them; every one that cometh to labour in the work, to perform the service in the tent of meeting.
“This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work:
This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, that is, the tent of meeting, its covering and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,
the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things.
and the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance, of the gate of the court, which surroundeth the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof, and all the instruments of their service; and all that is to be done for these things shall they perform.
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.
At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their carrying, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their carrying.
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.
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
The Merarites
“Count the Merarites by their clans and families.
“Count the Merarites by their clans and families.
Duties of the Merarites
The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;
The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the labour, to perform the service of the tent of meeting.
As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,
And this shall be the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and bases thereof,
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.
and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, all their instruments, according to all their service; and by name ye shall number to them the materials which are their charge 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.”
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.
Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.
The Number of the Kohathites
And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting.
counted by clans, were 2,750.
And those that were numbered of them according to their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, every one that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.
The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.
The Number of the Gershonites
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,
counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.
even those that were numbered of them, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
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.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.
The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.
The Number of the Merarites
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,
counted by their clans, were 3,200.
even those that were numbered of them according to their families, were three thousand two hundred.
This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.
So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, after their families and according to their fathers' houses,
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that came to serve [in] the work of the service, and [in] the work of carrying, in the tent of meeting,
numbered 8,580.
even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
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.
Thus they were counted, as the Lord commanded Moses.
According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one for his service, and for his burden, and numbered by him, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.