Numbers 4:1-49 NIV
The Kohathites
1The LORD Said To Moses and Aaron:
2“Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
2“Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
4“This
is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy
things. 5When
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. 6Then
they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,a spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.
7“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. 8They
are to spread a scarlet cloth
over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.
9“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. 10Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.
11“Over
the gold altar they are to spread a blue
cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in
place.
12“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.
13“They
are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14Then
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.
15“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.
16“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.”
17The LORD Said To Moses and Aaron,
18“See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19So 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. 20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
18“See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19So 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. 20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
The Gershonites
21The LORD Said To Moses,
22“Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
22“Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
24“This
is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: 25They
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, 26the
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. 27All
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. 28This 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.
The Merarites
29“Count
the Merarites by their clans and families. 30Count
all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at
the tent of meeting. 31As part
of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the
tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases, 32as 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. 33This 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.”
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
34Moses,
Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans
and families.35All the
men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent
of meeting, 36counted
by clans, were 2,750. 37This
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.
38The
Gershonites were counted by their clans and families. 39All the
men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent
of meeting, 40counted
by their clans and families, were 2,630.41This
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.
42The
Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43All the
men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent
of meeting, 44counted
by their clans, were 3,200. 45This
was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them
according to The LORD'S Command
through Moses.
46So
Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans
and families. 47All the
men from thirty to fifty years of age
who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48numbered
8,580. 49At 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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