Numbers 4

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

²Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

³from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

⁴This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things:

⁵when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

⁶and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

⁷And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon:

⁸and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof.

⁹And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

¹⁰and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame.

¹¹And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:

¹²and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

¹³And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

¹⁴and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof.

¹⁵And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

¹⁶And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof.

¹⁷And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

¹⁸Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

¹⁹but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;

²⁰but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

²¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

²²Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;

²³from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

²⁴This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:

²⁵they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve.

²⁷At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.

²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

²⁹As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;

³⁰from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting.

³¹And this is 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 the sockets thereof,

³²and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

³³This 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.

³⁴And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

³⁵from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:

³⁶and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

³⁷These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

³⁸And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

³⁹from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁰even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

⁴¹These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.

⁴²And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

⁴³from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁴even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

⁴⁵These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

⁴⁶All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

⁴⁷from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁸even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.

⁴⁹According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Numbers 4

¹And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

²`Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers;

³from a son of thirty years and upward, even till a son of fifty years, every one going in to the host, to do work in the tent of meeting.

⁴`This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, the holy of holies:

⁵that Aaron and his sons have come in, in the journeying of the camp, and have taken down the vail of the hanging, and have covered with it the ark of the testimony;

⁶and have put on it a covering of badger skin, and have spread a garment completely of blue above, and have placed its staves.

⁷`And on the table of the presence they spread a garment of blue, and have put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups of the libation, and the bread of continuity is on it,

⁸and they have spread over them a garment of scarlet, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves,

⁹and have taken a garment of blue, and have covered the candlestick of the lamp, and its lights, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, and all its oil vessels wherewith they minister to it;

¹⁰and they have put it and all its vessels unto a covering of badger skin, and have put it on the bar.

¹¹`And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;

¹²and have taken all the vessels of ministry wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and have put them unto a garment of blue, and have covered them with a covering of badger skin, and have put them on the bar,

¹³and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;

¹⁴and have put on it all its vessels wherewith they minister about it, the censers, the hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar, and have spread on it a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves:

¹⁵`And Aaron hath finishedhis sons alsocovering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, in the journeying of the camp, and afterwards do the sons of Kohath come in to bear it , and they do not come unto the holy thing, that they have died; these things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

¹⁶`And the oversight of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, is the oil of the lamp, and the spice-perfume, and the present of continuity, and the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels.'

¹⁷And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

¹⁸`Ye do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathite from the midst of the Levites;

¹⁹but this do to them, and they have lived, and do not die in their drawing nigh the holy of holies: Aaron and his sons go in, and have set them, each man to his service, and unto his burden,

²⁰and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.'

²¹And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

²²`Take up the sum of the sons of Gershon also by the house of their fathers, by their families;

²³from a son of thirty years and upward, till a son of fifty years thou dost number them, every one who is going in to serve the host, to do the service in the tent of meeting.

²⁴`This is the service of the families of the Gershonite, to serveand for burden,

²⁵and they have borne the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of the badger skin which is on it above, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,

²⁶and the hangings of the court, and the vail at the opening of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and all that is made for themand they have served.

²⁷`By the command of Aaron and his sons is all the service of the sons of the Gershonite in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye have laid a charge on them concerning the charge of all their burden.

²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonite in the tent of meeting; and their charge is under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

²⁹`The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;

³⁰from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years thou dost number them, every one who is going in to the host, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

³¹`And this is the charge of their burden, of all their service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,

³²and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, of all their vessels, and of all their service; and by name ye do number the vessels of the charge of their burden.

³³`This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, for all their service, in the tent of meeting, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.'

³⁴And Moses numberethAaron also, and the princes of the companythe sons of the Kohathite, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

³⁵from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

³⁶and their numbered ones, by their families, are two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

³⁷These are those numbered of the families of the Kohathite, every one who is serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, by the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.

³⁸And those numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

³⁹from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁰even their numbered ones, by their families, by the house of their fathers, are two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

⁴¹These are those numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, every one who is serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the command of Jehovah.

⁴²And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers,

⁴³from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁴even their numbered ones, by their families, are three thousand and two hundred.

⁴⁵These are those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, by the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.

⁴⁶All those numbered, whom Moses numberedAaron also, and the princes of Israelof the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

⁴⁷from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to do the work of the service, even the service of burden in the tent of meeting,

⁴⁸even their numbered ones are eight thousand and five hundred and eighty;

⁴⁹by the command of Jehovah hath one numbered them, by the hand of Moses, each man by his service, and by his burden, with his numbered ones, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.