Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
and to Aaron
, saying
,
"Take 1a census
of the 2descendants
of Kohath
from among
the sons
of Levi
, by their families
, by their fathers'
households
,
from athirty years
and upward
, even to fifty
years
old
, all
who enter
the service
to do
the work
in the tent
of meeting
.
"This is the work
of the 1descendants
of Kohath
in the tent
of meeting
, concerning the most
holy
things
.
"When the camp sets
out, Aaron
and his sons
shall go
in and they shall take
down
athe veil
of the screen
and cover
the bark
of the testimony
with it;
and they shall lay a acovering
of porpoise
skin
on it, and shall spread
over
it a cloth
of pure
1blue
, and shall insert
its poles
.
"Over the table
of the bread of the Presence
they shall also spread
a cloth
of 1blue
and put
on it the dishes
and the pans
and the sacrificial
bowls
and the jars
for the drink
offering
, and athe continual
bread
shall be on it.
"They shall spread over
them a cloth
of scarlet
material, and cover
the same
with a covering
of porpoise
skin
, and they shall insert
its poles
.
"Then they shall take a 1blue
cloth
and cover
the alampstand
for the light
, balong with its lamps
and its snuffers
, and its 2trays
and all
its oil
vessels
, by which
they serve
it;
and they shall put it and all
its utensils
in a covering
of porpoise
skin
, and shall put
it on the carrying
bars
.
"Over the golden
altar
they shall spread
a 1blue
cloth
and cover
it with a covering
of porpoise
skin
, and shall insert
its poles
;
and they shall take all
the utensils
of service
, with which
they serve
in the sanctuary
, and put
them in a 1blue
cloth
and cover
them with a covering
of porpoise
skin
, and put
them on the carrying
bars
.
"Then they shall take away
the 1ashes
from the aaltar
, and spread
a purple
cloth
over
it.
"They shall also put on it all
its utensils
by which
they serve
in connection
with it: the firepans
, the forks
and shovels
and the basins
, all
the utensils
of the altar
; and they shall spread
a cover
of porpoise
skin
over
it and insert
its poles
.
"When Aaron and his sons
have finished
covering
the holy
objects and all
the furnishings
of the sanctuary
, when the camp
is to set
out, after
that the sons
of Kohath
shall come
to carry
them, so that they will not touch
the holy
objects aand die
. These
are the 1things
in the tent
of meeting
which the sons
of Kohath
are to carry
.
"The responsibility of Eleazar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
is athe oil
for the light
and the bfragrant
incense
and cthe continual
grain offering
and dthe anointing
oil
--the responsibility
of all
the 1tabernacle
and of all
that is in it, with the sanctuary
and its furnishings
."
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
and to Aaron
, saying
,
"Do not let the tribe of the families
of the Kohathites
be cut
off
from among
the Levites
.
"But do this
to them that they may live
and anot die
when they approach
the most
holy
objects: Aaron
and his sons
shall go
in and assign
each
of them to his work
and to his load
;
but athey shall not go in to see
the holy
objects even for a moment
, or they will die
."
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Take 1a census
of the sons
of Gershon
2also
, by their fathers'
households
, by their families
;
from athirty years
and upward
to fifty
years
old
, you shall 1number
them; all
who enter
to perform
the service
to do
the work
in the tent
of meeting
.
"This is the service
of the families
of the Gershonites
, in serving
and in carrying
:
they shall carry athe curtains
of the tabernacle
and the tent
of meeting
with its covering
and bthe covering
of porpoise
skin
that is on top
of it, and the screen
for the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
,
and athe hangings of the court
, and the screen
for the doorway
of the gate
of the court
which
is around
the tabernacle
and the altar
, and their cords
and all
the equipment
for their service
; and all
that is to be done
, 1they shall perform
.
"All the service
of the sons
of the Gershonites
, in all
their loads
and in all
their work
, shall be performed at the 1command
of Aaron
and his sons
; and you shall assign
to them as a duty
all
their loads
.
"This is the service
of the families
of the sons
of the Gershonites
in the tent
of meeting
, and their duties
shall be 1under the direction
of Ithamar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
.
"As for the sons of Merari
, you shall number
them by their families
, by their fathers'
households
;
from athirty years
and upward
even to fifty
years
old
, you shall number
them, everyone
who enters
the service
to do
the work
of the tent
of meeting
.
"Now this is the duty
of their loads
, for all
their service
in the tent
of meeting
: the boards
of the tabernacle
and its bars
and its pillars
and its 1sockets
,
and the pillars around
the court
and their 1sockets
and their pegs
and their cords
, with all
their equipment
and with all
their service
; and you shall assign
each man by name
the items
2he is to carry
.
"This is the service
of the families
of the sons
of Merari
, according to all
their service
in the tent
of meeting
, 1under the direction
of Ithamar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
."
So Moses and Aaron
and the leaders
of the congregation
numbered
the sons
of the Kohathites
by their families
and by their fathers'
households
,
from athirty years
and upward
even to fifty
years
old
, everyone
who entered
the service
for work
in the tent
of meeting
.
Their numbered men by their families
were 2,750
.
These are the numbered
men of the Kohathite
families
, everyone
who was serving
in the tent
of meeting
, whom
Moses
and Aaron
numbered
according
to the 1commandment
of the LORD
2through
Moses
.
The numbered men of the sons
of Gershon
by their families
and by their fathers'
households
,
from thirty years
and upward
even to fifty
years
old
, everyone
who entered
the service
for work
in the tent
of meeting
.
Their numbered men by their families
, by their fathers'
households
, were 2,630
.
These are the numbered
men of the families
of the sons
of Gershon
, everyone
who was serving
in the tent
of meeting
, whom
Moses
and Aaron
numbered
according
to the 1commandment
of the LORD
.
The numbered men of the families
of the sons
of Merari
by their families
, by their fathers'
households
,
from athirty years
and upward
even to fifty
years
old
, everyone
who entered
the service
for work
in the tent
of meeting
.
Their numbered men by their families
were 3,200
.
These are the numbered
men of the families
of the sons
of Merari
, whom
Moses
and Aaron
numbered
according
to the 1commandment
of the LORD
2through
Moses
.
All the numbered
men of the Levites
, whom
Moses
and Aaron
and the leaders
of Israel
numbered
, by their families
and by their fathers'
households
,
from thirty years
and upward
even to fifty
years
old
, everyone
who could enter
to do
the work
of service
and the work
of carrying
in the tent
of meeting
.
Their numbered men were a8,580
.
According to the 1commandment
of the LORD
2through
Moses
, they awere numbered
, everyone
by his serving
or carrying
; thus these were his numbered
men, just
as the LORD
had commanded
Moses
.